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Re/insurers get ready to shell out over Rs1600 crore($186 million) of claims for Air India’s devastating Ahmedabad crash
London market sources said there can be a claim of Rs 700 crore(...
Extreme heat kills half a million people globally each year, says Swiss Re
Jérôme Haegeli, Swiss Re's Group Chief Economist "Extreme heat used...
Aditya Birla Capital mulls selling its insurance brokerage unit
The publicly-traded company has held talks with potential buyers about a sale of Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers Ltd. as it failed to scale up the 19-year-old business, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is not public. Mumbai: Aditya Birla...
Key risk trends in 2023:Potential Recession, Cyber and ESG
Plunging growth rates, surging inflation, the energy crisis, continuing stock market volatility and ongoing supply chain issues are monitored closely by D&O underwriters as they could cause liquidity and profitability squeezes in many sectors and fuel rising...
With Munich Re support African Risk Capacity launches parametric cover against epidemic risks
ARC( African Risk Capacity) Group and its partners finalized the development of the cover, which will provide parametric insurance to African Union (AU) member states for three selected pathogens responsible for Ebola virus disease, Marburg virus disease, and...
Turkey oil tanker logjam snarls Russia oil sanctions
Ankara has declined to scrap a new insurance inspection rule it implemented at the beginning of the month despite days of pressure from Western officials Turkey emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to deprive Russia of wartime oil...
UK sets out post-Brexit ‘reforms’ for banks, financial sector
The reform plans aim to make substantial legislative progress over the course of 2023 on repealing and replacing EU-era Solvency II –- the rules governing insurers' balance sheets which are expected to unlock over GBP 100 billion of private investment for productive...
Swiss Re proposes new members to join its Board of Directors
Swiss Re's Chairman of the Board of Directors Sergio P. Ermotti said: "We are delighted to attract two outstanding professionals for election to our Board of Directors. Vanessa Lau and Pia Tischhauser bring strong expertise in financial services and proven strategic...
Munich Re and Swiss Re back Bajaj Allianz General to launch first-ever surety bond for NHAI projects on Dec 19
"The surety bonds will help in boosting the liquidity in the infrastructure sector by freeing the contractors working capital stuck in bank guarantees. Contractors can utilise these funds for growth of their business," said Nitin Gadkari, union minister, road...
World Bank seeks to unclog Cat Bond jam in emerging markets
“Most of our transactions today have been either earthquake or hurricane,” said Bennett, referring to insured risks. “I think that will continue to be the largest, but certainly people are thinking about things like drought and flooding” Michael Bennett, head of...
Oil tankers blocked near Turkey by proof-of-insurance rule
The measure, which came into force on Friday, compels ships carrying crude oil to have a letter from their insurer guaranteeing cover while in Turkey’s waters. Oil shipments from Russia and Kazakhstan are getting ensnared in a Turkish government rule to provide proof...
South Korea’s only reinsurer announces to drop new coal, but with loopholes
Asia’s second-largest reinsurance company, Korean Re, will no longer be providing reinsurance 1 for new coal mining or power plant construction from next month. Over 60 percent of the global reinsurance market, including reinsurers such as Hannover Re and Swiss Re,...