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Rising tensions in Middle East may impact trade, push up freight, insurance costs
``The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz threatens a major share of...
Govt to meet shipping firms and exporters on Monday to assess impact of Iran tensions on trade
Iran's state media said on February 28 that the Islamic Republic...
Cyberattack costs Marks & Spencer $403 million in operating profit
The British retailer will try to mitigate the impact with cost savings and insurance payouts, it said Wednesday. Online clothing and home orders, which account for more than £3 million of sales a day and have been suspended for more than three weeks, will be disrupted...
EU likely to propose to G7 lowering price cap on Russian oil to $50 per barrel
The G7 price cap was agreed in December 2022, banning trade in Russian crude oil transported by tankers if the price paid was above $60 per barrel and prohibiting shipping, insurance and re-insurance companies from handling cargoes of Russian crude around the globe,...
GIC Re officers’ association urges Sitharaman to delink reinsurer from GIPSA
``GIC Re’s lean organisational structure with fewer than 500 employees, compared to the thousands employed by public sector general insurance companies (PSGICs), makes uniformity under GIPSA operationally infeasible and strategically flawed,'' the GIC Re officers'...
Swiss Re profit rose 18 % to $1.3 billion in Q1 despite California wildfires
The result “gives us confidence in our 2025 targets despite a challenging environment,” Chief Executive Officer Andreas Bergersaid in a statement on Friday Swiss Re AG’s profit rose in the first quarter as losses from the California wildfires were offset by positive...
FSIB recommends 5 GMs from 2 PSU re/insurance cos for ED promotions
The five names are- Jayashri Balkrishna, GM, GIC Re for GIC-Re, Amandeep Singh Grover, GM, National Insurance Company(NIC) for Oriental Insurance Company(OIC), Anjana Saxena, GM, NIC for OIC, Sanjay Lalla, GM, NIC for Agriculture Insurance Company(AIC), Mini George,...
Magma General Insurance partners with Toyota Tsusho Insurance Broker India
Magma General Insurance has announced a strategic partnership with Toyota Tsusho Insurance Broker India that will distribute Magma’s comprehensive motor insurance products for private and commercial passenger vehicles through its 150 dealer network. Rajive...
Markel launches first-of-its-kind affirmative cyber product for collateral war cover
Chris Burgess, Director of Cyber at Markel International, commented: "With this new product, Markel is responding to the changing needs of our clients. We're conscious that some larger clients still want cyber cover for the indirect impact of war, and this product is...
UK’s financial regulator to relax rules for pushing insurance to large companies
The changes aim to better differentiate big corporates from smaller businesses that take out insurance, the Financial Conduct Authority said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. The move would “ease the burden on firms insuring larger businesses that can manage risks...
Wildfires and floods cause billion-dollar economic loss in Asia Pacific in the first quarter of 2025: Aon Report
George Attard, CEO for Reinsurance Solutions for APAC , Aon In the APAC region, the protection gap was much higher with 95 percent of the losses not covered. Increases in population density in coastal areas, wealth and overall exposure to natural hazards in high-risk...
German reinsurers post profit falls after $1.9 billion Los Angeles fire claims
“The devastating wildfires in California are another example of how climate change is exacerbating the risks of extreme weather events,” said Hannover Re Chief Executive Clemens Jungsthoefel Germany’s largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Hannover Re, reported sharp...