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Govt to constitute high-level panel on banking soon: FM
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister "I propose setting up a 'High...
South Korean insurance majors eye Indian market
Samsung and Hyundai Marine & Fire are interested in potentially...
Swiss Re profit rose 18 % to $1.3 billion in Q1 despite California wildfires
The result “gives us confidence in our 2025 targets despite a challenging environment,” Chief Executive Officer Andreas Bergersaid in a statement on Friday Swiss Re AG’s profit rose in the first quarter as losses from the California wildfires were offset by positive...
Covid-19 wave returns in Asia, cases increase in Hong Kong, Singapore
Densely-populated financial centres such as Hong Kong and Singapore have reported significant increases in infections, while health agencies in China and Thailand are also grappling with fresh outbreaks. Despite previous periods of relative stability, the current wave...
Passenger vehicle dispatches rise 4 pc, two-wheelers see 17 pc dip in April: SIAM
SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon stated that the auto industry smoothly transitioned to the new regulatory regime of second stage of On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) 2 regulation for two- and three-wheelers from April 2025 onwards, in addition to rolling out E-20...
US SEC chair says agency plans to create new rules for crypto tokens
Paul Atkins, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission In remarks made at the outset of a public meeting of the SEC’s crypto task force, Atkins also indicated that the SEC may consider tweaking its rules so that registered broker-dealers with an alternative...
Markel launches first-of-its-kind affirmative cyber product for collateral war cover
Chris Burgess, Director of Cyber at Markel International, commented: "With this new product, Markel is responding to the changing needs of our clients. We're conscious that some larger clients still want cyber cover for the indirect impact of war, and this product is...
UK’s financial regulator to relax rules for pushing insurance to large companies
The changes aim to better differentiate big corporates from smaller businesses that take out insurance, the Financial Conduct Authority said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. The move would “ease the burden on firms insuring larger businesses that can manage risks...
Wildfires and floods cause billion-dollar economic loss in Asia Pacific in the first quarter of 2025: Aon Report
George Attard, CEO for Reinsurance Solutions for APAC , Aon In the APAC region, the protection gap was much higher with 95 percent of the losses not covered. Increases in population density in coastal areas, wealth and overall exposure to natural hazards in high-risk...
Google facing at least €12 Billion in civil claims across Europe
The civil suits are linked to a 2017 decision by the European Commission to fine Google €2.4 billion for illegally leveraging its search dominance to give its own shopping service an edge Alphabet Inc.’s Google is facing at least €12 billion ($13.3 billion) in damage...
India approves 3 more Russian insurers to provide marine cover
With the granting of the permits to Sberbank Insurance, Ugoria Insurance Group and ASTK Insurance Company, India now recognizes eight Russian entities that are eligible to provide protection and indemnity (P&I) coverage for ships. New Delhi: India has approved...
Indian stock markets ends lower on Tuesday as investors book profits
The foreign institutional investors have sold Rs 477 crore worst of Indian shares while domestic players have bought shares amounting to Rs 4,777 crore on Tuesday. “Geopolitical tensions remained in focus as market participants monitored the fragile ceasefire between...