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Budget 26-27:Repositioning general insurance as essential economic and social infrastructure
Significant focus on insuring houses and SME/MSMEs is also critical...
Natural Disasters in 2025: Alarming rise in floods, severe convective storms and wildfires
Tobias Grimm, Munich Re’s Chief Climatologist: “A warming world...
Protection Gaps: Globally insurance business expected to worsen through 2030
Costs from global ransomware damage are expected to climb to more than $250 billion within the next six years, and actions by individual carriers will not be sufficient to address future risks, a new research released by Bain & Company warns Protection gaps are...
Underinsurance Survey 2025: Shifting life insurance trends
Tarun Chugh, MD & CEO, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance The survey by Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, in collaboration with NielsenIQ, reveals a significant shift in life insurance trends, with the average age of first-time buyers dropping from 33 to 28 years. Family...
Group Health Insurance: Future Of Employee Benefits
Shashank Chapekar , Chief distribution officer , ManipalCigna health insurance In today’s world, group health insurance must be flexible and inclusive, meeting the needs of a diverse workforce comprising full-time multigenerational employees, remote workers, and gig...
Melting Mountain Glaciers- Catastrophic Flash Floods Risk Rises for Millions
The global population depends on the cryosphere – the 10% of the Earth’s land surface that’s covered in ice. But as more glacial lakes form and expand, floods and other risks are rising. A study published in 2024 counted more than 110,000 glacial lakes around the...
Home Insurance- Gaining Momentum in India’s Real Estate Market
Insurers are increasingly introducing innovative, customer-centric solutions to meet evolving consumer needs. For example, ‘pay-as-you-use’ home insurance allows coverage for specific periods, such as 10 days when homeowners are away on a trip, this can also be...
GenAI reshaping fraud prevention strategies in India- Experian Insight report
Shail Deep, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Experian EMEA & APAC The report identifies a notable shift from individual fraudsters to highly organized fraud syndicates, a trend intensified by the advent of GenAI. 85% of businesses in India agree that GenAI has...
Dismantling DEI- Many businesses in Europe and Asia stand firm on diversity initiatives
US President Donald Trump In jurisdictions from the UK and the EU to Australia and Hong Kong — where inclusion measures have primarily focused on gender rather than race — companies are legally required to meet targets for board diversity, gender pay gaps, pay...
Glittering Gold: Pricey Assets in Demand
The drivers behind this surge include heightened uncertainty and fear of inflation that has been stoked by US President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs, together with increased demand from central banks The gold price has surged to a new all-time high above USD...
El Nino, La Nina forecast: Weather Agencies grapple with prediction challenges
An accurate read on the status of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation is essential for governments, energy markets and farmers planning their cropping regimes, especially as global warming exacerbates extreme weather. Warm and cold phases can cause sapping droughts or...
Los Angeles Wildfires: A Wake-up Call For Re/Insurers
Wildfire exposures can be mitigated by relatively simple and cost-effective measures that fall under the responsibility of local governments and communities and include disaster planning, forest management, maintenance of key / vulnerable infrastructure, building...