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Indian Non-Life Insurance Industry:Poised for significant growth in FY2026 & beyond
Notwithstanding geopolitical tensions and external headwinds, the...
Zurich Insurance to buy Generali’s Iris unit for €337 million ($389 million) in cash
Zurich said the purchase will make it a top-three provider of life...
Long Covid costing nations billions, lost productivity and health
Approximately 400 million people have been affected by long Covid since the beginning of the pandemic. Global estimates indicate that about 6 percent of people develop long Covid symptoms after infection, according to the World Health Organization Long Covid is...
GIC Re to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in UK
GIC Re has also branch offices in London and Kuala Lumpur. In April 2018, syndicate fully capitalised by GIC Re became operational at Lloyd's of London. GIC Re has 100% subsidiary in South Africa, Russia, United Kingdom and also associate companies in Bhutan,...
GIC Re:Gross premium grows 14% to Rs 9,967cr, net profit rises 7% to Rs 1621cr in Q3FY25
N Ramaswamy, CMD, GIC Re One of the outstanding features of GIC Re's performance during the last quarter was its feat of improving its combined ratio significantly to 107.83 per cent in Q3FY 25 from 120.47 per cent in the year-ago period ``We remain focused on...
Miller to acquire AHJ Holdings
In addition to providing immediate scale and capability in treaty reinsurance, it will give Miller access to AHJ’s strong positioning in Nordic, Caribbean and North American Treaty business London: Miller, the independent specialist (re)insurance broker, has announced...
Closing Crisis Protection Gap: Leaders call for 10 fold higher finance to meet cost of future crises
Less than $1 of every $5,000 of crisis finance goes to low income countries in the form of prearranged finance. Annual global economic losses from unmitigated climate change are projected to range between $7 trillion and $38 trillion by 2050 The High-Level Panel on...
Lloyd’s appoints Alexandra Cliff as Chief Financial Officer
Alexandra Cliff Chief Financial Officer-designate, Lloyd's Alex has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, having held senior finance roles in insurance and broking firms including Direct Line Group, StarStone, and AJ Gallagher London: Lloyd’s, the...
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
President Donald Trump told a White House news conference that no one survived.At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the American Airlines regional jet late Wednesday while it was...
Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport. All 176 people on board are evacuated
The Airbus A321 jet caught fire near the cabin’s back seats, Korea’s transport ministry said A fire broke out on a plane operated by Air Busan Co. at a local airport in South Korea late Tuesday, with everyone on board evacuated. Flight BX391, departing from Gimhae...
British and American ships tentatively return to the Red Sea
Six ships linked to the US and UK have successfully transited the area without coming under attack since Jan. 19, when the Houthis said they would stop targeting vessels associated with those countries, according to the Joint Maritime Information Center, which...
Property premium sees signs of hardening since Jan: NIA Chief
``I am happy to announce that we have been able to renew the prestigious government health scheme in the state of Rajasthan which will cover close to 1.3 crore families. The new policy which will start in February 2025 has seen a per-family premium increase of about...