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Aon sets up a new office in Mumbai
Rishi Mehra, CEO, India and Head of Strategy, Human Capital, Asia...
Aon appoints Nick Fraccalvieri as CEO of global facultative for its Reinsurance Solutions
In his new role, Fraccalvieri will be responsible for setting the...
APR 1 Renewals: Indian general insurance industry rejoices with soft pricing, surplus capacity and market discipline
GIC Re and Foreign Reinsurance Branches (FRBs) and IIO reinsurers in GIFT-IFSC came in strong support of the market at Apr 1 renewals ``Yes, we did write more business than last year. Generally, we found the market to be soft with rates either below or same as...
IRDAI rejects appeal of general insurers and CBRs to review its collateral based cross border reinsurance norms
Indian general insurers, which will be generating a premium of over three lakh crore rupees in Fy 25, in their detailed representation to the IRDAI, explained that the proposed regulations are reducing choice for the insurers, reducing reinsurance capacity for the...
Kuala Lumpur International Airport hit with cyber security threat
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said separately on Tuesday that hackers demanded a $10 million ransom for the cyberattack A cyber security threat affecting computer systems at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport was detected on Sunday, the National Cyber...
Sebi board allows investment advisers, research analysts to charge advance fees for up to a year
"In order to address those concerns, the board has decided that if agreed by the client, (IAs) and research analysts(RAs) may charge fees in advance up to a period of one year. Earlier, investment advisers IAs and RAs were allowed to charge advance fees for a maximum...
Heathrow Airport fire has significant but manageable financial and operational implications
The cost of the impact could total around 20 million pounds ($26 million) a day, said Paul Charles, a travel consultant, with no guarantee that Heathrow will reopen on Saturday given the vulnerability of the airport’s power supply For travel insurers, “this...
MS Amlin binds landmark Ukraine reinsurance facility
Under the scheme, MS Amlin has committed EUR 80 million in reinsurance capacity - rising to EUR 110 million - over five years to support war risk policies underwritten by three Ukrainian insurers: INGO, Colonnade, and UNIQA. The facility is backed by an EBRD...
Regulatory breaches emerge as top risk for Asian Boards, Willis & Clyde & Co survey
While the risk of data loss and cyber-attacks remains among the top three concerns in Asia, health and safety risks have dropped three places from being the top concern in 2024 to fourth on the list this year. A notable exclusion from the top risks is climate change,...
Red Sea insurance rates to stay firm as US airstrikes raise fears for ships
War risk premiums briefly eased to around 0.5% of the value of a ship after the January announcement from over 0.7% in December, before moving higher in February to 0.7% for some voyage rates. For some U.S. and UK linked ships, rates were quoted up to 2% in recent...
Aon’s president Eric Andersen made sr advisor to CEO Case
The role of president has been assumed by Case. Andersen joined Aon with the firm's acquisition of Minet in 1997 and has played a significant role over the last 28 years in advancing the firm's Aon United strategy, resulting in positive outcomes for clients,...
PB Fintech stock declines nearly 5 pc
NEW DELHI: Shares of PB Fintech, parent entity of Policybazaar, declined nearly 5 per cent on Wednesday after the company's proposal to infuse Rs 696 crore in its healthcare arm failed to cheer investors. The scrip of PB Fintech tanked 4.70 per cent to close at Rs...