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Policy Revolution: Empowering insurers with flexibility in Corporate Policies
Ashwani Dhanawat,Chief Investment Officer, Shriram General Insurance Historically, insurers were bound by rigid formatting requirements for policy wordings, limiting their ability to tailor insurance products to the unique needs and risk profiles of their clients.. By...
Cargo ship hits Baltimore’s Key Bridge, bringing it down, Rescuers are looking for people in water
The ship crashed into one of the bridge’s supports, causing the structure to break apart like a toy. It tumbled into the water in a matter of seconds — a shocking spectacle that was captured on video and posted on social media. The vessel caught fire, and thick, black...
2024 Geopolitical Risk: Increasingly complex global risk landscape in landmark election year
Insured losses from civil unrest by 4-year period – 2012 to 2023 (Source: Howden, NOVA) Howden data shows that insured losses from civil unrest have risen significantly over the last decade to total USD 7 billion in 2020-23. Rather than a series of random acts, recent...
M&A activities: Private Equity dry powder set to stimulate deals in 2024
Asia, the Middle East, and India were the most stable markets. Asia saw an influx of new insurers and exhibited a broader risk appetite, and while the Middle East and India saw a decrease in the overall number of deals, an increase in $1bn+ enterprise value deals saw...
Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Jonathan Grossman in Asia Pacific Property division
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) today announces the appointment of Jonathan Grossman to its property division in Singapore as underwriter, effective immediately. He will focus on writing business across the Asia Pacific region, as well as Australia and New Zealand, given his...
North Korean hackers stalk crypto startups scrimping on security
Hacks and scams cost the crypto industry an estimated $1.8 billion last year, down about 50% from 2022, according to Immunefi, which runs a platform where companies offer bounties to those who locate and flag security flaws in their software. A drop in the very...
Sanctions are finally starting to bite Moscow’s oil supply chain
Indian oil refiners — Moscow’s second-biggest customers after China since the 2022 invasion — will no longer accept tankers owned by state-run Sovcomflot PJSC because of the risk posed by sanctions. The Russian oil-export machine funding the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine...
Apple, Google, Meta targeted in EU’s first Digital Markets Act probes
The European Union law, effective from March 7, aims to challenge the power of the tech giants by making it easier for people to move between competing online services like social media platforms, internet browsers and app stores. That should in turn open up space for...
China vows to treat foreign firms equally amid industrial upgrade push
China will continue to open up high-level areas of industry and finance and create more market opportunities, and will firmly safeguard a multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, Vice Commerce Minister Guo Tingting said . Beijing: China pledged on Monday...
After pricing, IRDAI now allows general insurers freedom of wordings in corporate policies from Apr 1
Now, the insurers can change terms, conditions, clauses, warranties, policy and endorsement wordings applicable to certain classes of business such as Fire, Engineering, Motor, Workmen’s Compensation and other classes of insurances which were not allowed earlier....
EPFO adds 16.02 lakh members in January; 8.08 lakh enroll for 1st time
A noticeable aspect of the data is the dominance of the 18-25 age group, constituting a significant 56.41 per cent of the total new members added in January 2024 indicating the majority of individuals joining the organized workforce are youth, primarily first-time job...
By 2035, global warming could add up to 3.2 percentage points to food inflation every year: Study
Global warming could add up to 3.2 percentage points to food inflation every year in a decade's time, and will affect the Global South more than high-income countries, according to a new international research.The researchers said that Africa and South America are...
Consumer panel directs bank, insurer to pay Rs 30 lakh claim to Mumbai cop injured in accident
The complainant is justified to claim of Rs 30 lakh with an interest rate of 6 per cent from the date of repudiation (June 5, 2019) till its actual realisation, the commission said. It directed the bank and the insurance firm to issue the claim jointly and...
Tokyo, Tokyo, make me a match! Metropolis hopes AI app will spur marriages
With a population set to start shrinking from 2030, Tokyo will nearly double to 335 million yen ($2.2 million) its budget for marriage-support services in the fiscal year starting next month. Nearly one-third of Tokyo men in their 50s have never been married, while...
Auto players line up array of new EV models in coming years on govt push to green mobility
Earlier this month, the government approved an electric-vehicle policy, under which duty concessions will be given to companies setting up manufacturing units in the country with a minimum investment of USD 500 million, a move aimed at attracting major global players...
Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech
That in turn could inspire watchdogs around the world to pile on, as evidenced in the growing number of antitrust probes in various countries following the opening of EU and U.S. cases. Since AT&T was broken up exactly 40 years ago, no company has faced the...
China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, FT reports
The procurement guidance also seeks to sideline Microsoft's Windows operating system and foreign-made database software in favour of domestic options, the report said. According to the FT report, Chinese officials have begun following the guidelines, which were...
UNCTAD optimistic about global trade outlook in 2024
Persistent geopolitical tensions, rising shipping costs, and high levels of debt weighing on economic activity in many countries may still exert negative influences on global trade, it added Moderating global inflation and improving economic growth forecasts an...