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TCS expands partnership with European insurer Tryg, signs new Euro 550 mln deal
TCS and Tryg have a 15-year partnership, and the new deal will...
Earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan, kills at least 600 people
The quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of...
Dubai faces heavy disruption as flooding worsens
The heavy rains across the desert nation came after cloud seeding. The UAE has been carrying out seeding operations since 2002 to address water security issues, but the lack of drainage in many areas can trigger flooding, including in cities such as Dubai that’s a...
Generali undertakes restructuring to focus on Insurance and and Asset management
Philippe Donnet,group CEO,Generali Thanks to a simpler and leaner approach, the new group’s organizational structure centering on insurance and asset management will accelerate the group’s transformation, and it will support the definition of the plan for the next...
Munich Re rejigs top APAC team, Hitesh Kotak to lead Japan, India, Korea and South-East Asia
Hitesh Kotak will lead Munich Re's Property & Causality (P&C) business in Japan, India, Korea and South-East Asia Surbhi Goel will be relocate to Mumbai from Singapore to be CEO India with effect from October 2024. Florian Gruson will be appointed CEO Japan...
Cargo owners may bear portion of damages from Baltimore Bridge disaster
General average is a maritime legal concept usually written into bills of lading or other contracts signed among parties to shipping transactions. It revolves around the principle of shared sacrifice and dates back to ancient times, before insurance, when ships often...
Clean up begins after at least one dead in heavy UAE rain, floods
Climate scientists say that rising global temperatures, driven by man-made climate change, is leading to more extreme weather events, including intense rainfall like the UAE storm DUBAI: - Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates were clearing...
Global property insurers see ‘alarming’ losses as risk models lag, report says
"Accurate risk prediction and pricing are becoming increasingly challenging and leading to insurability concerns," Anirban Bose, Capgemini financial services strategic business unit CEO, said in the report LONDON: Global property and casualty insurers showed...
Broker Howden launches Red Sea cargo war insurance as ship risks surge
Howden said the new product was the "first dedicated insurance coverage of its kind to protect cargo vessels within an active conflict zone, which encompasses the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean" LONDON: Howden has started offering war risk...
U.S. cyber insurance maintains strong profits; premium growth slows
Chicago/New York: Favorable cyber underwriting results are partly due to prior large increases in premium rates. Insurers are also being more careful in cyber risk selection and the underwriting process. They are requiring that customers maintain proper cyber hygiene...
IMF raises India’s growth projections from 6.5% to 6.8 %
India set to remain fastest growing among major economies in 2024, IMF projects Washington: India is set to remain as fastest growing among major economies in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund's latest World Economic Outlook. IMF, in its latest outlook,...
HDI Global launches `Climate Risk Reporting’
The new service from HDI Risk Consulting GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of HDI Global SE, not only highlights the severity of climate risks but also provides specific data such as water depths, maximum temperatures, and duration of heatwaves, allowing companies to...