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Earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan, kills at least 600 people
The quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of...
Global reinsurance results very strong in 1H25, Revenue growth is slowing: Fitch
Fitch expects competition to intensify as supply outpaces demand,...
Amid political uncertainty, Pak biz tycoons shift business to Dubai
The political and economic uncertainties along with the deteriorating law and order situation frightened the business community who regularly pay ‘extortion money’ to one or another group in Karachi, Dawn reported Karachi: During the past 20 months, Pakistani...
Britain’s financial regulators need ‘ambitious mindset’, says industry leader
“At Lloyd’s, we have the capacity and expertise to evaluate and approve a new underwriting syndicate within 30 days, but the external regulators require many months more before making a decision, causing businesses to set up outside the UK,” said Carnegie-Brown,...
Brazil subsidised rural insurance for Amazon deforested land
Among the companies cited by Repórter Brasil was a unit of Japan’s Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. In 2020, it provided policies to landowners in Mato Grosso, Brazil’s largest crop-producing state. About 70% of the property covered by the insurance was embargoed due to...
Climate change drives world to first 12-month spell over 1.5C
Already 2023 was the planet's hottest year in global records going back to 1850, as human-caused climate change and El Nino, the weather pattern that warms the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, pushed temperatures higher "We are heading towards a...
Fosun said to revive sale of Hong Kong’s $1 billion Peak Re
Founded in 2012, Peak Re focuses on insurance including property and casualty, and life and health, its website shows. It has more than 580 clients across 60 markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Fosun International Ltd. has...
Google pilots new programme to protect Android users from financial fraud
"As part of a continued strategic partnership with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), we will launch this first pilot in Singapore in the coming weeks to help keep Android users safe from mobile financial fraud," Google said in a blogpost New Delhi: Google...
TCS expands 15-yr strategic partnership with UK’s Aviva, to service over 5.5 million policies
Doug Brown, CEO Insurance, Wealth & Retirement, Aviva said,“Extending this strategic partnership will improve how we serve our customers, further simplify our operations and support our growth ambitions. It will allow us to rationalize our systems and improve...
Crypto ransom attack payments hit record $1 billion in 2023 – Chainalysis
A report in November showed that cybercrime group "Black Basta" had extorted at least $107 million in bitcoin, with much of the laundered ransom payments making their way to the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex Payments from crypto-related ransom...
Boeing door bolts on Alaska flight were missing, says US Investigators
The incident has become the biggest crisis for Boeing since its entire fleet of Max jets was grounded worldwide in 2019 following two fatal crashes A dramatic accident on an Alaska Airlines flight last month was apparently triggered by a door plug that hadn’t been...
EU agreement on ESG Ratings seen as world’s toughest
Under the agreement, ESG ratings providers based in the EU “will need to obtain an authorization” from the European Securities and Markets Authority, the Council said A provisional agreement in the European Union setting guardrails around the ESG [environmental,...