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Insurance sources said on Thursday the war premiums had jumped around 30% this week to just over 1% of the value of the vessel from around 0.7% in early September, which would mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra costs A series of Russian missile strikes on...
India’s 100 richest tycoons surpass $1 trillion milestone, spot: Forbes list
Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, has once again claimed the top position on Forbes’ 2024 list of India's 100 richest tycoons. His wealth increased by...
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
In court papers filed late Tuesday, government lawyers outlined a series of potential remedies it may pursue, including restrictions on how Google’s artificial intelligence mines other websites to deliver search results, and blocking Google from paying companies like...
Increasing UPI 123Pay, UPI Lite limits to benefit more users
With new guidelines, the users will soon be able to do low-value UPI transactions of up to Rs 1,000 without entering the PIN. Earlier, the limit was Rs 500. The limit for UPI Lite balance has also been raised to Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,000. UPI Lite is available on Paytm,...
Global emissions likely have peaked as renewables rise
The cost of deploying solar panels and battery technology is due to drop by 19% by 2030, helping deliver record amounts of low carbon power. Renewables are due to grow to 2.2 times by 2030, well below the tripling set out during the COP28 United Nations Climate Change...
Catastrophe bond investors brace for major losses as Milton rages
Catastrophe bonds, or cat bonds as they’re known in the industry, are issued by insurers and reinsurers to provide financial protection against the most severe natural disasters. Investors who buy the bonds stand to make large gains if a predefined event doesn’t...
Hurricane Milton could cost insurers up to $100 billion, analysts say
The Category 5 hurricane is due to make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida late on Wednesday or early Thursday, and is potentially one of the most destructive ever to hit the region, which is still recovering from devastation caused by Hurricane Helene less than...
Google loses final EU court appeal in $2.7 bn antitrust shopping case
The European Union's Court of Justice upheld a lower court's decision, rejecting the company's appeal against the 2.4 billion Euro ($ 2.7 billion) penalty from the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's top antitrust enforcer Google lost its final legal challenge...
Star Health confirms data breach, Hacker ‘selling 57.5 lakh insurance premium records for $150K
“We acknowledge that we were the victim of a targeted malicious cyberattack, resulting in unauthorized and illegal access to certain data. We make it absolutely clear that our operations remain unaffected, and all services continue without disruption,'' Star Health...
Internet subscribers in India reach 969.6 million, average revenue per user grows
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,199.28 million to 1,205.64 million in the April-June quarter, registering a growth of 0.53 per cent over the previous quarter, said TRAI New Delhi: The total number of Internet subscribers in India...
TikTok sued by 13 US states and DC, accused of of harming younger users
TikTok said on Tuesday that it strongly disagreed with the claims, “many of which we believe to be inaccurate and misleading,” and that it was disappointed the states chose to sue “rather than work with us on constructive solutions to industrywide challenges” TikTok...
Geopolitical conflict: Global economy could lose $14.5 trillion over a 5-yr period, says Lloyd’s
With more than 80% of the world’s imports and exports – around 11 billion tons of goods – at sea at any given time, the closure of major trade routes due to a geopolitical conflict is one of the greatest threats to the resources needed for a resilient economy London:...
Beazley adds to its cyber capabilities with launch of ‘Beazley Quantum’
This new cyber consortium provides comprehensive cover for large corporates with a turnover in excess of $1 billion, infusing $100 million of new capacity into the cyber market London: Beazley, the leading specialty insurer announced the launch of Beazley Quantum on...
Just 1.1% of total crisis financing from international development donors arranged in advance in 2022, concentrated in wealthier regions
The numbers of people protected by pre-arranged finance instruments grew in 2023, with 232 million people protected under pre-arranged financing instruments, a 27% increase from 2022. Coverage remained concentrated in middle-income countries (USD7.8 billion in 2023);...
Cyber Risks: Frequency of large claims (>€1mn) up 14%, severity increase 17% in H1 2024
Worldwide, the average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2024 of $4.9mn. In comparison, the average data breach costs in Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, and India are $4.19mn, $3.62mn, $3.23mn, and $2.35mn respectively, according to IBM's Cost of a Data...
Green Banking: RBI to create Reserve Bank Climate Risk Information System
``Climate change is emerging as a significant risk to the financial system world over. This makes it necessary for regulated entities to undertake robust climate risk assessment, which is sometimes hindered by gaps in high quality climate related data,'' said...
RBI holds rates, shifts stance to ‘neutral’ signalling rate cuts ahead
Shaktikant Das,Governor,Reserve Bank of India Annual retail inflation remained below the central bank's target of 4% for a second consecutive month, clocking in at 3.65% in August but higher than the revised 3.60% in July and economists' forecast of 3.5% MUMBAI: The...
Floridians flee looming catastrophe as Hurricane Milton approaches
The storm was on a collision course for the Tampa Bay metropolitan area, home to more than 3 million people, though forecasters said the path could vary before the storm makes landfall late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Officials from U.S. President Joe...