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July 1 reinsurance renewals confirm downward pricing pressure: Fitch
Pricing across most reinsurance lines continued to gradually fall,...
Earlier crop insurance scheme saw cheating as insurers got profits farmers didn’t benefit Minister
"Large-scale irregularities came to light (in the previous scheme)....
Digitally advanced countries trust less on artificial intelligence: Swiss Re report
The most AI-trusting people hail from emerging digital growth markets such as India, Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia, Philippines and Argentina` `What is surprising in 'Decoding Digital Trust: A consumer perspective' is that countries with advanced levels of digital...
Shipping Safety: Losses hit a record low in 2022, but jump in fires, other challenges
A combination of factors impacting fire risk, ongoing and new threats posed by the ripple effects of the Ukraine conflict, decarbonization challenges, economic uncertainty, as well as the rising cost of marine claims, means the sector still has plenty of obstacles to...
Japan’s largest insurer Tokio Marine joins defectors from Gfanz climate group
A spokesperson said Tokio Marine will continue to consider measures to realize a decarbonized society such as the use of renewable energy and emphasized it will keep a close eye on social and environmental causes Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest insurer by...
19th SIRC 2023 on ‘(RE)INSURANCE RESET’ will be held in Singapore from 30 October to 2 November, will be an all in-person event
The Singapore Reinsurers’ Association (SRA) Chair, Marc Haushofer said “The SRA Executive Committee (EXCO) had deliberated intensely over the messaging that would appropriately encapsulate the state of the industry today, which had over the past few months displayed...
Typhoon Mawar is most powerful storm of 2023, so far
Mawar is now one of the three strongest storms ever to hit the North Pacific in May and is the undisputed most powerful — in terms of windspeed — of 2023 so far, according to Jeff Masters, a meteorologist for Yale Climate Connections. But there is still a lot of year...
Lloyd’s Register drops ships of top Indian carrier of Russian oil
A major U.S. insurer, the American Club, also told Reuters it was no longer providing cover for Gatik ships, while Russian insurer Ingosstrakh said it would not work with Gatik in future Lloyd’s Register has told India’s Gatik Ship Management, which has become a major...
Carney’s climate alliance sounds alarm on “political attacks” on insurers
"These political attacks are now interfering with insurers’ independent efforts to price climate risk, which will harm policyholders, main street investors and local economies," a spokesperson for GFANZ, a United Nations-backed coalition of financial institutions...
WTW unveils new financial product to protect intangible assets
An intangible asset is one that is not physical in nature but one that can hold significant value, and which can be created, transferred, bought or sold. Typical examples of intangible assets include intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks, and...
GIC Re doubles its net profit to Rs 3,417 crore in Q4FY2023, declares a dividend of Rs 7 per share
Devesh Srivastava, CMD, GIC Re GIC Re’s record net profit has been possible as the third largest Asian reinsurer has a combined ratio of 89.16 per cent and an underwriting profit of Rs 889.77 crore along with a higher investment income of Rs 3,667.16 during the...
UN says U.S. concerns have led to insurers quitting climate alliance
Reinsurer Swiss Re on Monday joined Munich Re, Zurich Insurance, and Hannover Re in exiting the Net Zero Insurance Alliance amid growing pressure in the U.S., where some Republican politicians say these alliances could be breaking antitrust rules The United Nations...