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US insurance broker stocks pummeled on AI disruption fear
Insurify’s app uses ChatGPT to compare auto insurance rates using...
Aon and KNIAZHA VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP announce new $25M war-risk insurance facility with US’s IDFC
Greg Case, president and CEO of Aon The facility, which will...
Insurance technology firm bolttech raises $100 million to fund global growth
Founded in 2020, bolttech operates a digital platform where insurers, distributors and customers buy and sell insurance and protection products in more than 35 markets across North America, Asia, Europe and Africa, according to its website Singapore:...
Liberty Mutual considers selling its Thailand and Vietnam businesses
A move to sell Thailand and Vietnam would follow other previous disposals from Liberty Mutual globally Liberty Mutual Holding Co. is considering a sale of its businesses in Thailand and Vietnam as the US insurer seeks to streamline its operations, according to people...
Fed lowers rates but sees slower pace of further cuts, firmer inflation
U.S. central bankers now project they will make just two quarter-percentage-point rate reductions by the end of 2025 WASHINGTON: The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday and signaled it will slow the pace at which borrowing costs fall any further,...
Allianz scraps proposed acquisition of Singapore’s Income Insurance, source says
Singapore's prime minister said in October that the city-state would block Allianz's bid The move would have lifted Allianz to fourth largest composite insurer in Asia, from ninth, but sparked critique in Singapore because of concerns that it would detract from a...
Lockton unveils new global Parametric Insurance Practice
The parametric insurance market is projected to reach $39.3 billion by 2032, according to Global Market Insights, underscoring the demand for alternative solutions to cover gaps in conventional commercial property insurance KANSAS CITY: Lockton, the world's largest...
Meta outage hit Facebook Instagram WhatsApp
Meta’s outage is a timely reminder of the need to engineer critical systems to maximise their reliability, including minimising central points of failure and employing engineering principles like fault isolation Melbourne: A major outage is affecting users of popular...
Hacking rooftop solar can disrupt of Europe’s Power Grid
The exponential growth of rooftop solar systems means millions more connection points to the grid, creating a massive vulnerability that hackers could exploit. The most serious impact may be cascading grid failures across the continent. That risk is a growing concern...
Aon and EBRD launch innovative war risk insurance facility for Ukraine
Under the new €110 million Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Guarantee Facility, the EBRD will support global reinsurance companies through a guarantee covering losses on specific war-related risks underwritten by local Ukrainian insurers DUBLIN: Aon plc, a leading...
China to expand private pension scheme nationwide from Dec 15
Those covered by public pension insurance will be allowed to open private pension accounts and invest up to 12,000 yuan ($1,652) a year in financial products, five official bodies, including the human resources ministry, said in a joint notice Beijing: China said on...
China targets Nvidia with antitrust probe, escalates US chip tensions
The statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation announcing the probe did not elaborate on how the U.S. company, known for its artificial intelligence and gaming chips, might have violated China's anti-monopoly laws BEIJING: China said on Monday it...