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Aditya Birla Capital becomes a corporate agent
After selling its insurance broking unit, Aditya Birla Capital Limited has announced that it has secured approval from the IRDAI to operate as a Corporate Agent (Composite). The license, granted on April 21, 2025, allows the company to solicit Life, General, and...
SBI Gen’s net profit more than doubled to Rs 509 crore in FY 25
Naveen Chandra Jha, MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance Naveen Chandra Jha, MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance, said, “We have been consistently growing faster than the market. In FY25, our GWP grew by 11.1 per cent, 70 per cent faster than the industry growth of...
Swiss insurers Helvetia and Baloise to merge to create top 10 company
The new group, to be called Helvetia Baloise Holding, will become one of the ten largest insurers in Europe, under what the two companies called a “merger of equals” with an even spread of senior executives and board members Helvetia and Baloise plan to merge to...
Japanese insurer MS&AD plans to invest $5 billion to double U.S. profits
The Tokyo-based casualty insurer has the highest market share in Asia among global firms, but it’s No. 3 among Japanese peers in North America, “so the challenge is how to become the top player there,” said Shinichiro Funabiki,CEO, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings...
Willis appoints Aon’s Anant Pawar as Aviation & Space Leader for India
Anant Pawar, Aviation & Space Leader, Willis,India Willis handles Indigo's re/insurance accounts. It is the largest airline in India by passengers carried and fleet size, with a 63.6 per cent domestic market share Mumbai: Willis, a business of WTW has appointed...
Chubb appoints Janene Blizzard as Head of Accident & Health for Asia Pacific
Based in Singapore, Blizzard will report to Marcos Gunn, Regional President, Asia Pacific, with a matrix reporting line to Daniela Hernandez, Division President for International A&H, Overseas General Insurance Singapore: Chubb announced today the appointment of...
Swiss Re appoints Bernhard Kaufmann Group CRO as Patrick Raaflaub retires
Prior to this role, Bernhard Kaufmann was Chief Risk Officer at NN Group and held various senior leadership roles at Munich Re Group, most recently as Group Chief Risk Officer Zurich: Bernhard Kaufmann has held Chief Risk Officer positions in the re/insurance industry...
TATA AIG General launches new health cover
TATA AIG General Insurance today announced the launch of MediCare Select, a next-generation health insurance solution aimed at expanding healthcare access across India. As part of this broader strategy, TATA AIG aims to expand its hospital network from 11,500 to over...
Tata AIG Claim Fraud: Key accused held in Rs 30 crore fake car repair scam
“The Tata AIG General Insurance alleged that six garages across Delhi-NCR, in collusion with four former employees, three licensed surveyors, and some policyholders, submitted fake invoices for repairs that were never carried out, thereby defrauding the insurer of...
Harassment in settling insurance claims by hospitals ground for compensation, not criminal offence: Delhi HC
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observations while dealing with a lawyer's plea against a sessions court order refusing to uphold the summons issued to a private hospital here by a magisterial court on his complaint New Delhi: Harassment faced by a client during...