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Thailand floods “paralyzed” flow of high tech components and car parts to neighboring Malaysia
The floods are the worst on record for southern Thailand, with the...
FSIB selects NIC’s Sivasankar to become NIA’s ED
The head hunting institution of the government interfaced with...
Govt, exporters, shippers discuss Red Sea crisis; commerce ministry asks FIEO to share specific issues
The exporting community has urged the commerce ministry to intervene in freight rates as the shippers are charging huge amounts.High freight rates are impacting the exporting community. We are at dis-advantageous position as compared to countries which are not getting...
GIC Re net profit jumps 27% to Rs1,518 crore in Oct-Dec Qtr, further reduces loss making Crop biz
`Our results during the quarter are more or less as per expectations. Domestic premium this quarter has come down due to our decreasing agricultural business. Combined ratios have gone up in domestic due to two natural catastrophic events in the quarter,'' said N...
IRDAI sets higher targets for insurers in revised norms on `Rural, Social Sector and Motor Third Party Obligations’
Insurance business pertaining to Government social security schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY),Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJY), etc. where total/ partial premium is paid by the Government,...
Premiums for disaster-prone areas need to be subsidised: Parl panel
This may require a specialized insurance business to be set up by one of the PSU general insurance companies with subsidized premiums for disaster-prone areas, the panel said The government may need to consider how to provide insurance for projects that have to deal...
House panel recommends reduction of GST on health, term and micro insurance policies
Jayant Sinha, chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance The Committee is in favour of allowing composite licensing that could provide further impetus to the insurance sector owing to its various benefits New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on...
CCI approves Zurich Insurance stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
In November last year, the Switzerland-based Zurich Insurance Group had agreed to acquire a 51 percent stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company for about Rs 4,051 crore. The proposed transaction valued Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company at Rs 7,943...
Howden appoints David Shalders as its Group Chief Operating Officer
International broker Howden has appointed David Shalders as its Group Chief Operating Officer. With 30 years' experience, Shalders joins Howden from LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), where he currently holds the role of Chief Operating Officer and Head of Integration.
WTW launches world-first parametric insurance protection for endangered South Pacific coral reef system
Sarah Conway, Director and Ecosystem Resilience Lead, WTW, said: “We are grateful to BHP for supporting the design and implementation of the first coral reef insurance programme in Fiji. Building on lessons learned from our involvement with similar initiatives in...
Cyber threat,public liability and geopolitics pose greatest risk to organisations: WTW survey
Ben MacCarthy, Head of Real Estate, Hospitality & Leisure, Asia, at WTW, said: “We found APAC firms pursuing innovative solutions through Proptech, with a focus on SMART buildings and improving ways data is accessed accurately especially to adapt to ESG and...
At Rs15 crore, GIC Re tops India Inc’s per employee profitability chart during FY 2022-23
A dividend cheque of Rs.1083.60 crore for FY 2022-23 was handed over to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by N. Ramaswamy, CMD, GIC Re with M P Tangirala, additional secretary, Dept of Financial Services (extreme left), and, Hitesh Joshi, general manager, GIC Re...