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Factory Mutual opens its Mumbai office
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Saudi Re launches operations in GIFT-City
```We have a national expansion strategy, and that's where we...
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 Greg Abel should become CEO at the end of the year. OMAHA, Neb: Warren Buffett shocked an arena full of his shareholders Saturday by announcing that he wants to retire at the end of the year. Buffett...
Denmark plans $1 billion war insurance for its merchant fleet
Denmark plans to set aside almost $1 billion to insure its merchant fleet in the event of a war or major crisis. The government proposed the new legislation as a “timely precaution,” according to a statement on Thursday. The funding would establish a state-backed war...
Berkshire outguns market as Buffett reaches 60 years in charge
Warren Buffet, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Buffett took over Berkshire in a fit of anger in 1965, when management of the then-flailing textile company shortchanged him when he offered to sell back his shares. He later called Berkshire “the dumbest stock I ever...
Peak Re raises $50 million through its second Cat bond
Franz-Josef Hahn, CEO, Peak Re For the first time, India has been included in a 144A catastrophe bond, expanding risk transfer to one of the region’s fastest growing and most dynamic markets Hong Kong: Peak Reinsurance Company (Peak Re) has raised $50 million through...
DIFC records a 35% jump in gross written premiums from $ 2.6bn to $ 3.5bn in 2024
Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority, said, “With over 125 insurance and reinsurance entities having their operations in DIFC , it is well positioned to broaden and deepen its role as the region’s leading insurance hub. With its progressive and...
Zombie ships fast becoming a feature of Venezuelan oil trade
The use of zombie tankers allows dark fleet operators to circumvent restrictions on transporting oil. The ruse is gaining attention within the maritime community, which has long tracked the emergence of a parallel system, including operators, insurers, traders and...
Blackout- Spain and Portugal companies count the cost
Spain’s main business lobby CEOE estimated the outage would shave 1.6 billion euros ($1.82 billion), or 0.1%, off gross domestic product, noting it could take oil refineries a week or more to resume their operations fully, and that some industrial ovens had been...
Diana Baer appointed CFO for Munich Re Holdings of Australasia
Diana Baer has been appointed chief financial officer for Munich Re Holdings of Australasia. Diana has been working for Munich Re for 17 years and brings extensive experience from various finance roles within the company along with expertise in executive management,...
IFSC-GIFT City based insurers should develop products for tapping 32 million NRIs and Indian diaspora: IFSCA chairman
Narendra Bharindwal, president, Insurance Brokers Association of India, K. Rajaraman, Chairman, IFSCA , T Alamelu, principal advisor, IFSCA at the launch of IBAI's chapter at IFSC- GIFT City ` There is a huge retail opportunity for the IFSC-GIFT City based insurers...
Hurricanes and earthquakes could lead to global insured losses of $ 300 billion in a peak year, Swiss Re
Balz Grollimund, Swiss Re's Head of Catastrophe Perils, said: "Our recent analysis of over 200 in-house models and the loss trend over the last 30 years show what is at stake: When a severe hurricane or a major earthquake hits an urban area in a country with...