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Aon launches AI-enabled claims copilot
“It empowers our professionals to turn insight into action, helping...
Willis appoints Vijay Nair as Head of Tax Insurance, Asia Pacific
Willis, a WTW business, appointed Vijay Nair as Head of Tax...
Howden forays into Japanese captive consulting and management markets with acquisition of Foresight
Takuya Aibe as CEO of Howden Japan’s retail business Foresight is headquartered in Tokyo with 17 staff across six offices and a management team that have previously held senior roles at leading Japanese insurance companies; it manages captives for 13 large Japanese...
Marsh looks for a new president for its Broking vertical in India
It is reliably learnt that the company is keen to have an insider from the Indian insurance industry to be appointed as a president of Marsh India Insurance Brokers and has hired a headhunter for the exercise Singapore: US based Marsh McLennan, the largest...
DBS looks for bancassurance partnership in India and Taiwan
The Singapore-based lender is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as an adviser on potential bancassurance agreements for those markets, the people said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private DBS Group Holdings Ltd. is considering forming...
Cyber Protection: Public-private action to bridge gap and boost resilience
Mario Greco, Group Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Insurance Group, said: “The threat of cyberattacks poses a significant risk to both societal and economic stability. As insurers, we can offer some degree of protection, but we must acknowledge that large-scale,...
IRDAI approves take over of Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers by Edme
Rs 455 crore deal had got stuck for over 18 months as the IRDA had refused give its approvals in the absence of certain key information about the transaction Mumbai: Allowing the entry of private equities(PEs) in the insurance broking sector, after almost 18 months...
Prasun Sikdar set to become the first CEO of Bima Sugam
Prasun Sikdar,MD & CEO designate, Bima Sugam India Federation Sources point out that a formal decision to appoint Sikdar, who is already a board member of the Bima Sugam India Federation, as the CEO of the company has been taken by the IRDAI in consultation with...
Chinese firm Tencent sells 2.1% in PB Fintech for Rs 1,668 crore; SBI MF, SocGen pick up stake
The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 1,719.75 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 1,668.15 crore. After the share sale, Tencent's sharehdoling in PB Fintech has declined to 2.13 per cent from 4.26 per cent New Delhi: Chinese conglomerate...
TPA Consolidation: Medi Assist to acquire Fairfax-backed Paramount Health Services & Insurance TPA for Rs 311 cr
Paramount TPA is owned by Nayan Shah family and Fairfax Asia, which had picked up 51 % in the company in 2020 With the acquisition of Paramount TPA, Medi Assist TPA market share will grow to 36.6% for the group segment and 23.6% of the health insurance industry, by...
LIC agents earn Rs 20,446/month in Andaman & Nicobar, highest in the country
LIC has 13,90,920 agents across the country. Among the larger states, Uttar Pradesh had the maximum number of LIC agents at over 1.84 lakh with an average monthly income of Rs 11,887. Maharashtra had more than 1.61 lakh LIC agents with an average monthly income of Rs...
Hiscox unveils GenAI-enhanced lead underwriting platform
By combining Hiscox AI Laboratories with Google Cloud’s generative AI, Hiscox now has the ability to remove manual elements of the underwriting process. Risks that are in scope are assessed using Google Cloud’s Gemini large language model, and the process generates an...