In 2024, premium rate change in the US cyber insurance market has...
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Hemant Nagpal to head Gallagher Re’s APAC Analytics, Rohan Bhappu to join Howden Asia
Gallagher Re has appointed Hemant Nagpal, an insider, as its head...
ICICI Pru Life Insurance launches women specific critical illnesses cover
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched ‘ICICI Pru Wish’, a...
Lockton unveils new global Parametric Insurance Practice
The parametric insurance market is projected to reach $39.3 billion by 2032, according to Global Market Insights, underscoring the demand for alternative solutions to cover gaps in conventional commercial property insurance KANSAS CITY: Lockton, the world's largest...
India and UK to collaborate on developing financial regulations
Participants from India and UK touched upon reforms in respective financial services sectors including capital markets, insurance & reinsurance, pensions, FinTech, sustainable finance and International Financial Services Centre GIFT City/Gujarat: The 3rd India –...
Hacking rooftop solar can disrupt of Europe’s Power Grid
The exponential growth of rooftop solar systems means millions more connection points to the grid, creating a massive vulnerability that hackers could exploit. The most serious impact may be cascading grid failures across the continent. That risk is a growing concern...
AM Best affirms Credit Ratings of New India Assurance
The ratings reflect NIA's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, favourable business profile and marginal enterprise risk management (ERM) Singapore: In a rating review, international rating agency...
Aon and EBRD launch innovative war risk insurance facility for Ukraine
Under the new €110 million Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Guarantee Facility, the EBRD will support global reinsurance companies through a guarantee covering losses on specific war-related risks underwritten by local Ukrainian insurers DUBLIN: Aon plc, a leading...
Lloyd’s human pandemic scenario reveals potential global economic loss of $13.6trn
From an economic perspective, the widespread impacts would be primarily driven by disruption across global industries due to local lockdowns and global travel restrictions. With the transportation sector worth over 10% of global GDP, sustained international travel...
Cat bonds see rapid influx of investors
Plenum estimates that the volume of catastrophe bonds in funds marketed under Europe’s UCITs label has risen roughly 49% since the end of 2022 to $13 billion at the end of September. That’s as overall issuance for 2024 looks set to hit a record $16.5 billion,...
Arthur J Gallagher strikes $13.5 billion deal to strengthen US insurance broker business
Gallagher follows in the footsteps of rivals Aon and Marsh McLennan, which have also struck $13 billion and $7.75 billion, deals, respectively, over the last 12 months to expand into the vast and fast-growing middle-market insurance business Arthur J Gallagher said on...
Globally, Natcats result in $133bn economic and $ 51bn of insured losses: Munich Re
The costliest typhoon in Asia – and the third-costliest cyclone of the season worldwide – was Typhoon Yagi. It struck the Philippines, the Chinese island of Hainan, and the southern tip of the Chinese province of Guangdong as an extreme storm before making landfall in...
Economic threats continue to overshadow climate and cyber risks
Extreme weather events featured in the G20’s top five risks, as the fifth biggest risk. This follows a year in which many G20 countries – including Brazil, Germany, Indonesia and the U.S. – experienced severe flooding, above-average rainfall, wildfires, extreme heat...