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Aon sets up a new office in Mumbai
Rishi Mehra, CEO, India and Head of Strategy, Human Capital, Asia...
Aon appoints Nick Fraccalvieri as CEO of global facultative for its Reinsurance Solutions
In his new role, Fraccalvieri will be responsible for setting the...
Red Sea insurance nearly doubles after attacked oil tanker appears to leak oil
Insurance industry sources said on Wednesday additional war risk premiums, paid when vessels sail through the Red Sea, were quoted up to 0.75% of the vessel from 0.4% before the attack, although they were higher at 1% in February according to industry assessements of...
Peak Re appoints Swiss Re’s Peter Hämmerli as Head of Business Operations
“His deep expertise and dedication to excellence make him a perfect addition to our team as we work to strengthen our operations and provide exceptional value to our clients,” said Franz-Josef Hahn, CEO of Peak Re Zurich: Peak Reinsurance Company, a Hong Kong- based...
Insurance for All by 2047: Working groups among stakeholders formed to strengthen and implement strategies, says IRDA
Participants in "Insurance for All" Vision Meet, hosted by insurance councils over two days on August 23rd and 24th, 2024, in Mumbai, explored the necessity of diversifying insurance products and providers to better reflect the diverse demographics of India. Expanding...
Govt directs Reliance General to pay Rs 225 cr to Maha farmers in a week
Shivraj Singh Chouhan ,Union Agriculture Minister On August 22, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare held a meeting of the National Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The committee rejected the insurance company's objections to crop-cutting experiments...
Multi-disciplinary team to assess GLOF risks in Sikkim
Relief Commissioner Namratha Thapa said to mitigate the risk of glacial lake outburst floods in future, the government has established a technical committee tasked with reviewing the current status of glacial lakes in the state Gangtok: A multi-disciplinary team will...
Rising claims pose challenge for health insurance sector in India: Jefferies
The report indicated that India's non-life insurance sector is experiencing significant shifts, the health insurance segment may face challenges as healthcare costs continue to rise and more consumers claim their insurance, and insurers are grappling with increased...
OMAC is hull insurance carrier for sunken yacht in Sicily
The global yacht insurance market has faced significant challenges in recent years, largely due to natural disasters like Hurricane Maria in 2017 and Hurricane Ian in 2022, which devastated numerous charter bases and hundreds of yachts Yacht insurance provider OMAC is...
APAC: Climate change response held back by insufficient data
“The deadly heat waves and catastrophic floods we’ve seen in recent months show us what’s at stake. We need high-quality data and robust statistical capacity to avoid policy blind spots and make sure our strategies for tackling the climate crisis are well-informed....
IRDAI, insurers and IIM-Kozhikode organise 3-day strategic meet in Mumbai from today
Debasish Panda,chairman, IRDAI Recently, IRDAI chairman Debasish Panda had led a team of CEOs of Indian insurance industry including reinsurers (Foreign Reinsurance Branches) to some of the European countries and had met the top officials of large re/insurance...
Malawian govt receives $11.2 million insurance pay out for Niño-linked drought
Malawi had a drought insurance policy through the bank and the African Risk Capacity Group, an agency of the African Union. The funds will support food assistance to around 235,000 households in some of Malawi’s hardest-hit regions and also help with direct relief...