Insurance
U.S. Senate Accuses UnitedHealth of Stonewalling Probe as Medicare Fight Escalates
By Axel Miller | 12 Jan 2026
Senators accuse UnitedHealth of failing to fully comply with a Medicare-related inquiry into AI-driven coverage decisions; UNH shares dip as scrutiny rises.
BNP Paribas to acquire AXA’s fund business for $5.5bn
05 Aug 2024
French banking group BNP Paribas is in exclusive talks with insurer AXA to acquire AXA Investment Managers, in a deal worth €5.1 billion ($5.5 billion).
Axis Bank invests additional Rs336-cr in Max Life, raises stake to 19.99%
20 Jun 2024
Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector lender, has acquired additional equity shares of Max Life Insurance Company worth Rs336 crore
IRDAI recommends exclusion of 17 ailments from insurance cover
05 Nov 2018
The standardised list of 17 permanent exclusions include epilepsy, congenital heart disease, cerebral stroke, chronic liver and kidney diseases, hepatitis B, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, HIV and AIDS, loss of hearing, and physical disabilities, among others
GE Capital's $6.2 bn insurance losses force a revival of breakup plans
17 Jan 2018
General Electric Co is planning to undertake a more comprehensive restructuring, a decade after it hived off substantial businesses to concentrate on its main business
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathway lifts Gregory Abel and Ajit Jain to the board
11 Jan 2018
While Buffett has long said Ajit Jain has probably made more money for Berkshire than he has, many investors and analysts view Gregory Abel as the favourite to become CEO, citing his age and experience in acquisitions and operations
New US study finds depriving people of health insurance increases risk of premature death
28 Jun 2017
State-owned health insurers to set up common TPA
16 Aug 2010
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By Cygnus | 26 Feb 2026
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By Axel Miller | 24 Feb 2026
New AI coding tools are accelerating legacy system modernization, raising opportunities and risks for banks, enterprises, and the IT services industry.
The concrete cloud: India’s $250 billion bet on the physical foundations of AI
By Cygnus | 23 Feb 2026
India pivots to AI's physical layer with $250B in pledges for chips and data centers to lead the new era of 'Agentic Commerce.' Read the full report.
The $250 billion pivot: how 2026 became the year AI paid the rent
By Cygnus | 18 Feb 2026
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The analog antidote: perception, reality, and the "Windows crisis" narrative
By Cygnus | 17 Feb 2026
Viral claims of a Windows collapse contrast with market data showing a slower shift as enterprises weigh AI, hardware costs, and legacy systems.
The analog antidote: why Americans are trading algorithms for physical media
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