by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
All commercial ships have to be registered, or flagged, with a country partly to comply with safety and environmental regulations.Ship classification societies provide safety services such as checking that ships are seaworthy, and this certification is essential for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management
“Nearly every Australian capital city has a dangerous mix of preconditions for a catastrophic fire like LA — the possibility of extreme dry periods, severe winds, steep slopes, bushland near homes and a history of destructive fires,” said Greg Mullins, a former New...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Risk Management
Nestle, which makes products ranging from KitKat to Nescafe, said late on Monday that no illnesses had been confirmed in connection with the recalled products. Nestle said it was recalling some batches of its infant nutrition products, including SMA, BEBA and NAN...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Briefs, Life
Aviva India has announced the launch of Aviva Smart Vitals, an individual non-linked, non-participating, pure risk health insurance fixed benefit plan that provides comprehensive protection against critical illnesses. The base sum insured starts at Rs 10 lakhs, with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Briefs, Policy, Reinsurance
The government has extended the appointment of Hitesh Ramesh Chandra Joshi, executive director, GIC Re, as acting CMD of the state owned reinsurer for a further period of three months or until a regular CMD is appointed, or until further order, whichever is earliest,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
“CY25 clearly reinforces that India’s electrification journey is no longer a pilot; it is scaling, segment by segment. On the strength of robust ground-level adoption, electric two-wheelers retailed around 12.80 lakh retails (+11.36 per cent YoY) with an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life
During his time as President of Aon from 2020 through 2025, Andersen led global programs that achieved gains in operational efficiency, improved performance for clients and the firm, increased shareholder returns and grew market value from $35 billion to $85 billion....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
A sharp rise in ITR-3 and ITR-2 filings shows that more people are earning from business, trading, and investments — indicating a move away from single-income careers toward diversified income streams. New Delhi: India’s high-income salaried class is growing at...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Workplace/Employee Benefits
About 56 per cent of consumers now view jewellery as both an investment and a fashion accessory, while 28 per cent purchase jewellery purely as an investment,according to a Deloitte India report. New Delhi: About 86 per cent of Indian consumers now consider gold and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 7, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Life, Non-Life, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
Insurance companies and domestic pension funds also saw their equity assets rising with the former witnessing a 12.6 per cent surge to Rs 26.81 lakh crore and latter posting 66 per cent jump to Rs 4.38 lakh crore. Collectively they bought more than Rs 1.4 lakh crore...
