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Black Sea shipping insurance rates rise after Ukraine attacks tankers
War risk rates for a typical seven-day voyage period, which are set...
Blackstone owned Ace Insurance Brokers make 3 sr level appointments
Blackstone owned Ace Insurance Brokers has made three senior level...
IRDAI slaps a fine of Rs1cr on Care Health, orders it to buy back Rashmi Saluja’s exercised stock options and cancel others
Rashmi Saluja, non-executive chairperson cum director, Care Health Insurance The issuance of stock options of Care Health Insurance to Rashmi Saluja in her capacity as the chairperson of Raligare Enterprises Ltd(REL), the holding company Care Health Insurance, is in...
LIC ropes in A. T. Kearney to revamp its 14 lakh agency force
Siddartha Mohanty, CEO & MD, Life Insurance Corporation To continue its legacy of agency-led growth, LIC has embarked on an ambitious mission “Jeevan Samarth” that aims on future-proofing its entire ~14 Lakh agent workforce to meet the rapidly evolving needs of...
Paytm launches ‘Paytm Health Saathi’ for merchant partners
At Rs 35 per month, Paytm Health Saathi offers a range of services that includes unlimited doctor teleconsultation, and in-person doctor visits (OPD) within its partner network. It also includes income protection cover in the event of business interruptions due to...
Howden ventures into Japanese market with launch of Howden Re
Howden Re Japan will provide reinsurance brokerage services to life and non-life companies in addition to strategic advice leveraging data, analytics and capital markets expertise for the Japanese market. Underinsurance of seismic risk makes up the majority of Japan’s...
Insurance Awareness Day: Industry Leaders Lay Out Action Plans
The journey towards widespread insurance coverage begins with informed individuals and families. India's insurance penetration rate for 2023-24 is anticipated to be 3.8%, with life insurance penetration expected to be 2.9%. These figures underscore the pressing need...
Kirloskar group’s Arka Fincap receives IRDA license for corporate agency
Mumbai: Arka Fincap Limited, a NBFC and subsidiary of Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited (KOEL), has been granted license to act as a corporate agent (composite) by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).Vimal Bhandari, executive vice chairman...
IRDAI mandates Cross Boarder Reinsurers(CBRs) to furnish collaterals for accessing Indian business from Fy 25-26
IRDAI has clarified that premium retroceded by the branches of foreign reinsurers and Indian reinsurers to CBRs, premiums ceded to CBRs for the government schemes such as PMFBY, PMJAY, PMJJBY, PMSBY and If total premium ceded by an insurer to CBRs is up to Rs 75...
Pesky calls: IRDAI asks industry players to comply with TRAI norms
In a circular on Tuesday, the insurance regulator has said regulated entities can only use the `140/180’ numbering series(or any other numbering series allocated/assigned by DoT/TRAI in future for the purpose) for making commercial calls Hyderabad: In a bid to curb...
Bima Vitarak Manthan: IBAI wants Bima Vahaks to join brokers as point of sales person
Debasish Panda,chairman, IRDAI At the recently concluded Bima Vitarak Manthan, Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI emphasized on creating an insurance ecosystem which is highly sensitive to the needs of the policyholders propelling towards “Zero Friction, Zero Pain-points...
Marsh’s Alex Rosati to join as Asian claim head of WTW for its Corporate Risk & Broking business
Alex Rosati In his role with WTW, Alex will focus on all aspects of the firm’s claims proposition, including the development and execution of WTW’s claims management strategy across Asia Singapore: WTW, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced...