by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
The growth propelled the Indian economy to USD 3.5 trillion and set the stage for achieving the USD 5-trillion target in the next few years Financial, real estate and professional services grew 7.6 per cent in the March 2023 quarter compared to 9.2 per cent in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Regulation
Now, for example, the service and transactional calls originating from financial entities like the RBI, SEBI, PFRDA, IRDA, etc shall start from 1601 New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced a new numbering series, 160xxxxxxx for making...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
Nearly half of India’s farmland, without irrigation, depends on the annual June-September rains. Regular rains during the monsoon season will also bring relief from the searing heat wave that has seen maximum temperatures cross 50 degrees Celsius (122°F) in some...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
“The insurance industry can help people and businesses to absorb climate blows, but only if pricing adequately reflects the escalating risks of stronger, more destructive hurricanes in a warming world. Investing in sophisticated catastrophe modelling and research will...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Risk Management
”Within the next 2 years we will be closely observing whether the government’s depiction of fiscal consolidation path will carry on… We will be observing for the next 1-2 years to see how this fiscal numbers will come to pass and if so, this will lead to a...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Risk Management
The central bank held 822.10 tonnes of gold as part of its foreign exchange reserves as of March 31, 2024, an increase from the 794.63 tonnes held at the same time last year, according to the annual data released by the RBI New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Banking & Bancassurance, Briefs, Life, Non-Life
Capital Small Finance Bank has announced a bancassurance corporate agency tie-up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance. Anand Singhi, chief- retail and government, ICICI Lombard, said, “Our alliance with Capital Small Finance Bank is a strategic move to further expand...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
“Fraudsters are getting sophisticated by the day, while financial institutions and fintechs, jostling for market share and growth, have loosened controls.” Mumbai: Digital payment frauds in India saw a more than fivefold jump to Rs 14.57 billion ($175...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Technology
The company announced the test version of its platform, named JioFinance, for UPI transactions, bill settlements as well as insurance related services Mumbai: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services has introduced a new super-app for digital banking...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 30, 2024 | International News, Regulation, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The G-7 price cap on Russian crude oil and petroleum products bans western shipowners, insurers and intermediaries from providing vessels and services for cargoes priced above the thresholds. The restrictions prompted a pivot away from western insurance and a need for...
