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BRICS Climate Agenda: Focus on Global South as India pushes for sustainable future
While energy transition focuses on reducing future emissions,...
Equity MF inflows hit 4-Month high in August: AMFI Data
The overall mutual fund industry saw a decline in net inflow to Rs...
Govt issues advisory for Indian seafarers amid rising Black Sea security concerns
The security situation in and around the Black Sea and adjoining maritime areas remains highly volatile due to the ongoing conflict. Commercial vessels operating in or transiting these waters are facing significant security risks, including missile and drone attacks....
Allianz to acquire HSBC’s Singapore insurer in $2.1 billion deal
“Singapore serves as our Asia-Pacific headquarters and is central to our global growth strategy,” Baete said in the firm’s release on Friday. Singapore “is a nation that cares deeply about the well-being of its people.” Allianz SE agreed to buy HSBC Holdings Plc’s...
BNP Paribas Cardif to acquire 26% stake in IndiaFirst Life from Warburg Pincus
Pauline Leclerc-Glorieux, CEO, BNP Paribas Cardif said "We are very pleased to announce this new partnership with Bank of Baroda, a major bank in India, a key strategic market with a compelling growth opportunity for BNP Paribas Cardif. This transaction will further...
Govt to roll out common customer ID for banks, insurers; mutual funds to follow, sources say
The new system, known as Central Know-Your-Customer 2.0 (CKYC), will only require the customer's consent for these institutions to fetch data stored at a central registry when opening an account or updating their details. Mumbai: Indian banks and insurers will launch...
Rekha Jhunjhunwala transfers Star Health shares to promoter LLP in succession-linked move; stock slips
The insurer said Rekha Jhunjhunwala's direct stake declined after 7.82 crore equity shares were transferred to Sitara Partners LLP, a promoter entity in which she is a Designated Partner, following the transmission of shares inherited from the estate of late investor...
India, Middle East, and African re/insurance markets witness decline in rates across all lines in Q22026
Pricing for general liability varied by region, with India and the United Arab Emirates seeing the largest declines. Mumbai:India, Middle East, and African re/insurance markets have witnessed a decrease in rates across all lines in the second quarter of 2026, said a...
New India aims for 50:50 corporate-retail portfolio as insurance sector enters new era
From Lto R- G Srinivasan, MD& CEO, Galaxy Health Insurance, SK Kanwar, advisor, Reliance Industries,S. Sivasankar, executive director, New India Assurance(NIA),Girija Subramanian, CMD, NIA at NIA's 108th Foundation Day celebration on Wednesday in Mumbai "The...
Blackstone, former HDFC ERGO CEO Anuj Tyagi join hands to launch general insurer in India
The proposed venture is expected to become the first new insurance company with up to 90 per cent foreign ownership following the government's decision to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to 100 per cent Mumbai:Global investment...
UK’s Bloomsbury among beneficiaries of $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright lawsuit settlement
The settlement is the largest known copyright payout in U.S. history. The dispute reflects the intensifying legal battle over how generative AI models are trained. AI developers, including Anthropic, have argued that using publicly available copyrighted material...
Aon reports $111 billion global catastrophe losses in H1, Insured events above average
Among the period's defining events were the Venezuela earthquake (preliminary $20-30 billion economic loss), Portugal's costliest windstorm on record ($4.4 billion economic loss) and an active SCS season across the U.S. ($34 billion economic loss). Together, these...