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New India’s net profit rises almost 6% to Rs372 crore in 3rd quarter
Girija Subramanian, CMD,NIA said,``Our domestic gross direct...
SCOR strengthens cyber capabilities by partnering with Baobab Insurance
SCOR has partnered with German digital risks MGA Baobab Insurance...
Houthis intensify attacks on merchant ships, send drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea
Insurance industry sources said that additional war risk premiums, paid when vessels sail through the Red Sea, were quoted up to 0.7% of the value of a ship in recent days from around 1% earlier this year, adding hundreds of thousands of dollars of extra costs and the...
Howden ventures into Japanese market with launch of Howden Re
Howden Re Japan will provide reinsurance brokerage services to life and non-life companies in addition to strategic advice leveraging data, analytics and capital markets expertise for the Japanese market. Underinsurance of seismic risk makes up the majority of Japan’s...
Insurers achieve positive mid-year renewal outcomes, Global reinsurance capital reaches a new record of $695 billion by Q1 2024, says Aon
Aon Securities estimates that overall ILS capital increased to an all-time high of $110 billion through the second quarter, increasing from $108 billion at year-end 2023, with a record $46 billion of catastrophe bond limit on-risk. For the first time, more than $8...
Insurance premiums for climate resilience and NatCat protection are set to increase by 50% by 2030, to reach $200-250 billion, says report
Whilst insurance promises to be a great enabler to unlocking the transition and adapting economies to a new climate era, it will require a paradigm shift in how risk management is prioritised if climate finance is to be deployed and businesses are to secure their...
After Oil, Russia may be building a shadow fleet for gas
Gas is key to the Kremlin’s plans to boost exports, replenish government coffers and fund its war machine — but that requires a larger share of the global LNG market, now that the once-lucrative European pipeline trade has been almost cut off. To date, expansion plans...
Truecaller partners with HDFC ERGO for Fraud Insurance in India
Alan Mamedi, CEO, Truecaller commented, "Despite offering the world's best caller identification and fraud protection services, some of our users unfortunately can become victims of criminal fraud. We want to be able to offer peace of mind by protecting our users...
Ayushman Bharat health scheme to provide free treatment to all aged above 70 years: Prez
President Droupadi Murmu The Government is going to take yet another decision in this area. Now all the elderly above 70 years of age will also be covered and get the benefit of free treatment under Ayushman Bharat Yojana,' President Droupadi Murmu said while a...
General insurers have to pay GST on any sale of motor salvage by them: Govt
In cases, where the insurance claim is settled on full claim amount, without deduction of value of salvage/ wreckage (as per the terms of the contract), the salvage becomes the property of the insurance company and the insurance company will be obligated to discharge...
14 people killed in landslides, floods and lightning incidents in Nepal
"We recorded a total of 44 incidents on June 26, 2024. In those incidents 14 people have lost their lives, 8 are due to landslide, 5 due to lightning and 1 in flooding. 2 people are still unaccounted for in the incident of landslide while 10 people have sustained...
TATA AIG General Insurance issues largest-ever Rs 100 crore of Performance Surety Bond
Deepak Kumar, senior executive vice president & head - Reinsurance, Credit & Aviation Insurance at TATA AIG General Insurance, stated, "Through this issuance, we are standing by our client to fulfil their contractual obligations throughout the entire tenure of...