by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Briefs, Life, Regulation
Debasish Panda, part-time chairman, Bandhan Bank The Reserve Bank of India has granted its prior approval for the appointment of Debasish Panda, former chairman of IRDAI as part-time chairman (PTC) of Bandhan Bank, for a period of three years with effect from the date...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation
Mukesh D. Ambani, chairman and MD, Reliance Industries and promoter of Jio Finance JFSL and Allianz are also working towards a separate binding agreement for life insurance business in India. Mukesh D. Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and promoter of Jio...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 22, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Charalampos Mylonas, chief executive officer, ADNIC, said, “Receiving the licence to operate in GIFT City represents an important milestone in ADNIC’s international growth journey. It reinforces our long-term commitment to supporting clients and partners in India,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2026 | Indian News, Life
Vibha Padalkar,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Mumbai:HDFC Life Insurance on Tuesday said the company has approved the extension of Vibha Padalkar as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer for a period of five years. The extension is based...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2026 | Indian News, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Referring to earlier rulings, the high court said that the Maternity Benefit Act, being a law enacted by Parliament, would prevail over any executive instructions or provisions in the financial handbook. In case of inconsistency, the provisions of the Act would have...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
US President Donald Trump Trump posted on social media that he would “extend the Ceasefire” until Iran came up with a proposal to end the conflict Washington:President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was extending a ceasefire with Iran to give more time...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
President Donald Trump said he hoped to reach a “great deal” to end the war, but he did not want to extend the ceasefire, and said the U.S. military was “raring to go” if negotiations were not successful. WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ISLAMABAD:Iran said...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2026 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Asia, led by China and India, commissioned 131 GW of new capacity, which was 80% of the global total. China made up the bulk of that, adding a record 120.5 GW of new wind capacity. Europe was the second-highest region for installations, commissioning 19 GW of new...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2026 | International News, Risk Management
MARISKS on Monday issued an alert warning shipowners that unknown actors, claiming to represent Iranian authorities, had sent some shipping companies a message demanding transit fees in cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin or Tether, for “clearance”. “These specific messages are...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 21, 2026 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Geopolitical risk is becoming structural rather than episodic. Construction organisations can no longer treat geopolitical disruption as a low probability event managed through generic forcemajeure clauses. Instead, it is increasingly influencing project feasibility,...
