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IBAI appoints Pranav Kapadia as Dy Secy General
Insurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI) has announced the...
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...
Miller continues Asia expansion, enters Korean market
Ron Whyte, Head of Asia at Miller, commented: “Today’s announcement further demonstrates Miller’s commitment to the Asian market, which remains a cornerstone of our ambitious international growth objectives London: Miller, an independent specialist (re)insurance...
WTW launches a new primary cyber insurance solution for businesses in Singapore and Hong Kong
While organisations in Asia race to adopt new technologies such as generative AI, a basic understanding is needed of the immediate, mid-term and long-term implications of these technologies for their cyber-resilience posture. Simply having a cyber insurance policy in...
Finmin to meet heads of banks on Wed to review financial inclusion schemes
M Nagaraju,Financial Services Secretary The Finance ministry from time to time launched various drives to achieve saturation under Pradhan Mantri Jan dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). New...
Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China and India
Sanctions on Russian oil insurers will prompt Russia to price its crude below $60 a barrel so Moscow can continue to use Western insurance and tankers Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and...
New U.S. sanctions against Russian energy interests
Two Russia-based maritime insurance providers: Ingosstrakh Insurance Company and Alfastrakhovanie Group, both previously sanctioned by the UK and 69 vessels owned by Sovcomflot, including 54 oil and product tankers and four liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers have...
IRDAI further strengthens regulatory framework, notifies 5 more regulations/amendments
These changes align with IRDAI’s broader move towards a modern, dynamic and principle-based efficient regulatory framework, said the IRDAI. Hyderabad: As a part of the comprehensive review of regulatory framework to maintain an agile, progressive, and forward-looking...
South Korea jet crash puts fast-growing Jeju Air’s safety under scrutiny
Authorities have suggested a bird strike contributed to the accident, but as part of their probe into the incident aboard Boeing 737-800, police have raided the airlines’ Seoul office to seize documents related to the operation and maintenance of the plane Before it...
Los Angeles fire to cause about $20 billion of insured losses, unlikely to trigger major losses for cat bonds
The fires sweeping across Los Angeles are now on track to cause about $20 billion of insured losses, according to an estimate by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. That’s twice as much as the Wall Street bank had predicted just 24 hours earlier as analysts try to...
McGill offers property war reinsurance for Ukraine
McGill said it had collaborated with local Ukrainian insurer ARX to provide up to $50 million in cover for each commercial property policy, with reinsurance from companies in London, including Lloyd’s of London syndicates Broker McGill and Partners has launched a...
Los Angeles wildfire economic loss estimates top $50 bln
J.P. Morgan believes that insured losses originating from the wildfire could be around $10 billion, "We expect a majority of the losses to be related to homeowners' coverage and a significantly lesser amount to commercial," it said U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather...