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Aon appoints Andy Marcell to serve as CEO of Global Solutions
Andy Marcell Marcell will remain as CEO of Reinsurance until John...
Sitharaman directs PSU general insurers to adopt AI-driven claim settlement systems swiftly, safeguard profitability
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharman chaired a review meeting of six...
Willis Towers Watson appoints Clare Muhiudeen as Head of Asia
Based in Hong Kong, Clare will be responsible for driving business growth and directing Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) client and colleague experience across its business segments in Asia. Reporting to Pamela Thomson-Hall, Head of International at WTW, Clare succeeds...
Varas Brokers of US signs strategic MOU with India’s Salasar Brokers
Ambarish Khaitan, Senior VP Strategy & Reinsurance, said – “We are delighted to announce our new strategic partnership with Varas Brokers, the USA with whom we are targeting to provide our joint expertise and tailored insurance solutions to our clients in this challenging market. We look forward to this collaboration and aim to work together, not just technically but also culturally, to reach a common goal in creating a top-notch solution”
Amazon to start offering insurance to UK businesses: Broker
Members of Amazon’s Business Prime program will be able to buy cover from Superscript such as contents insurance, cyber insurance and professional indemnity insurance, which a Superscript spokesperson said would be underwritten by “major UK insurers.” They will be offered a discount of 20% to current rates as a way of enticing businesses over to them.
India Post Payments Bank partners with Tata AIG Gen & Bajaj Allianz Gen for distributing insurance products
As part of the alliances with both the partners, IPPB will strive to make available affordable insurance products through its robust network of 650 branches and over 136,000 banking access points to citizens at large.
Nearly 200,000 postal service providers (Gramin Dak Sevaks and postmen) who are equipped with micro-ATMs and biometric devices will play an important role in distribution and promotion of these insurance products, focussing especially on unbanked and underserved customers at the last mile.
Large claims push up Cyber premiums by 39% for all European industries: Marsh
Malicious cyber events accounted for 80% of cyber claims made in Continental Europe last year, up from 70% in 2019,according to a report published by Marsh, the world’s largest insurance broker and risk advisor, in collaboration with Microsoft, international law firm CMS, and Kivu, a global cyber security firm,
Ransomware attacks accounted for 32% of cyber claims in 2020 – more than double that recorded for 2016-2020 (14%). Overall, cyber insurance claims across Continental Europe rose by 8% in 2020.
Willis Towers Watson has around $5 billion for possible M&A -incoming CEO
Willis is going ahead with plans originally agreed during the Aon merger talks to sell its reinsurance business to rival Gallagher for an initial consideration of $3.25 billion.
Activist investor TCI, founded by British billionaire Chris Hohn, is seeking to build up a stake in the London-based firm, according to media reports.
RMS to enhance risk analysis for J. B. Boda’s India Portfolio
This agreement will strengthen J. B. Boda’s risk analysis capabilities to enhance their support of clients that have portfolios with risk exposure in India. J. B. Boda continues to grow its activities and client base in various markets. It is further enhancing its in-house capability of assessing risks.
First Policy Insurance Brokers acquires Amicus Insurance Brokers
An in-principle approval for this transaction was granted by the insurance regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Association of India (IRDAI) on 5th August 2021. The merger process needs to go through a few more closure formalities, as specified in the Companies Act.
Major U.S. insurers jump on distribution platforms to gain customers, sales
The powerful new platforms, including Semsee, bolttech, Bold Penguin and Uncharted, pull data from many carriers, allowing agents to see multiple quotes for policies, much the way travel agents see competing air fares.
Chubb Ltd, Travelers Companies Inc and Liberty Mutual have signed on recently as have agencies that also sell policies, executives said.The growth of digital distribution represents a shift in how insurers compete in markets for auto and homeowner coverage as well as business and commercial lines worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually, experts said.
Carriers also benefit from being able to meet more of a customer’s needs, even if they are not selling their own policy.
Aon acquires 100% of its Indian JV, buys out 51% from Narayana Murthy’s Catamaran
Aon is the second intenational broker, after another USA based Galligher, that has now a fully owned company in India after the government allowed 100 per cent FDI in the domestic insurance intermediaries sector two years back.