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Budget-26-27:Improving insurance affordability and access
Recent policy measures, such as the exemption of insurance premiums...
Liberty appoints Edrick Tang as senior underwriter, Fine art and specie, Asia Pacific
Fine art and specie is a key area of growth for Liberty,...
General insurers have to pay GST on any sale of motor salvage by them: Govt
In cases, where the insurance claim is settled on full claim amount, without deduction of value of salvage/ wreckage (as per the terms of the contract), the salvage becomes the property of the insurance company and the insurance company will be obligated to discharge...
TATA AIG General Insurance issues largest-ever Rs 100 crore of Performance Surety Bond
Deepak Kumar, senior executive vice president & head - Reinsurance, Credit & Aviation Insurance at TATA AIG General Insurance, stated, "Through this issuance, we are standing by our client to fulfil their contractual obligations throughout the entire tenure of...
80% of Indian marginal farmers suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events
The findings reveal that the primary causes of crop damage were drought (41 per cent), irregular rainfall including excessive or non-seasonal rains (32 per cent), and early withdrawal or late arrival of the monsoons (24 per cent).Although 83 per cent of them are...
Zurich to increase headcount by 40 % in India
Tulsi Naidu, chief executive officer for Asia Pacific There are opportunities to grow in commercial, small and medium enterprise, assurance, auto and general insurance, Naidu said, noting the business has already recorded growth of 40% “over the past few years.”...
India Inc’s Risk Index: Demonstrating Resilience
Cyber-attack or data breach is considered to be one of the most critical risks faced today. The BFSI sector endeavored to overcome the same by adopting data security measures including database encryption, stricter controls across levels and application of data...
Issuance of cat bonds set to hit a record this year
Catastrophe bonds are generally issued by insurers looking to pass a chunk of their risk over to capital markets. Issuance has picked up lately, with factors including climate change, population density and inflation adding to the potential losses that insurers face....
Ritesh Kumar moves to ERGO as dy COO, Anuj Tyagi will be new MD& CEO of HDFC Ergo from July 1
Anuj Tyagi, MD &CEO designate, HDFC ERGO General insurance Ritesh Kumar will join ERGO International from October 4, 2024 onwards and as the new deputy COO and will focus on the Asian growth markets, such as China, Thailand and Singapore Mumbai: Anuj Tyagi, 49,...
India’s disaster management moving forward with a ‘Zero Casualty Approach, says Home minister Shah
Amit Shah,Union Home Minister Shah also reviewed the preparations to deal with Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) New Delhi: Emphasizing on optimum use of satellite imagery provided by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) by various agencies for flood and...
53rd GST Council- No tax on co-insurance and reinsurance commission, Rs 25,000 crore demand notices on Indian re/insurers revoked
(LtoR)- Sanjay Malhotra, Revenue Secretary, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister and Pankaj Chaudhary, minister of state,Ministry of Finance, at a press meet on Saturday after the 53rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet in New Delhi Earlier, Indian...
India mulls income tax cuts in Budget as part of $6 billion consumer boost
Officials in the Ministry of Finance have discussed proposals to reduce taxes for consumers with the highest propensity to spend, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is considering...