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Middle East Crisis: Govt engages with all stakeholders to ensure trade continuity amid geopolitical unrest
The Centre reiterated its readiness to facilitate trade operations,...
Zurich Insurance to acquire UK’s Beazley for $11 billion
"Together with Beazley, we will create the world’s leading...
IRDAI closely monitoring health insurance claims gaps, says Chairman Seth
Ajay Seth, chairman,IRDAI `While the number of health insurance claims settled is high, the amount settled especially in full is sometimes lower than expected.This is an area we are monitoring closely. Our expectation from the insurers is clear. Prompt, fair and...
Willis announces senior Cyber appointments in Asia
Willis, a WTW business has appointed Conor Keating as Head of Cyber, Asia, and Carlos Grijalva as Head of Cyber Sales, in Asia, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Conor Keating transitions into the role of Head of Cyber, Asia, from his previous position as...
Aon launches AI-enabled claims copilot
“It empowers our professionals to turn insight into action, helping clients achieve faster claims resolution, maximize recoveries, and make better informed risk and coverage decisions,” said Joe Peiser, CEO of Commercial Risk at Aon DUBLIN: Aon plc, global...
Hurricane Melissa triggers 100% payout of $150 million World Bank Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica
Catastrophe insurance backed by catastrophe bonds are part of the World Bank’s Crisis Preparedness and Response toolkit which provides developing countries with an innovative suite of tools to better respond to crises and prepare for future shocks. This includes fast...
Willis launches Data Centre Practice in Asia
The Data Centre sector in Asia is experiencing unprecedented growth, with the region likely to be the fastest growing one for data centre colocation over the next five years.According to Global Data, the pipeline of data centre construction projects is estimated to be...
Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, two dead
The typhoon could cover two-thirds of the Southeast Asian archipelago with its 1,800-kilometre-wide rain and wind band, forecasters said. It approached from the Pacific while the Philippines was still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which...
Data Centers: AI and cloud computing drive global construction boom
According to market research, up to $7 trillion will be spent on data centers by 2030 – a huge sum driven largely by technology companies in the US and China, while Europe lags a few paces behind. The tech industry’s big three, Amazon, Microsoft and Google Cloud,...
Willis appoints Vijay Nair as Head of Tax Insurance, Asia Pacific
Willis, a WTW business, appointed Vijay Nair as Head of Tax Insurance for Asia Pacific (APAC), based in Singapore. In this newly created role, Vijay will lead the growth of Willis’ tax insurance business across APAC, drive the execution of its M&A tax strategy and...
Changing Asian Risks: Increasing Competition,Economic Slowdown and Cyber Threats reshape business landscape
“Cyber Attacks/Data Breach” remains the number one risk across Asia. However, in 2025 “Increasing Competition” and “Exchange Rate Fluctuation” have risen sharply, reflecting the region’s dynamic markets and heightened exposure to global financial volatility, finds out...
FSIB advertises GIC Re CMD post for both PSU and pvt sector candidates, last date for application is Dec 01
The applicant should have minimum 45 years of age and two years of residual service [treating 60 years as the date of superannuation] as on the date of vacancy of the post i.e. October 01, 2025. New Delhi: For the first time the FSIB, the government's head hunting...