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ICICI Lombard and AWS enable seamless business continuity with automated Disaster Recovery solution
ICICI Lombard in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has...
FM expands footprint in India with new innovative centre in Bengaluru and sales office in Mumbai
Complementing the Bengaluru expansion, FM will also open a new...
Insurers are committed to making a bigger impact on mental health, says Geneva Association report
For life and health insurers, who absorb related financial shocks through disability and income protection insurance, this is manifest in paying out close to USD 15 billion in mental health-related disability insurance claims annually. In many countries, this number...
HDFC Ergo General plans to raise Rs3 billion through 10- yr bonds
The private insurer has invited coupon and commitment bids from bankers and investors on Thursday,. MUMBAI: India's HDFC Ergo General Insurance plans to raise Rs 3 billion ($36.18 million) selling subordinated bonds maturing in 10 years, two merchant bankers said on...
Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop ‘war’ on poultry
Outbreaks of the virus have continued in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, undefeated by summer heat or winter cold snaps, since a strain arrived in the United States in early 2022 that was genetically similar to cases in Europe and Asia The virus...
RiverStone’s landmark third-party reinsurance-to-close deal with MS Amlin, largest in Lloyd’s history
London: RiverStone International, the industry-leading acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has completed an agreement with MS Amlin Underwriting Limited to provide MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 (“MS Amlin”) with a Reinsurance-to-close...
Around 10 states, 5 UTs not implementing crop insurance scheme PMFBY: Tomar
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar The ten states are: Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Telangana and West Bengal, the minister said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha Since inception of the scheme in...
UK to expedite insurance reforms, to release £100 billion of capital for investment
Officials could look to implement the Solvency II reforms in two stages, the Financial Times, which first reported the news, said. Insurers could be allowed to swap bonds they have to hold currently for assets such as green technology or housing at first, with other...
GIC Re’s net profit zooms to Rs 1,200 crore in Q3
As a result of tight underwriting practices in recent years, the third largest Asian reinsure has managed a better combined ratio and lower underwriting losses in Fy 2022-23 Mumbai: Returning to profitability, state owned reinsurer GIC Re’s net profit has...
Turkey, Syria deadly earthquake could cost $4 billion in economic losses,Insured losses expected much lower $1 billion: Fitch
Insured losses will be much lower, possibly around $1 billion, due to low insurance coverage in the area, Fitch added Paris: The earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria could cause economic losses exceeding $4 billion, ratings agency Fitch said on Thursday....
Hackers who breached ION say ransom paid; company declines comment
The ransomware outbreak that erupted at ION on Tuesday has disrupted trading and clearing of exchange-traded financial derivatives, causing problems for scores of brokers, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters this week. The hackers who claimed responsibility...
Budget-2023-24:Beyond tax-saving-driven insurance sales
Bhargav Dasgupta – MD & CEO, ICICI Lombard For a sector such as general insurance, where the industry has sought tax support for increased spend on home insurance or health, there is a message that they will have to strive for growth beyond tax-saving-driven...