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Miller &Guy Carpenter announce new appointments 

Seema brings over 16 years of industry experience to Miller, joining from Mar Risk Services where she most recently led its marine team and held a position on the Board.
Guy Carpenter, LLC, a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist and a business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointments of Matt Petka as Managing Director and Riley Underwood as Senior Vice President within its GC Access business unit, with immediate effect.

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Covid-19: IRDAI penalises Salasar Services Insurance Brokers Rs 8 lakh for misleading its customers on BI claims

The information brochure by Salasar Services Insurance Brokers clearly advised its clients, to lodge the business interruption claim and also stated that insurer prima facie may deny the claim which can be contested later.

This statement may give a hope to the clients that the denial of claim can be successfully contested at a later date. This is a wrong and misleading advice and the broker, being a professional should not issue such a misleading advice to their clients, said the IRDAI..

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Cyber reinsurance jump 40 % in July renewals -Willis Re

The average ransom payment made by a business to restore data after a cyber attack was $220,000 in the first quarter, up 43% from the last quarter of 2020, according to cyber security firm Coveware.

In addition to the ransom payments, cyber insurance and reinsurance policies can cover the cost of restoring the network, business interruption losses and even the hiring of a PR agency to address reputational damage.

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Howden Australia appoints Matt Bacon as CEO

Matt, Stuart and Nick join a strong cohort of industry leaders at the firm, driving forward the ambitious growth objectives of Howden Australia, which only launched on 1st March 2021. It is focused on specialist industry and product segments such as Financial Lines, Corporate Risks, Commercial and Affinity, Workers Compensation, Group Risk and Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions.

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Pandemic boost for aging-linked stocks, pent-up medical demand and online insurance buying

The number of people aged 65 and over is projected to double to more 1.5 billion by 2050, greatly increasing their economic impact. The total spending power of the older population globally was about $8.4 trillion in 2020, according to World Data Lab. That’s expected to grow to $14 trillion over the next decade.

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Policybazaar gets insurance broking licence from IRDAI

With this development, the company will surrender its web-aggregator licence to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and undertake business including insurance aggregation under the broking umbrella.
The broking licence will allow the company to venture into segments which it could not do in the past like claims assistance, offline services, and establish Points of Presence network.

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Willis Towers Watson collaborates on world-first insurance protection for endangered Mesoamerican Coral Reef

The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems and is home to 65 species of coral and more than 500 species of fish, as well as many other protected marine species. Coastal wetlands, lagoons, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds also protect against storms and coastal erosion.

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