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Girija Subramanian takes over as member Distribution,IRDAI
Girija Subramanian, member, Distribution, IRDAI Except the post of...
Favorable insurance market conditions continue despite increasing risk complexity, Aon Report
"The most pronounced impacts are in Marine Hull & War, Marine...
Apr1 Renewals: property-catastrophe rates fall, acute stress across multiple specialty lines due to ME geopolitical turmoil, says Howden Re
Looking ahead, mid-year 2026 renewals are expected to face more complex conditions globally. Upward pricing pressure across marine, energy and political violence is anticipated as the full impact of the Hormuz crisis is absorbed, and reinsurers reassess aggregation,...
West Asia Conflict: Risks extend beyond marine into energy, political violence, aviation, trade credit says Howden
Demand for Political Violence and Terrorism cover has risen sharply, particularly among Western operated assets in the Gulf, with pricing multiples increasing and underwriting becoming more selective. Aviation, cyber and trade related lines are also seeing elevated...
West Asia Crisis: Higher underwriting uncertainty in global terrorism and political violence insurance markets
For insurers and reinsurers, the key issue is not only the probability of attacks but also how losses may accumulate across multiple insurance lines. Terrorism and political violence incidents can trigger claims simultaneously in property, marine, aviation, and...
Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025:IRDAI makes transitional arrangements for issuing licenses to intermediaries
To facilitate a smooth transition to the new regime, an interim arrangement has been introduced applicable to insurance intermediaries granted fresh registration or renewal of Certificate of Registration during the period from 5 February 2026 to 30 June 2026.During...
Howden aligns global broking regions, forms EMEA broking region
Howden’s MEA businesses – including the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Tanzania, South Africa, and its newly launched operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – will align with the Howden Europe business to create a single EMEA broking region led by Luigi Sturani, CEO...
Marsh and Apollo design first-of-its kind insurance facility for Uber to accelerate autonomous ride-hailing
Autonomous Vehicle Insurance Program(AVIP) is underwritten by Apollo’s ibott® division and exclusively provides Uber with dedicated capacity to provide AV partners with comprehensive primary and excess liability coverage at preferred rates, reflecting their unique...
Shipping in Straits of Hormuz halted due to safety concerns, not insurance,says IUA chief executive
“Most prominent is shipping in the Straits of Hormuz where trade has been halted, not by a lack of available insurance, but by obvious safety concerns. The market for marine war risks is operating in the manner we would expect, given the increase in threats to...
Govt undertaking special drive to enable cooperative banks to become insurance distributors: Amit Shah
Amit Shah,Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Under the campaign, in alignment with the goal of Insurance for All by 2047 and to realise the vision of Sahakar se Samriddhi, a special drive has been undertaken by the Ministry of Cooperation to enable Cooperative...
Lockton Re launches Agentforce 360 Platform
Robert Bisset, CEO, North America, Lockton Re, said, “Agentforce will support the streamlining of some of our sales activity, creating better informed and more digitally connected broking teams. Many of our client teams are truly global and so the ability to share and...
Maritime insurance premiums surge as Iran conflict widens,in some cases by more than 1,000%
Analysts at Jefferies estimated on Thursday that potential industry losses from at least seven vessels reported damaged, at the time its note was published on March 5, could reach up to $1.75 billion. With most tankers valued between $200 million and $300 million, the...