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Since Lloyd’s sent out invitations for the May 19 AGM on April 19, “the risk of disruption has significantly increased,” Chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown said in a notice on the market’s website dated May 10 London: Commercial insurance market Lloyd’s of London is...
Allianz sets another $2 billion over US fund debacle
The collapse of a $15 billion set of investment funds during the pandemic market turmoil in early 2020 has cast a long shadow over Germany’s most valuable financial firm and one of the world’s largest asset managers The collapse of the funds has been under...
Zurich to sell a portfolio of German life insurance policies to Cinven’s Viridium Group
French insurer AXA SA is also exploring a sale of German life insurance assets, people with knowledge of the matter said. The portfolio has attracted interest from suitors including Apollo Global Management Inc.’s Athora arm, according to the people Zurich Insurance...
Howden acquires Singapore based AEGIS Insurance Agencies Pte
Goh Chye Huat, CEO, Howden Asia, said: “The acquisition of AEGIS reflects our broader strategy of empowering local teams to partner with culturally aligned companies with a shared entrepreneurial culture, and is a further step in our strategy to enhance our...
Global Inflation rate jump more than twice between March 2021 and March 2022
According to data on the global commodity market from March 2022, wheat and oil are currently both about 50 per cent more expensive than they were a year ago. The prices of other cereal grains are also rising. For importing countries, these price increases present a...
Indian insurers shell out Rs 42,000 crore to settle 28 lakh Covid-19 claims in last 2 yrs
24 life insurers led by Life Insurance Corporation have paid Rs 17,362.48 crore for settling 2,27,268 Covid death claims Similarly, 30 functioning general insurance companies, including five exclusive health insurers, have already paid over Rs 26,000 crore for...
40 digital health service applications integrated with Ayushman Bharat Mission
R S Sharma, CEO, NHA said, "We welcome the health tech innovators who are actively coming forward to become a part of the ABDM ecosystem. In the last seven months of the launch of ABDM, a growing number of popular user applications have integrated with the digital...
AXA, Unilever to join new 1 bln euro regenerative agriculture fund
The companies each aim to invest 100 million euros into the fund They said they signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a new private equity "impact" fund dedicated to enhancing biodiversity and mitigating climate change by scaling up regenerative farming,...
Insurance Protection: Rising inequality in advanced markets take $ 252 billion toll
Guido Fürer, Group Chief Investment Officer of Swiss Re said,"There is a growing opportunity for private capital to make a positive impact on inequality. Until now, the "S" in ESG, which refers to social aspects such as diversity, inclusion and equality, has been an...
Aircraft lessors gird to battle insurers over Russia jet default
The largest claim has been made by AerCap , the world's biggest aircraft lessor, which has submitted a $3.5 billion insurance claim for more than 100 jets Few can say how the looming battle between lessors and insurers will play out. S&P Global has forecast a...
Cyclone Asani weakens as it approaches Andhra coast
According to the weather office, the cyclone could damage thatched huts, cause minor damage to power and communication lines, harm paddy and other standing crops in Krishna, East and West Godavari, and Vishakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh, and Yanam in...
Finmin invites applications for CVOs in PSU banks, insurers
CVO position would also fall vacant in New India Assurance Co and GIC Re shortly New Delhi; The finance ministry has invited applications from eligible candidates for the position of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) in various public sector banks and insurance...
IRDA’s Insurance Advisory Committee gets 2 new members
Prakash Kumar, former chief executive officer, GST Network and Venkat Changavalli, management consultant, have been inducted as members in Insurance Advisory Committee of the insurance regulator IRDAI with immediate effect, said IRDAI on Tuesday.
Max Financial Q4 profit doubles to Rs 144 cr
Max Life’s assets under management (AUM) were at Rs 1,07,510 crore as on March 31, 2022, a rise of 19 per cent over the previous year Max Financial Services Ltd on Tuesday reported a two-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 144 crore for the last quarter of...
Equity MFs see Rs 15,890-cr inflow in April amid volatile stock market
All the equity-oriented categories received net inflows in April with sectoral/ thematic funds category being the biggest beneficiary with a net inflow of Rs 3,843 crore. The segment also saw a launch of a new fund -- ICICI Prudential Housing Opportunities Fund, which...
LIC leads life insurer’s new business premium growth of 84% in April
The largest insurer, state-owned LIC's first year premium or new business premium more than doubled (at 141 per cent rise) to ₹ 11,716 crore as against ₹ 4,856.76 crore in April 2021, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) said LIC...
LIC IPO: Grey market premium falls by 90% ahead of listing
In the unofficial market, shares of the insurance major exchanged hands at a minuscule premium of Rs 8-10 per share over the issue price, which is 90 per cent below the premium of Rs 100-105 per share it commanded a week earlier Mumbai: As the much-awaited initial...
Prudential makes insurance more accessible by broadening the concept of family
Lilian Ng, Chief Executive, Insurance, Prudential Prudential's customers in some Asian markets can now nominate a wider range of family members who are financially dependent on them as a beneficiary in a life insurance policy. Additionally, coverage can also be...