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Indian Health Survey: Significant increase in healthcare access across country
The median out-of-pocket medical expenditure per hospitalisation...
Transactional risk insurance gains traction in India
Aditya Samag, Private Equity and M&A Leader, Marsh India,...
Despite moderation in recent months, stock markets added 2.1 cr new investors in FY26: NSE Report
“investor base stood at 11.3 crore at the end of Mar’25 adding 2.1 crore new investors during the year, translating into a strong 23.2 per cent growth during the year…., Recent months however, have seen some moderation in investor registrations, with the Month of...
Peak Re raises $50 million through its second Cat bond
Franz-Josef Hahn, CEO, Peak Re For the first time, India has been included in a 144A catastrophe bond, expanding risk transfer to one of the region’s fastest growing and most dynamic markets Hong Kong: Peak Reinsurance Company (Peak Re) has raised $50 million through...
DIFC records a 35% jump in gross written premiums from $ 2.6bn to $ 3.5bn in 2024
Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority, said, “With over 125 insurance and reinsurance entities having their operations in DIFC , it is well positioned to broaden and deepen its role as the region’s leading insurance hub. With its progressive and...
Large-cap funds delivered better returns than Nifty; Small-cap funds struggled in March: Report
It said “Out of the 298 open-ended equity diversified funds, about 38.64 per cent of the funds were able to outperform their respective benchmarks over the past one month, ended March 31st, 2025”. Mumbai:In a mixed month for equity mutual funds, 38.64 per cent of...
Gold demand in India declined 15% in Q1-2025 amid high prices: WGC
Gold prices have risen 25 per cent since the beginning of 2025, approaching the key psychological threshold of Rs 1,00,000 per 10 grams, affecting consumer buying patterns. New Delhi: India's gold demand witnessed a 15 per cent on-year decline to 118.1 tonnes in the...
AUM share of Mumbai, Delhi up despite uncertain markets; share of top cities declines marginally: Report
Despite this overall dip, Mumbai and Delhi saw a growth of 0.11 per cent in their AUM share, reaching 39.65 per cent of the total Pan-India AUM. This share was 39.37 per cent in March 2024, 41.23 per cent in March 2023, and 43.49 per cent in March 2022. New Delhi:The...
Zombie ships fast becoming a feature of Venezuelan oil trade
The use of zombie tankers allows dark fleet operators to circumvent restrictions on transporting oil. The ruse is gaining attention within the maritime community, which has long tracked the emergence of a parallel system, including operators, insurers, traders and...
ESG Review-Course-correction underway among financial firms
The upshot is a broad-based retreat from the environmental and social principles that initially led financial firms to look for hires outside their usual stomping grounds. As a result, many of the climate scientists and campaigners from nonprofits who were hand-picked...
Blackout- Spain and Portugal companies count the cost
Spain’s main business lobby CEOE estimated the outage would shave 1.6 billion euros ($1.82 billion), or 0.1%, off gross domestic product, noting it could take oil refineries a week or more to resume their operations fully, and that some industrial ovens had been...
Into the Cyberverse: Industry must prioritise product innovation and investment
Luke Foord-Kelcey, Global Head of Cyber, Howden Re, commented, “Cyber is maturing into a distinct asset class with diversified reinsurance product offerings. Cedents must continue to evaluate reinsurance purchasing strategies critically and holistically, ensuring...