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Willis launches Global Digital Infrastructure Group to address full spectrum of data center risks
``This unique approach is already helping our clients stay ahead of...
India braces for unusually hot March; wheat, rapeseed crops at risk
"Maximum and minimum temperatures in northern and north-western...
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...
Bajaj Allianz General unveils retail parametric cover for climate risks
L to R -Alpana Singh, Head - Bancassurance, Agri and Govt Business, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance (BAGIC),Kripan Ghosh, Deputy Director General and Head, Agricultural Meteorology Division, Climate Research and Services, IMD Pune, Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO,BAGIC at...
Shifting Gears: Cautious mid-term outlook for global motor insurance as challenges persist, says Swiss Re
Swiss Re's Chief Underwriting Officer Casualty Laure Forgeron said: "The global motor insurance market is both dynamic and rapidly evolving. At this moment, the introduction of new tariffs will have a material impact by increasing repair costs and putting supply...
3 more Russian insurers seek India’s nod to provide cover for oil tankers
The move comes as growing scrutiny of Russia's oil supply chain by Washington and the European Union, including compliance with a price cap set by G7 for the use of Western ships and insurance, makes it increasingly difficult for Moscow to export its oil.India has...
Renewable Energy: Nat Cat and unmodelled extreme weather risks emerge as a defining challenge
A new report by GCube Insurance calls for action from insurers, developers, and financiers to close the global renewables risk management gap. This will involve enhancing data accuracy through updated Nat Cat modelling, optimising asset design to withstand emerging...
Swiss insurers Helvetia and Baloise to merge to create top 10 company
The new group, to be called Helvetia Baloise Holding, will become one of the ten largest insurers in Europe, under what the two companies called a “merger of equals” with an even spread of senior executives and board members Helvetia and Baloise plan to merge to...
Japanese insurer MS&AD plans to invest $5 billion to double U.S. profits
The Tokyo-based casualty insurer has the highest market share in Asia among global firms, but it’s No. 3 among Japanese peers in North America, “so the challenge is how to become the top player there,” said Shinichiro Funabiki,CEO, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings...