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IRDAI board to meet on Wednesday
Among other issues, the meeting, the last one under chairmanship of...
Govt advertises for a new IRDAI chairman as Panda’s 3-yr tenure ends on Mar 13
Debasish Panda, chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development...
Jenny Lim appointed as CEO, Howden Singapore
Singapore/ London: Howden, the international insurance broker, today announces that it has promoted Jenny Lim to the role of CEO, Howden Insurance Brokers (S.) Pte. Ltd. effective 1 May. Singapore is an important market for Howden and it is Howden’s largest retail...
Berkshire shareholders look beyond Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger
Warren Buffett Buffett, 91, has run Berkshire since 1965 Shareholders supported letting Buffett keep both the chairman and chief executive roles by a nearly 6-to-1 margin, Berkshire said at its annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders on...
Supply chains continue to face hurdles, global economy faces recovery challenges
The Swiss company has developed its own disruption indicator called Seaexplorer. At its peak the end of February, the measure showed about 17 million container waiting days — essentially cargo that’s bogged down in congestion globally Global supply chains are knotting...
Allianz toughens oil & gas policy to help meet climate goal
With pressure mounting to accelerate corporate efforts to reduce emissions, Allianz announced that beginning in 2023, it would cease issuing new property and casualty insurance to fund new oil and gas projects and would cease renewing existing contracts in July 2023...
Climate change: 4% of global GDP could be lost by 2050, Indian subcontinent to be badly hit
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka's exposure to wildfires, floods, major storms and also water shortages mean South Asia has 10%-18% of GDP at risk, roughly treble that of North America and 10 times more than the least-affected region, Europe Climate change...
Exxon declares force majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 operations
The Sakhalin-1 project produces Sokol crude oil off the coast of Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, exporting about 273,000 barrels per day, mainly to South Korea, and to other destinations including Japan, Australia, Thailand and the United States Exxon said on...
ONGC struggles to ship Russian oil to Asia as sanctions bite
Moscow’s ability to ship that grade, which requires vessels that can break through ice, is becoming harder due to concerns from shippers over reputational risk and the increasing difficulty for Russian assets to find insurance coverage New Delhi: India’s Oil and...
Swiss Re forecasts a “stagflation-like” environment with slower growth and higher inflation
Jerome Haegeli,Swiss Re Group chief economist Stagflation is fully back on the radar and we now need to be particularly disciplined. 2022 will be a challenging year for insurers with both sides of the balance sheet under pressure" Swiss Re Group chief economist Jerome...
Ransomware a growing cyber risk for US corporates, financials & Govt: Fitch
In 2021, there were 421.5 mil. attempted ransomware attacks in the U.S. and 623.3 mil. globally, up 98% and 105% YoY, respectively, according to a March 2022 report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ransom payments are also...
Price increases continue to moderate in Asian markets
Globally, cyber insurance pricing continues to show significant rate increases — 110% in the US and 102% in the UK for the quarter London: Insurance pricing in the first quarter of 2022 in Asia increased 3%, down from 4% in the prior quarter, as price increases...