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NIA rolls out India’s first Motor insurance war risk protection solution
"The Motor War Risk Add-On Cover is designed to bridge a critical...
Commercial vessel attacked off Oman: 3 Indian crew missing
The US Central Command acknowledged the strike on the vessel saying...
Iran would open Strait of Hormuz 30 days after peace deal
The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday, though U.S. President Donald Trump said...
Sitharaman reviews growth of GIFT City as global financial hub
From Lto R-PK Mishra,Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister;Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister, Harsh Sanghavi, Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, at a meeting at GIFT City GIFT City today hosts more than 1,150 entities operating across financial services,...
West Asia Crisis:In a first New India unveils War Cover for India Inc with its Fire policy
`By introducing this dedicated add-on, which integrates with our “Bharat Laghu Udyam Suraksha “and “Business All-Risk Flexi Suite”,we are filling a vital protection gap for large-scale industrial units and infrastructure projects,complementing on our War Cover in a...
Iran in talks with Oman on permanent Hormuz toll framework
Now, Iran has expanded its claimed area of jurisdiction and set out new rules for vessels seeking to transit the waterway, which is roughly 24 miles (39 kilometers) wide at the narrowest point. That involves seafarers dealing with a new body called the Persian Gulf...
Willis and Global Parametrics deliver first payout to coffee farmers in Vietnam hit by heavy rainfall
In late 2025, Willis placed the high rainfall parametric solution with Bao Minh Insurance Corporation in Vietnam, protecting coffee farmers’ revenue against a loss of yield due to excessive rainfall during the ‘golden’ harvesting period. The solution uses satellite...
Iran imposes checks, fees in Hormuz
New Delhi uses its embassy in Tehran to liaise with Iranian authorities, including the IRGC and the Iranian navy, which vets ships India wants to sail out of the Gulf, according to an Indian shipping ministry official. For many vessels, the route out of the Gulf and...
Insurers should treat hantavirus as a risk requiring case-specific attention, not as a systemic shock factor
Unlike COVID-19 or seasonal influenza, there is no risk of systemic accumulation or correlation among insured populations. There is also no evidence of sustained super spreading dynamics comparable to airborne respiratory viruses, explained SCOR.. Paris: Hantavirus...
Godfrey Phillips India receives Rs100 crore interim insurance payout after Andhra fire
The company informed stock exchanges that the interim payment was received against an insurance claim of Rs344.49 crore filed in connection with the fire that broke out in the early hours of October 10, 2025, at around 2.30 am.Godfrey Phillips said the actual loss...
War becomes the number one political violence risk for more than 50% of companies globally:Allianz
"The political violence landscape across Asia remains volatile, with civil unrest in countries such as Indonesia and Nepal, as well as domestic regional tensions including those between Pakistan and India, and Cambodia and Thailand. While some of these events have...
Iran eyes $10 billion from crypto-based Hormuz insurance scheme
“Cryptographically verifiable insurance policies will be provided for shipments passing through the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the surrounding waterways, and payments will be settled in Bitcoin,” Fars reported, citing the website hormuzsafe.ir, which...