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Nayara turns to dark-fleet tankers and Russian oil for survival
The refiner, part-owned by Russian oil major Rosneft PJSC, is an...
Govt has rescue-centric approach to handle disasters: Amit Shah
Amit Shah, Union Home Minister ``As a result of the efforts of the...
Howden Re appoints Candy Wong as Head of Treaty for Hong Kong
Howden Re has announced the appointment of Candy Wong as Head of Treaty for Hong Kong. She will join the business on 18 August 2025, Candy has worked in the reinsurance market for more than 40 years, half of which included leadership roles in the Hong Kong market. She...
AM Best’s Top 50 Global Reinsurers: Swiss Re unseats Munich Re as new No 1 among IFRS-17 players in 2024
Now, AM Best's ranking of “World’s 50 Largest Reinsurers' has four Asian reinsurers - China Re(fourth largest IFRS -17 global reinsurer, with a premium income of $5.9 billion) Korea Re(sixth largest IFRS -17 global reinsurer, with a premium of $5.77...
Swiss Re sets up task force to monitor tariff impact
Chief Executive Officer Andreas Berger said he doesn’t see the tariffs directly affecting the reinsurance industry, but the task force aims to find out how there are indirect impacts from the levies. Swiss Re AG has set up a task force to see how the tariffs installed...
Lockton hires Darshan Parikh from Marsh
Lockton, has announced the appointment of Darshan Parikh as senior director, corporate solutions group (CSG).He was with Marsh Insurance Brokers, where he led the Marine, Aviation, and Facultative Reinsurance businesses. With over 15 years of experience in global and...
Shadow tanker fleet grows more slowly as Western sanctions target Russian oil
Together with U.S. restrictions, they mean more than 440 shadow fleet tankers face sanctions, including tankers Moscow needs to ship oil to its biggest buyers, China and India Dozens of tankers have joined the shadow fleet this year compared with hundreds in previous...
AI’s Ahmedabad Disaster: Crash victim’s son moves US Federal Court against Boeing
"We have hired Mike Andrews. We expect the raw details of information from the black-box to come before us at the earliest so that we can make further decisions regarding the next course of steps, along with our lawyer. In India, trials get dragged out for years. We...
African lender weighs claiming Lloyd’s payout on Zambia debt
TDB — together with the African Export Import Bank — has found itself at the center of an increasingly contentious debate about including the lenders’ facilities in sovereign-debt restructuring on the continent. While Afreximbank is adamant it won’t participate, TDB...
Swiss Re tackles longevity drug impact with life policy advice
Metformin, traditionally used to manage type 2 diabetes, and rapamycin, an immunosuppressant developed for organ transplant recipients, are part of a growing list of substances being explored for anti-aging purposes, Swiss Re said. In some cases, the medications are...
UK’s UIB group exits Indian re/insurance broking market, merges local JV with Edme
The exact details of the deal has not been disclosed by either parties. UIB Group had a miniority stake in the Indian insurance broker with Indorama SPL Group and Lucas & Mayo Group as majority shareholders Mumbai: UK based UIB Group, one of the largest...
Hiscox unveils a new sexual molestation liability cover
The sexual molestation liability (SML) product will also cover related legal costs and damages or settlements resulting from claims made during the policy term. In addition, SML clients will benefit from the services of global specialist risk consultancy, Control...