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Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz:UK Defense Secretary John Healey
John Healey,UK Defense Secretary The narrowness of the Strait of...
Chubb to be lead partner on US’s $20 billion Maritime Reinsurance Plan
“Together, DFC and Chubb have identified several American insurance...
CrowdStrike Crisis: Negotiating ‘Blue Screen of Death’ (BSOD) loop
Clear understanding and documentation of cyber insurance policies are essential to determine coverage in connection with such incidents. Insurers could see that their incident response and claims handling teams are stretched thin given the scale of this incident, as...
Crop insurance to see growth from 2024 onwards, govt tech push to boost sector: Economic Survey 2023-24
"Agriculture premiums will likely rise from 2024 onwards, with an average real premium growth of 2.5 per cent over the medium term, supported by improvements in insurance infrastructure such as mobile applications and remote sensing for crop loss monitoring," the...
Over 34.7 cr Ayushman Bharat cards generated: Economic Survey
“Considering the multiplier effect of low costs, the scheme saves more than 1.25 lakh crore of out-of-pocket expenditure for poor and deprived families,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said New Delhi: More than 34.7 crore Ayushman Bharat cards have been...
Insurers face business interruption claims after global tech outage
"Some cyber insurance policies exclude non-malicious events, and there are waiting periods and deductibles that businesses will have to consider before making a claim with their insurance carriers," said Nir Perry, CEO at CyberWrite, a cyber insurance risk platform...
FM Global unveils updated brand to reflect its growth and commitment to protecting client risk
“We believe that by uniting our businesses under the FM brand, we will streamline and strengthen our market position, which will allow us to provide an even better experience for our current clients and reach more organizations that share our belief that the majority...
ASPEN launches data labs to drive business’ data and artificial intelligence agenda
Christian Dunleavy, Group Chief Underwriting Officer, said: "Technology, and increasingly the potential of AI, is vital to our strategy. Aspen Data Labs will be instrumental in enhancing our decision support systems to bring solutions that improve our operations and...
“Megatrend” Risks are not getting properly addressed by business entities, finds out Aon Survey
The survey results highlight that supply chain risks are top of mind in the C-suite, with 74 percent of business decision makers saying that their responsibility for supply chain or distribution functions has increased over the last year DUBLIN: Aon plc, a leading...
The fund managers Cat modeling keep winning bets
Karen Clark, co-founder and chief executive officer of the Boston-based firm that carries her name, says the cumulative effect of past climate change is an 11% jump in insured losses related to hurricanes. Her firm’s projections to 2050 suggest that climate change...
Allianz eyes 51% of Singapore’s Income Insurance with $1.6 billion offer
Allianz said the deal will turn it into the fourth-largest composite insurer in Asia, adding a household name in Singapore that distributes a full range of life and non-life products. Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete, who is expected to outline new financial...
Ships fleeing the Red Sea now face perilous African weather
Storms near the African coastline are playing havoc with the key route that vessels have been using to avoid attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants in the Red Sea. Container ships in particular have diverted thousands of miles around the continent, instead of running the...