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India’s ship certifier takes tougher stance on sanctioned tankers
Since 2023, Mumbai-based IRClass has de-classed 235 ships from its...
India’s Construction Sector: Insurers increase focus on risk and project governance, Aon report
“India remains a dynamic and rapidly expanding construction market...
Temasek, LIC, Canadian pension fund in line-up to sell stakes in India’s NSE IPO
Major state-owned insurers with significant stakes in the NSE as of March 2025 include Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) with 10.72%, and public sector general insurers like GIC, New India Assurance, National Insurance, and Oriental Insurance, each holding...
J&K blacklists Reliance General Insurance for 2 yrs for lapses in implementing its employees’ health schemes
It is not clear how the order of the J&K Government will be implemented as the Reliance General Insurance, which at that time was owned by Anil Ambani's Reliance Group, has now changed hands and changed its name also. It is now owned Hinduja Group and new name of...
Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz remains muted as US-Iran talks stall
Shipping traffic passing through the crucial waterway at the entrance to the Gulf during an uneasy ceasefire between Washington and Tehran represents a fraction of the average 140 daily passages before the Iran war began on February 28. At least seven ships – mainly...
Viksit Bharat not just about GDP but inclusive aspirations and shared prosperity: Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Highlighting inclusivity, she said it is also about the Mogaveera fisherman on the Udupi coast having access to cold storage, digital markets and insurance, and about tribal youth in the forests of Dandakaranya having a seat...
SBI General appoints Shrish Mahuli as CBO
SBI General Insurance has appointed Shrish Ramchandra Mahuli as its chief business officer. With 24 years of experience across the insurance and automotive sectors,Mahuli will be responsible for driving the company’s overall business strategy, expanding distribution...
Moody’s upgrades Peak Re’s rating to A3 with Stable Outlook
We are now even better positioned to act as a strategic partner, deploying our robust capacity to co-create tailored risk solutions and support our clients’ growth ambitions across the globe,” Victor Kuk, Peak Re's new CEO Hong Kong:Peak Reinsurance Company(Peak Re),...
EIP partners with Nexacore, launches end-to-end device protection to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is expected to remain a high-growth market for device protection and warranty solutions, as rising usage and demand for protection products drive momentum across the wider region. As a result, the Asia-Pacific electronic gadget insurance market is...
NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central Himalaya
The bench referred to the report and said four researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar and the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Chandigarh, which indicated violation of the provisions of the...
Acko eyes $300-$500 million IPO, valued at $2.5 billion
Founded in 2016, Acko has focused on digitising insurance purchase and has relied on partnerships with online platforms and mobility companies to scale. MUMBAI: India's Acko Insurance is targeting a valuation of between $2 billion and $2.5 billion in its planned...
Ajay Shah succeeds Anuj Gulati as MD&CEO of Care Health insurance
Ajay Kumar Shah, head of retail Business at Care Health Insurance, has been appointed as the MD &CEO of the company for a term of five years effective from April 26, 2026. Shah, with the approval from the IRDAI, succeeds Anuj Gulati, whose term has ended on April...