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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)....
Japan insurers to maintain cover for LNG vessels in Russian waters
The insurance companies negotiated with reinsurers to replace part of the coverage and they are expected to enable continued insurance, Nikkei reported on Thursday After renegotiating with UK reinsurers, a total of 30 billion yen ($224 million) is expected to be...
SC issues detailed norms for adjudicating motor accident claim cases
The Court has noted the concern regarding the delay in disposal of the claims cases under the Motor Vehicles Act, in the trial court or at the appellate stage. For effective implementation of the M.V. Amendment Act and the Rules framed thereunder, the specified...
Global natural catastrophe 2022 insured losses seen at $112 bln- Guy Carpenter
This year’s renewal season was “one of the most challenging. ..the sector has experienced,” Guy Carpenter said, adding that the process had been “extremely late.” Global insurance losses for natural catastrophes are projected to reach $112 billion in 2022, reinsurance...
Challenging Jan 1 renewals reflect a market seeking new equilibrium: Guy Carpenter
In a renewal season that was extremely late, ultimately, placements were largely completed at client issued structures and pricing, without many of the requested modifications in coverage Reinsurers presented fractured views at the outset, with more extreme coverage...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: more ship insurers exit war cover
At least 12 of the 13 organizations within the International Group of P&I Clubs — the main insurer of risks such as collisions and spills — have changed their policies to exclude claims stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in recent days. The 13 clubs are...
China could see as many as 25,000 deaths a day from Covid-19 in Jan
The jump in cases has fueled concern across the globe about the emergence of new Covid variants that could be more contagious, lethal, or both. That has prompted numerous countries to adopt mandatory testing and entry restrictions for travelers from China, which also...
Outlook 2023: Negotiating a Hard Reinsurance Market
Shankar Garigiparthy,CEO & Country Manager, India Reinsurers have been supporting the Indian market for many years, and have been paying significant amount of claims. With a hardening reinsurance market globally, the Indian market is also likely to face these...
Unprecedented hard global reinsurance market to make Indian re/insurance renewals costlier in FY2023-24
`Devesh Srivastava,CMD, GIC Re Supply side issues like Russia Ukraine conflict, high global inflation, capacity crunch, shortage of capital, large losses including high losses from Hurricane Ian have forced global reinsurers to jack up their prices exorbitantly for...
Japan asks its insurers to retain marine war cover for LNG shippers in Russian waters
The move comes after Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance on Friday told shipowners that they would stop offering marine war insurance, which covers damage to ships from war in Russian waters, from Jan Industry...
Cryptocurrency: Covering Losses
Lloyd’s recently announced a new policy to insure against losses stored on certain cryptocurrency wallets. Until the broader insurance market catches up with the rise of cryptocurrency and such insurance becomes more commonly used, most policyholders will need to look...