Indian
All India Insurance Employees’ Association joins UFBU in opposing sale of profitable IDBI Bank to Fairfax
Several major banks have successfully combined their banking...
IRDAI to ensure smooth transition to new commission rules, may launch Public Insurance Registry in Jan 28: Seth
Ajay Seth,chairman , IRDAI "The idea is to allow for an orderly...
HDFC Life net profit rises 13.60% to Rs 508 cr in Q2FY27
``We expect to sustain this momentum and grow in line with the...
Fairfax plans to merge Digit, IIFL Capital with IDBI Bank to build global financial services major, N. S. Kannan to be bank’s chairman
Prem Watsa, chairman and chief executive officer of Fairfax...
International
Setback for TikTok as EU Court adviser backs Gatekeeper label
The case, the first involving the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) to...
French supermarkets’ cyber insurance unlikely to cover food losses, insurers say
Cyber insurance typically does not cover physical losses from...
Eight US states sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT harms young users
The lawsuits accuse the company of violating state consumer...
Cost and stigma affect access to professional mental health care, AXA report
As a barrier, stigma varies too and is often rooted in social and...
Briefs
LIC launches three new plans
Life Insurance Corporation of India on Tuesday launched three new...
Dinesh Pant joins as member, Actuary, IRDAI
Dinesh Pant, former managing director, Life Insurance Corporation,...
Events
3rd edition “IFSCA-IRDAI GIFT-City Global Reinsurance Summit on Jan 19, 2026 in Mumbai
The 3rd edition “IFSCA-IRDAI GIFT-City Global Reinsurance Summit”...
IIA Annual Event 2025
Date: October 30, 2025 Venue: Fairmont, Mumbai Theme: AI In...

Articles
AI Leaders: Achieving ambitious goals
"Whenever I hear executives say they're investing in AI in order to...
Four Nations Insurance Alliance: Tackling rising risks of economic resilience
Insurance bodies representing Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada...
Payment Habits: 3 in 4 urban Indians use their payment app for more than payments
More than half (52%) of consumers, who were surveyed, say they...
Features
Data
Interviews
“Competition in the group health insurance segment is intense”
Nilanjan Roy, Head of Group Business, ManipalCigna Health...
“IndiaFirst Life is progressively becoming a multi-channel distribution player in the industry.”
Varun Gupta, President & Chief Distribution Officer (CDO) –...
Facts
Vegetarian diets linked with a lower risk of many cancers
Though the study didn’t probe the cause of a higher or lower risk of certain cancers, researchers hypothesized that diets higher in fruit, vegetables, fiber and without processed meat could lower risks. The lack of meat is likely to be the reason for the different...
Finmin launches Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima for CGHS beneficiaries
The policy provides indemnity-based in-patient hospitalisation coverage within India, with sum insured options of Rs 10 lakh or Rs 20 lakh.To be provided by state-run New India Assurance, the other features include that the room rent is capped at 1 per cent and 2 per...
Elon Musk predicts working will become “Optional” like a hobby within 20 years as AI advances rapidly
Musk explained that with accelerating progress in AI and robotics, people may reach a stage where they can choose whether to work or not, similar to choosing whether to grow vegetables at home despite having the option to buy them from a store Washington: Tesla CEO...
Flying car, four-wheeled robot shine at Nepal auto show
Deepal’s eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAV, a flying car manufactured in China and Unitree Robots’ advanced four-wheeled robot are the main attractions in the 17th edition of NADA Auto Show. Kathmandu: In a first, a flying car and four wheeled robot...
AI in India:20 jobs likely to be affected — and 20 that may stay safe
Jobs that will be most affected by AI: Ticket agents/travel clerks,legal assistants (routine drafting),Telephone operators,Finance/insurance underwriters doing rote tasks,Coders doing repetitive tasks,Junior marketing researchers,Customer service representatives,Basic...



