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Ecuador contracts first parametric insurance for 10k climate-vulnerable farmers, with Germany, UNDP, ISF and IDF support
The two parametric products — for extreme rainfall and drought-risk...
FSIB selects Hitesh Joshi as new CMD of GIC Re
Hitesh Joshi,executive director & acting CMD, GIC Re ``Keeping...
Berkley Asia and Lloyd’s Syndicate Volante venture into Indian markets
One more Lloyd’s Syndicate Volante has received a license from the Indian insurance regulator IRDAI to join the existing Lloyd’s platform in Mumbai while another major reinsurer Berkley Insurance Asia has ventured into the the Gujarat International Finance...
DHL cargo plane crashes near Vilnius Airport, One killed
“We see a more aggressive Russia, foreign partners have also spoken about it publicly, speaking about threats of sabotage acts. We can’t reject this scenario, but so far we can’t make any attributions or point fingers at anyone because there’s no such information.”...
Oak Reinsurance launches Syndicate 2843, receives Lloyd’s nods to underwrite
OAK Re is launching Syndicate 2843 in collaboration with blue chip capital providers including Bain Capital and Hampden Agencies, the largest provider of private capital to Lloyd’s. Polo Managing Agency is providing turnkey services for Syndicate 2843 LONDON: Oak...
Rapid increase of Himalayan glacial lakes, NGT issues notice to Centre others
Taking cognisance of a news report showing about 10.81 per cent increase of the glacial lakes in the last 13 years due to the rising temperatures, Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel said the report had outlined the sudden growth of these lakes...
GoM report on GST on health insurance to be placed before Council when received FinMin
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the House that revenue generated from GST on healthcare and life insurance services was Rs 8,263 crore and Rs 8,135 crore, respectively during fiscal 2023-24, as against Rs 7,638 crore and Rs 9,132 crore in the...
RBI approves Central Bank buying stakes of Generali group’s Indian companies
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved state owned Central Bank of India's entry into the insurance business through a joint venture with Generali group under Future Generali India Insurance Company Ltd (FGIICL) and Future Generali India Life Insurance...
AM Best maintains outlook for global reinsurance industry to positive
Property reinsurance rates and terms have been relatively stable and are unlikely to soften in the coming months, owing to the hurricane activity during this year. Life insurance remains a good source of diversification for the large global reinsurers. The global...
Chaucer appoints Jonathan Ng as new Class Underwriter in Political Risk, Singapore
Chaucer, the leading global speciality (re)insurance group, announces the appointment of Jonathan Ng as new Class Underwriter in Political Risk, Singapore.Jonathan joins Chaucer from AXA XL where he specialised in political risk underwriting in Catlin’s Lloyd’s...
No new Bill on insurance reforms in Winter Session of Parliament
Indian insurance industry is expecting legislative measures allowing 100 % FDI and launching new systems like composite license', differential capital', reduction in solvency norms', captive license, change in investment regulations, one-time registration for...
GIFT IFSC emerging as a global innovative re/insurance market place, says IFSCA chairman
K Rajaraman, chairman, International Financial Services Centre Authority IFSCA’s light touch and principle-based regulations have been aligned to global standards to provide the entities with flexibility to offer products in various classes of business including...