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Bajaj Allianz General reports a net profit of Rs 780 crore in 2019-20

Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance said that, “In a year which saw the industry combined ratio deteriorate from 113 per cent to over 120 per cent  and where the growth dropped from 17 per cent to about 12 per cent Bajaj Allianz General Insurance witnessed a growth of 17 per cent which is over the market and a combined ratio which is below 100 per cent.”

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Cyber Insurance growth slows down in US, records reaching $2 Billion in 2018, Fitch

Standalone cyber insurance premiums grew 12% in 2018, according to insurer statutory financial data. Fitch said high profile cyber events and previous uncertainty around cyber terms in commercial insurance policies continue to demonstrate the need for coverage. Insurers are addressing silent cyber risks by adding affirmative coverage in policies, including sublimits and cyber endorsements, but these efforts vary widely among individual companies.

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Cyber Risks to exceed Natural Disasters for insurers: Scor CEO

While the cost of cyber risks has been small until now, the panel agreed it was only bound to increase. Kessler said the cyber risk could exceed $600 billion per year “in the worst case scenario.” That compares with the yearly cost of natural catastrophes, which he said is about $230 billion. The cyber risk “would dwarf it. So it gives you a size of the risk,” Scor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Denis Kessler said.

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