Like life insurers, general insurers should be allowed to sell long-term products, why can’t we sell health for, let’s say, 10 years? MD and CEO, Bajaj Allianz General InsuranceIf the long-term life business can sell short-term health, general insurers should be able to sell long-term products, argues Tapan Singhel...
21 Jul, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
Dunedin-born Glenn Renwick, Fortune 500 CEO who rose from Kiwi roots to a $115M empire, killed in US car crashGlenn Renwick, a New Zealander who led Progressive Corporation, tragically died in a car accident in the US. Born in Dunedin in 1955, he cu...
24 May, 2025, 07.30 AM IST
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow Airport expansion planIn a speech on Wednesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves spoke about economic growth and said a third runway is "badly needed".
29 Jan, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2019: Nominees for the Bootstrap Champ categoryThe Bootstrap Champ will have demonstrated the ability to win customers and earn revenue for at least a year. It should possess the potenti...
20 Sep, 2024, 08.44 AM IST
Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it nextA Florida law requiring hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status has instilled fear among immigrants, leading many to avoid...
16 Sep, 2024, 01.43 PM IST
Teenager embarked on solo flight to raise funds for cancer research lands in MumbaiNineteen-year-old Ethan Guo embarked on a solo flight from Memphis to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. Covering over 50,000 m...
10 Sep, 2024, 01.28 PM IST
What is eDNA that lingers in water, even your cup of tea and can be pulled from thin air?It has been clear for decades that fragments of our DNA cover the planet like litter.
19 May, 2023, 07.02 PM IST
How Democrats came up short in bid to expand House majorityOf course, Trump lost the presidency and Democrat Joe Biden will move into the White House in January after winning nearly 80 million votes...
23 Nov, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
A senior warning sign for Trump: 'Go Biden' cry at VillagesMostly, it seems, older voters have been put off by Trump's handling of the coronavirus, which affects these voters more acutely than other...
10 Oct, 2020, 10.47 PM IST
Should you invest in Spandana Sphoorty IPO? Don’t subscribe just for listing gainsThe issue comprises fresh share sale for Rs 400 crore and an OFS for about Rs 800 crore.
04 Aug, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2019: Nominees for the 'Bootstrap Champ' categoryExcelling the art of running a bootstrapped business successfully, these firms are making a names of their own in the startup industry.
17 Jul, 2019, 10.31 AM IST
Hurricane Matthew is a $15 billion threat headed to FloridaThe eye of Matthew is moving near the central Bahamas with maximum winds at 115 miles (185-kilometers) per hour and is expected to intensif...
06 Oct, 2016, 12.48 PM IST
Obamacare deadline extended as 2 million use siteThe deadline to sign up for health plans that begin Jan. 1 was extended to midnight today from yesterday for most of the US.
27 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- 138 US banks go belly up in just 10 months
The count of American banks are falling by the day, with as many as 138 entities biting the dust this year.
24 Oct, 2010, 12.53 PM IST
- Investors' tools to understand banks
Investors aren't powerless, however, and there are several things they can do on their own to help them understand what's going on.
27 Jun, 2009, 09.55 PM IST
- Motif behind their company
At 43, Parul Mehta is very much hands-on at Motif, the Ahmedabad-based BPO company she co-founded with her husband Kaushal, seven years ago.
17 Dec, 2007, 02.33 AM IST
- LifeCell: Cutting a cord to get a longer lifeline
Across the country, a few privileged children are being born with a legacy - they have a bank account to boast of, opened minutes after the...
21 May, 2007, 02.57 AM IST