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Insurance Amendment Bill,2025:Balancing innovation,capital inflows and policyholder protection
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance minister Taken together,the Bill, that...
Transformational moment, PM Modi on Parliament nod to SHANTI Bill
The Bill introduces an elaborate framework on duties and...
GIC Re’s net profit jumps 42% to Rs1036 cr in Q1FY25
N Ramaswamy, CMD, GIC Re GIC Re has expanded its premium income by almost 40 per cent y-o-y to Rs 12,406 crore during the quarter ending in June 2024 `We now plan to push growth both in top line and bottom line. Of course, we are closely...
NIA’s profit falls almost 17% to Rs 217 crore in Q1FY25
Girija Subramanian,CMD , New India Assurance Going forward, the company will be focusing on the retail segment and better performance can be expected in the coming quarters, Girija Subramanian, CMD, New India Assurance, who took charge of the company in June Mumbai:...
Severe thunderstorms drive insured losses to $ 60 billion in first half of 2024, Swiss Re
Balz Grollimund, Head of Catastrophe Perils at Swiss Re, said: "In recent years, severe thunderstorms have emerged as a main driver of a significant increase in insured losses. This is due to growing populations and higher property values in urban areas, along with...
Lloyd’s financial strength rating upgraded by AM Best
Today’s upgrade from AM Best follows that of S&P Global at the end of last year, with both agencies acknowledging the strength and resilience of Lloyd’s balance sheet.The upgrade further enhances Lloyd’s ability to attract and retain investors due to its unique...
Explainer: Why does Nepal suffer so many air crashes?
In a 2023 safety report, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said collision with terrain or another obstacle was the main risk, accounting for 93% of deaths in air accidents in the prior decade On July 22, 2024, eighteen people were killed in Nepal when a...
Helicopter with 5 people on board crashes in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital
The four passengers are Chinese nationals, and the pilot is a Nepali man, police said. No further details were immediately available KATHMANDU: A helicopter crashed in a forest outside Nepal's capital Kathmandu shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all five...
Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks
The killing of Haniyeh in Tehran has sparked concerns of a new escalation in the Israel-Hamas war. Already, the U.S. military says it will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and keep an aircraft carrier in the region DUBAI, United Arab Emirates : A missile...
Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage
Speaking on CNBC, Bastian said Wednesday that the monetary amount represents lost revenue as well as “the tens of millions of dollars per day in compensation and hotels” for the five-day period. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in...
Malware attacks in India increase by 11%; 22% jump seen in ransomware
The report stated that a total of 78,923 never-before-seen malware variants were identified in the first five months of 2024. The threat landscape remains complex, with over 500 strains of new variants discovered each day, the report said New Delhi: Malware attacks in...
Cloudburst in Shimla: Malana Hydropower project on Parvati River bursts, 36 missing
No loss of life has been reported in the Kullu and Mandi districts so far. Heavy damage to public and private property was reported on Thursday owing to the downpour that triggered a flash flood downstream in the Beas River from Palchan to Patlikuhal in Himachal...