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Crypto crime escalates beyond hacks to kidnappings and coercion
Physical attacks on cryptocurrency holders rose 75% in 2025,...
Willis and Global Parametrics deliver first payout to coffee farmers in Vietnam hit by heavy rainfall
In late 2025, Willis placed the high rainfall parametric solution...
Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30
An October report in The Lancet scientific journal estimates the yearly number of deaths from heat-related causes worsened by climate change at nearly 550,000. Another 150,000 annual deaths can be linked to air pollution, often from the burning of fossil fuels but...
Zurich Insurance invests $170 million into APAC private debt
US life insurers have ramped up private debt investments, allocating close to a third of their $5.6 trillion in assets to the sector last year, up from 22% a decade ago, according to data compiled by research firm CreditSights. Zurich Insurance Group AG has selected...
China accuses US of committing $13 billion bitcoin hack
The Chinese government has recently become increasingly vocal in accusing the American government of hacking campaigns China’s cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft of about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin, representing China’s...
Public health of Indians at risk due to substandard imports of PVC resin from China: Report
The study, titled "Balancing Growth and Public Health Safety: Criticality of PVC QCO in India," was released at IIT Delhi on Wednesday. It highlights that PVC, which forms nearly 30 per cent of India's economy, is used in critical areas such as water supply,...
Banks at crossroads as AI costs rise and risks escalate: S&P Report
In terms of risk management practices, the report pointed out that deploying AI technologies introduces new technical risks and increases reliance on third-party vendors. At the same time, AI can help banks improve risk identification, monitoring, and pricing. New...
Mahindra & Mahindra and Canadian Manulife form 50:50 life insurance JV, To invest Rs 3,600 crore
“We can plan getting into non-life business if composite license is allowed by the government afterwards.Mahindra brand strength, deep distribution capabilities in rural and semi-urban India and execution excellence make life insurance a logical extension towards our...
Willis and Rare partners to launch innovative insurance solution for fishers in the Philippines
Christopher Au, Head of APAC Climate Risk Centre, at Willis, said: “With over 1.9 million registered small-scale fishers relying on the nearshore for their livelihoods, the impacts of climate change, such as high winds, rough seas and heavy rainfall, pose increasing...
Managing Customers: Banks and insurers deploy AI agents to fight fraud and process applications
-Three in five banks and insurers cite customer onboarding among top reasons for AI agent adoption,-33% of firms are actively developing proprietary AI agents in-house, though only 10% have deployed at scale,-Nearly half of banks and insurers are creating new jobs to...
IRDAI closely monitoring health insurance claims gaps, says Chairman Seth
Ajay Seth, chairman,IRDAI `While the number of health insurance claims settled is high, the amount settled especially in full is sometimes lower than expected.This is an area we are monitoring closely. Our expectation from the insurers is clear. Prompt, fair and...
Asia’s wealthy families unprepared for successive planning as their fortunes near $99 trillion
Chaotic handovers have the potential to freeze assets in legal disputes, fragment family empires, and destabilize companies that have grown rapidly but lack the governance structures that many Western dynasties built over generations Asian private wealth is projected...