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India’s Cloudburst Challenges:Insurance gaps & Future safeguards
The entire Himalayan belt is increasingly vulnerable to...
UK sanctions Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft, targets shadow fleet
"We are introducing targeted sanctions against the two biggest oil...
Deepfake imposter scams are driving a new wave of fraud
The fastest-growing scam category is investment fraud, often introduced to victims through search engines where scammers can easily buy sponsored advertising spots. When would-be investors click through, they often find realistic prospectuses and other financial data....
IRDAI cautions public not to deal with `Surety Seven’ selling Surety Bonds
The company is soliciting Surety Insurance policies including Bid Bond, Advance Payment Bond, Performance Bond, Court Bond, Customs Bond from the public especially from business like Construction and Import/Export Hyderabad: Insurance regulator IRDAI has cautioned...
How El Nino threatens emerging market economies
India and Egypt are among the economies that are overall most vulnerable to El Nino's impact this year, according to an index by Standard Chartered Bank, taking into account the weight of the primary sector, the share of food in inflation baskets and a country's...
Munich Re remains world’s largest reinsurer in AM Best’s Top 50 Ranking, followed again by Swiss Re
According to the report, total reinsurance gross premiums written by the top 50 reinsurers increased by 2.6% to USD 363.6 billion in 2022 “For many reinsurers, premium growth was driven primarily by strong rate increases, not exposure growth,” said Christopher...
Moody’s RMS estimates $4 to 6 billion in economic losses from Hawaii Wildfires
Michael Young, Vice President, Product Management, Moody’s RMS, noted: “When the rare situation of high wind and wildfire ignitions do occur again in the future, we need to be sure all the buildings comply with scientifically proven risk reduction features highlighted...
Miller announces new leadership roles in Asia
Ron Whyte, Head of Miller Asia, said: “Asia forms an important part of Miller’s international growth strategy and these new appointments provide us with greater focus as we continue to expand in the region'' London: Miller, an independent specialist (re)insurance...
Russia’s flagship oil above $60 does little to halt G-7 services
Insurers have complained publicly about the risks of covering cargoes using the attestation system in recent months. There has also been a drop off in the number of ships calling at Russian ports with industry-standard insurance from members of the International Group...
Ukraine in talks with insurers on deal to cover grain exports
Attacks by Russian forces on agricultural infrastructure in recent weeks have helped sustain sky-high insurance premiums for ships calling into Ukraine Current market rates for war risk insurance can be anywhere between 3% and 5% of the value of a ship, meaning there...
Insured losses from natural catastrophes set to top $100 billion in 2023
More than two-thirds of the insured losses were as a result of severe thunderstorms in the US. The 12-figure threshold is likely to be passed even though just $5 billion of the $40 billion in damages caused by the year’s most devastating event — the earthquake that...
Govt announces car safety rating to cut accident rate
Under the new system, cars will be assigned a rating of one to five stars based on crash tests and other safety parameters, to help buyers make an informed decision and encourage car makers to upgrade their safety standards.The move is also expected to bring cars in...