SINGAPORE — The level of trust Singapore consumers have in general insurers and their intermediaries like brokers and advisers slipped in 2024, compared with the previous year, a study has found. The 2024 insurance trust indicator study, commissioned by the local insurance sector to help improve confidence and practices, found that consumers' trust in general insurers dipped to 73 from a score of 75 in 2023. Consumers' trust in general insurance intermediaries fell further — to 62 points in 2024 from 68 a year earlier. However, consumers' trust in life insurers edged up to 70 points in 2024 from 68 in 2023.

Four lucky punters walked away with over $3.2 million each after the latest Toto draw on Thursday (Nov 14) night. After three consecutive draws with no Group 1 winners chosen, the prize money snowballed to a grand total just over $13 million. The winning numbers for Thursday's draw were 12, 16, 29, 36, 39 and 40, with the additional number 37. The Group 2 prize of around $1.5 million was split among 13 winners who each won $114,990. 'Huat' betting outlets According to the Singapore Pools, three of the winning tickets were purchased from popular outlets known for being particularly lucky. One of the tickets was sold at the famous Tong Aik Huat outlet located at Block 685 Hougang Street 61. This is the fifth time that the outlet has produced a winning Group 1 ticket this year. Last month, a Group 1 winner who bought his ticket at the same outlet won $6.6 million. 

Elon Musk has reportedly met with a senior Iranian diplomat in New York Read Full Article at RT.com

An independent expert group, tasked with proposing ways to finance climate action post-2025, has put forth some key figures. They suggest aiming for $1 trillion annually by 2030, increasing to $1.3 trillion by 2035, to support developing nations in achieving the Paris Agreement goals. Interestingly, this amount represents a mere 1% of the global GDP.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda in Bihar on Friday. The event will include the inauguration of development projects worth over ₹6,600 crore focused on tribal regions. President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the government's commitment to tribal development and welfare.

The Dental Council of India awaits the formation of the National Dental Commission. The tenures of the DCI president and vice president are ending. The DCI has written to the health ministry. The council seeks intervention to ensure smooth functioning. The DCI continues to regulate dental education in India. The council oversees numerous dental colleges and seats.

In a conversation about her Booker Prize-winning novel 'Orbital,' author Samantha Harvey delved into the process of depicting Earth from the perspective of astronauts aboard the International Space Station. She highlighted the awe-inspiring beauty and fragility of our planet when viewed from space, emphasizing the importance of protecting our home.

A series of audits by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) have revealed that urban local bodies (ULBs) across India are grappling with financial instability, generating only a third of their revenue independently and relying heavily on state and central funding.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to replace Damian Williams, the Jamaican-American US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Williams will be succeeded by former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman, Jay Clayton....

According to the report, the meeting took place in New York on Monday and lasted for more than an hour

On Wednesday, Hezbollah reported attacks on Israel’s Glilot military base in the Ramat Hasharon

The top Colombian diplomat went on to say that his country has been following the BRICS expansion and activities carefully

Doug Collins is a former lawmaker representing Georgia in the House of Representatives

Emil Bove will be nominated to be principal associate deputy attorney general and Todd Blanche to the post of the US deputy attorney general

Le navire militaire Bougainville a consacré plusieurs journées de mer à la police des pêches. Cette mission vise à s'assurer du respect de la réglementation internationale, nationale et locale par les navires étrangers et polynésiens, dans la ZEE (zone économique exclusive). Six navires taïwanais et vanuatais ont été contrôlés, sans infraction majeure.

President-elect Donald Trump said he selected Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general, Emil Bove as his top deputy and D. John Sauer for solicitor general.

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WESTERN BUREAU: The three police officers who are charged in relation to the 2014 death of Mario Deane will learn on Friday morning, November 15, which parish their case will be transferred to for trial. Corporal Elaine Stewart and Constables...

After more than two decades leading the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Dr Marlene Street Forrest will be retiring on December 4, the Financial Gleaner has learned. However, she is expected to remain in charge of the exchange beyond her retirement date until...

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug,...

Thirty-one-year-old Jermaine Knight, taxi operator of Long Lane, Kingston, has been charged with larceny of motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, obtaining money by means of false pretence and possession of Revenue Paper before such ...

Aundrene Cameron was today chosen to be the Jamaica Rhodes Scholar for 2025. King's House made the announcement after a full day of interviewing ten finalists vying for the scholarship. Aundrene Cameron is a first-class honours graduate of the...

The match is taking place a week after a Europa League match involving Maccabi Tel Aviv football club wreaked havoc in Amsterdam

He assured that Kennedy Jr. will «end the Chronic Disease epidemic»

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that European support to Ukraine should continue and that should intensify

Four of the victims were rescue workers

Lack of due support, and accommodation issues, are the reason

British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent the spread of avian flu, warning of the risk of human exposure to the illness.

U.S. border officials have deployed an 'innovative facial biometric test' in select lanes at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry.

Five unhoused people who were staying in tents near the Rogers Centre have been given spaces in a Toronto shelters ahead of six sold-out Taylor Swift concerts that are expected to result in a significant influx of visitors to the downtown core.

A teenage boy arrested along with more than 20 others following a gun battle in Toronto’s West Queen West neighbourhood was wanted in connection with a deadly home invasion in Etobicoke back in April, Toronto police say.

The City of Longueuil has partially lifted the confinement measure currently in effect around the site of a CN train derailment near Jacques-Cartier West Boulevard and Saint-Georges Street after the incident spilt an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide Thursday morning.

Argentine President Javier Milei and US President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly unveil a military and free trade deal Read Full Article at RT.com

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