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Insurers should treat hantavirus as a risk requiring case-specific attention, not as a systemic shock factor
Unlike COVID-19 or seasonal influenza, there is no risk of systemic...
No Ebola case in India; meeting held with states to assess preparedness
However, following the declaration of Ebola as a public health...
UIDAI unveils ‘Aadhaar Vision 2032’ framework to strengthen digital identity through AI, advanced encryption
"The Aadhaar Vision 2032 framework will focus on leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Quantum Computing, Advanced Encryption, and next-generation Data Security mechanisms," the ministry said New Delhi: Unique...
Reimagining Insurance:AI set to unlock next $4 billion profit opportunity in India
India’s Insurtech ecosystem is at a sizeable scale, with cumulative valuations crossing USD 15.8 billion and revenues growing reaching USD 0.9 billion in 2024 - a 10x increase since 2019. The sector has 2 unicorns, 8 players between USD 100 million to USD 1 billion...
Aiming affordability,IRDAI chief hints at key distribuition reforms in Indian insurance sector
``We see BIMA Sugam as an efficient consumer-facing platform, which is getting ready and at the back-end are the insurance companies. They have made a beginning as their products and services should be coming in the market in the next few quarters.''Ajay Seth,...
India Retirement Index Study: Balancing finance, health, and emotion
Sumit Madan, MD and CEO, Axis Max Life said, “IRIS 5.0 signals a clear shift towards smarter and more holistic retirement planning. Today’s consumers are showing greater health consciousness, higher product awareness, and sustained financial confidence. As health...
Jamaica’s insured losses from Hurricane Melissa likely to fall on reinsurers:AM Best
In its Best’s Commentary, “Jamaica's Insured Losses From Hurricane Melissa Likely to Fall to Reinsurers,” AM Best notes thatinsurance penetration in Jamaica is low as only a small portion of property is insured on the island, which will limit insured losses. OLDWICK,...
Starr to acquire IQUW group, set to become ninth-largest agency operating at Lloyd’s
Outside of the Lloyd’s market, Starr writes commercial non-life insurance globally, with coverage in over 170 countries across 6 continents. Following completion of the transaction, Peter Bilsby, IQUW Group’s chief executive officer, will lead Starr’s international...
World’s first Climate Resilience Bond issued by Tokyo Metropolitan Government
“This new bond label is a notable development for the market.The bond’s oversubscription “signals that the market is ready to allocate capital to these types of investments,”Melissa Cheok, associate director at Sustainable Fitch The Tokyo Metropolitan Government...
Hurricane Melissa makes Cuba landfall after lashing Jamaica
The hurricane is expected to result in property damages costing between $5 billion and $10 billion in Jamaica, according to an estimate by Cotality, a property intelligence company. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba less than a day after it became the strongest...
Catastrophe bond investors brace for Jamaica payout
Depending on exactly where Melissa hits Jamaica, total losses may range from $5 billion to $16 billion, according to Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler with Enki Research. Investors in a catastrophe bond tied to Jamaica look set to experience a trigger event as...
Cyclone Montha: Two dead in Andhra, crops suffer damage, CM Naidu says state minimised loss
N Chandrababu Naidu,Chief Minister , Andhra Pradesh Citing preliminary estimates, the government had noted on Tuesday that standing agricultural crops in as many as 38,000 hectares were destroyed due to the impact of Montha and horticulture crops in 1.38 lakh hectares...