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Govt and GIC Re are in talks to set up an exclusive mega Pool to reinsure country’s all hydropower plants
N Ramaswamy, CMD, GIC Re ``Currently, due to the huge catastrophic...
Burning cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles abandoned off Alaska
Smoke was initially seen rising from a deck loaded with EVs, the...
UK in advanced talks with regulators on insurance reforms
Ministers have pushed for insurers to be able to direct more capital into areas such as infrastructure and climate transition. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has warned that loosening the restrictions on where insurers can invest could put future...
Developing countries, China seek ‘loss and damage’ fund – draft proposal
The subject of loss and damage has for the first time been included on the official COP agenda. But developed and developing nations are split over whether a new mechanism is needed or whether existing financial institutions can deliver the cash needed. The G77 bloc...
BOC Aviation takes insurers to court over claim for jets in Russia
The insurers named in the proceedings, which the filing shows were issued on Nov.3, include Lloyd’s of London Ltd., AIG Inc., Chubb Ltd. and Swiss Re AG. Leasing firms have begun pursuing claims over huge losses since losing control of more than 400 leased planes...
India submits long-term strategy to achieve net-zero target by 2070
Bhupender Yadav,Union Environment Minister India's approach to low-carbon development is based on four key considerations -- low historic contribution to global warming, energy needs for development, commitment to low-carbon growth according to national circumstances...
Rich nations stick to coal phase-out as China builds new plants
“Accelerated retirements (of coal plants) within the OECD and the collapse in the scale of new project proposals in the rest of the world have been counteracted by the ongoing expansion of the coal fleet in China,” said the PPCA, an international campaign aimed at...
Australia to consider banning paying of ransoms to cyber criminals
Asked on ABC television on Sunday whether the government planned to look at outlawing ransom payments to cyber criminals, Australia's Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said "that's correct". "We will do that in the context of … cyber strategy," she said Sydney:...
Insurance contracts have very little option for consumers except to sign on dotted lines: SC
“Such contracts demand a very high degree of prudence, good faith, disclosure and notice on the part of the insurer, being different facets of the doctrine of fairness. Though, a contract of insurance is a voluntary act on the part of the consumer, the obvious...
Lloyd’s picks England for World Cup glory, team’s estimated insurable value at £3.17bn
Research published with the support of the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) ranks the teams based on the collective insurable value of their players. The assessment of each insurable value comprises a variety of metrics such as wages, sponsorships,...
Irdai proposes allowing insurers to invest in unlisted companies
IRDAI has sent a proposal to the government to allow buying a more than 10% stake in unlisted firms by insurers, using over 10% of the monies lying in their shareholders fund, policyholders fund, or funds maintained by a reinsurance company, according to the two...
African insurers take up climate change fight with $14 bln pledge
The newly created African Climate Risk Facility(ACRF) will provide protection for 1.4 billion people against floods, droughts and tropical cyclones by providing $14 billion of climate risk insurance by 2030 to African sovereigns, cities, humanitarian organizations and...