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New Nuclear Bill spares suppliers from accident liability
The new bill, named the Sustainable Harnessing of Advancement of...
Cabinet nod for Bill seeking to open up civil nuclear sector for private participation
To facilitate the implementation of the Nuclear Energy Mission,...
US insurers may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl
Triggered a record $44 million payout to the nation of Grenada from a regional catastrophe insurance fund Insurers in the United States may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC)...
Flooding In Northern Bangladesh displaces 40,000 people
“Heavy rains in the Indian upstream region mean that the suffering is far from over. We have taken measures to cope with the situation,” said Rezwanul Rahman, the head of Bangladesh’s disaster management department. Flooding in Bangladesh has swept away homes and shut...
Budget FY2024-25: Indian Insurance Industry’s Wish-list
The upcoming Budget 2024-25 is crucial for advancing insurance accessibility and inclusivity, in line with IRDAI's 'insurance for all by 2047' vision. Some of the important functionaries of the Indian industry put forward a few demands before union finance minister...
Zimbabwe receives $31.8 mln drought insurance from African Risk Capacity
The money from African Risk Capacity is expected to benefit 509,000 households. The government directly received a payment of $16.8 million Zimbabwe received $31.8 million from African Risk Capacity, an arm of the African Union, as part of an insurance payout for the...
Insurers fret over militant attacks, AI hacks at Paris Olympics
German insurer Allianz is insurance partner for the Games. Other insurers, such as the Lloyd's of London market, are also providing cover. “We are all aware of the geopolitical situation the world is in,” said Eike Buergel, head of Allianz's Olympic and Paralympic...
Singapore Reinsurers’ Association announces new executive committee for 2024-2025,unveils its new logo
The new members of the SRA are-Cindy Foo from Berkley Insurance Company, Emma Loynes, Lloyd’s of London (Asia),Mukul Kishore, SCOR Reinsurance Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd and Victor Kuk,Swiss Re Asia Pte Ltd Singapore: The Singapore Reinsurers’ Association (SRA) in its...
Houthis intensify attacks on merchant ships, send drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea
Insurance industry sources said that additional war risk premiums, paid when vessels sail through the Red Sea, were quoted up to 0.7% of the value of a ship in recent days from around 1% earlier this year, adding hundreds of thousands of dollars of extra costs and the...
Howden ventures into Japanese market with launch of Howden Re
Howden Re Japan will provide reinsurance brokerage services to life and non-life companies in addition to strategic advice leveraging data, analytics and capital markets expertise for the Japanese market. Underinsurance of seismic risk makes up the majority of Japan’s...
Insurers achieve positive mid-year renewal outcomes, Global reinsurance capital reaches a new record of $695 billion by Q1 2024, says Aon
Aon Securities estimates that overall ILS capital increased to an all-time high of $110 billion through the second quarter, increasing from $108 billion at year-end 2023, with a record $46 billion of catastrophe bond limit on-risk. For the first time, more than $8...
Insurance premiums for climate resilience and NatCat protection are set to increase by 50% by 2030, to reach $200-250 billion, says report
Whilst insurance promises to be a great enabler to unlocking the transition and adapting economies to a new climate era, it will require a paradigm shift in how risk management is prioritised if climate finance is to be deployed and businesses are to secure their...