by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2017 | International News, Risk Management
NEW YORK: Risk professionals at all levels and responsibilities in the United States experienced an average 3.5% base salary increase this year, while Canadian practitioners experienced an average 2.0% increase, according to RIMS 2017 Compensation Survey. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 5, 2017 | Facts, Health
NEW YORK: Doctors have long known that in the average person, blood pressure rises from childhood to middle age, but a new study warns that in the elderly, blood pressure gradually begins to decrease about 14 years before death. The study that looked at the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 5, 2017 | Indian News
Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) India's largest life insurer has invested Rs 44,000 crore in the equity market in April- November, 50 per cent jump over Rs 29,000 crore invested in the year ago period and it is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 5, 2017 | International News, Regulation
Mumbai: The insurance regulator IRDAI has put a five year lock in period for any Private Equity(PE) investment in insurance companies. Unveiling its detailed guidelines on PE investment in the insurance sector on Tuesday, IRDAI has clarified that a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 5, 2017 | International News, Risk Management
Singapore, Munich, New York, London : Hoghlights: Defective product risk is an increasing peril for companies, causing significant financial damage, says Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) report. Tougher regulation, global supply chains, materials from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 3, 2017 | Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The Centre is working on issuing a new set of enhanced pictorial and text warnings and planning to print the national toll-free helpline number on the packets of all tobacco products to amplify the message. The National Tobacco Cessation...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 3, 2017 | Health, Indian News
NEW DELHI: India's healthcare market may see threefold jump in value terms to USD 372 billion by 2022, driven by growing incidence of lifestyle diseases and rising demand for affordable healthcare delivery systems, says a report. The report...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 3, 2017 | Indian News
Thiruvananthapuram: The Centre on Sunday said Cyclone Ockhi, which wrecked havoc in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, cannot be declared a national calamity as there is no such scheme, but assured all necessary assistance to tackle the situation. Speaking to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 3, 2017 | Indian News
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that if a vehicle registered and insured in India meets with an accident in another country, the insurance company would be liable to pay the claim. The order pertained to compensation to the kin of 54 pilgrims...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 1, 2017 | Indian News, Regulation
AIP News Bureau Mumbai: Government has notified for the successor of IRDAI chairman TS Vijayan who will be retiring on 2ND Feb 2018. “It is desired that the applicant should have at least 30 years of work experience and he/she should have worked as...