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End on an Era- Warren Buffett to retire after heading Berkshire for six decade, Greg Abel to succeed
Buffett said he will recommend to Berkshire Hathaway’s board that...
Denmark plans $1 billion war insurance for its merchant fleet
Denmark plans to set aside almost $1 billion to insure its merchant...
Asian Markets: Reinsurers grapple with economic challenges and climate risk, says Fitch
Asia-Pacific reinsurers face weather-related catastrophe losses from flooding and drought, such as the major floods in eastern Australia and China in 2022. Reinsurers are re-assessing risk modelling and catastrophe management frameworks to help quantify potential...
Beazley launches Product Recall product in APAC market
The Beazley Manufacturing Risks & Response coverage is an innovative insurance solution that provides what manufacturers need to help protect their business and customers “Our solution includes offerings for any component parts and consumer goods . Adding this to...
A former Swiss Re underwriter wins sex discrimination suit
“We note the tribunal’s conclusions, and we are giving them full and careful consideration,” Swiss Re said in a statement. The firm “does not tolerate discrimination of any kind and is committed to providing an equal and inclusive workplace for all employee A former...
Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine
Early in the pandemic, Moderna said it would not enforce its COVID-19 patents to help others develop their own vaccines, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. But in March 2022 Moderna said it expected companies such as Pfizer and BioNTech to respect its...
Russian coal exports face European insurance ban
While Russian coal miners started re-directing volumes to Asia long before the ban came into force, the shipowners typically reinsure their risks with bigger providers that can no longer cover such exports. The companies are looking at other options, but those will be...
Indian Ocean coastline off Somalia declassified as a “high-risk area”
The change was approved by marine groups including the International Chamber of Shipping and will be operational from January next year, they said in an emailed statement on Monday “No piracy attacks against merchant ships have occurred off Somalia since 2018,”...
General insurers can pay commissions to intermediaries upto 20% of their gross premium: IRDAI
After setting stiff premium targets for the insurers, the IRDAI in its ``Exposure draft- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Payment of Commission or Remuneration or Reward to Insurance Agents and Insurance Intermediaries) Regulations, 2022'' has...
Jury asks Ford Motor to pay $1.7 billion over an accident killing a Georgia couple
In Georgia, 75% of proceeds from punitive damage verdicts go to the state. The rest is split between the plaintiffs and the lawyers. Ford Motor Co. was told by a jury to pay more than $1.7 billion over a 2014 rollover accident that killed a Georgia couple, a lawyer...
Japanese chemical tanker ship crashes into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan
No one was injured among the six Japanese crew members aboard the tanker Ryoshinmaru and 14 Chinese crew members aboard the Belize-registered cargo ship Xin Hai 99 A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast...
IRDAI forms Mamta Suri panel on implementation of Ind AS/ IFRS in insurance sector
Among other things, the panel will recommend steps as may be taken towards effective implementation of Ind AS/IFRS along with phase-wise timelines, recommendations on key interpretations (best practices) while implementing, Ind AS/IFRSc,recommendation on proforma...