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Govt plans to ease nuclear liability laws to attract foreign firms, sources say
A draft law prepared by the department of atomic energy removes a...
US cyber insurance premium shrinking to continue: Fitch
The cyber insurance line was profitable for 2024, but direct...
Wage Revision: PSU general insurance employees unions call for strike on July 11
The Joint Forum of unions and associations of employees and officers in public sector general insurance companies have called the one-day strike for their demands including wage revision pending from August 1, 2017, increase in NPS contribution by 14 percent,...
Markel International expands renewable energy team with 2 key offshore wind appointments
These appointments are the latest in the build-out of a highly skilled and reputable team, equipped to provide a market-leading offering to its clients in the global renewable energy market London: Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has...
Miller acquires of Japanese broker Lead Insurance Services
Founded in 1994, Lead specializes in Hull, War Risks and Protection & Indemnity insurance, offering a highly complementary service to Miller’s current marine capabilities. Lead has a strong client base and has been working alongside Miller for a quarter of a...
8 mid-air incidents in 18 days: DGCA issues show-cause notice to SpiceJet
As a DGCA review of the incidents showed that ''poor'' internal safety oversight and ''inadequate'' maintenance actions have resulted in ''degradation'' of the safety margins of SpiceJet, the airline's chief Ajay Singh asserted it will be ''doubly careful'' and...
General insurance industry’s premium rise by 23% to Rs 54,492 crore in Q1Fy 20222-23
The four PSU multiline general insurers -New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance Company, United India Insurance, National Insurance Company- have further lost around four per cent of their market share to private sector competitors in Apr-June period. Mumbai:...
Many non-Russian shipowners still transport Russian crude, reap big rewards
Shippers can earn around $1.6 million hauling Russian ESPO oil on a small tanker from the eastern port of Kozmino to China, said shipbrokers. That’s around triple the amount prior to the invasion of Ukraine, based on data compiled by Bloomberg. The lucrative trade has...
Gallagher Re & Africa Re team up to address protection gap in Africa
Antoine Bavandi, Global Head of Public Sector, Parametric & Climate Resilience Solutions at Gallagher Re, added: “We are thrilled to begin this journey with Africa Re and its partners. We will be putting to work our expertise in various domains to come up with the...
Mumbai-bound SpiceJet Q400’s windshield outerpane cracks mid-air
Officials said the Kandla-Mumbai flight of SpiceJet was at 23,000 feet altitude when the windshield's outer pane cracked This is at least the seventh incident of technical malfunction happening on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days Earlier in the day, SpiceJet's...
SBI General Insurance launches comprehensive cyber insurance cover for individuals
Anand Pejawar, Deputy managing director, SBI General Insurance SBI General Cyber VaultEdge covers unauthorised e-transactions, loss of wages resulting from identity theft and instances impacting online reputation including social media trolling, bullying, and...
Inflationary recession, a key concern for global re/insurance industry: economists and strategist at Geneva Association meeting
Given the instability and distortions that come with protracted high inflation, it could have a negative impact on the growth of insurance markets and insurance penetration. Insurers have a big tool kit at their disposal to respond to inflation, for example through...