Welcome to My Blog
Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebar
Black Swan scenarios: Crisis of geopolitical instability and interconnected risks
According to new Allianz Risk Barometer analysis,respondents in Asia Pacific identified a global supply chain paralysis and global internet outrage as the two most plausible Black Swan scenarios; the former is ranked first in China and Hong Kong, Singapore, and South...
Middle East: Crisis:Amazon data centre dmaged by drone strikes in the UAE and Bahrain
The damage and disruption shows the widening impact of a conflict that is reverberating across the Middle East, with blasts heard in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE. The economic fallout has spread to global energy markets with oil prices spiking and tanker...
London marine insurers widen high-risk zone in Mideast Gulf as conflict escalates
Gulf war risk premiums have risen fivefold in recent days compared with a week ago – before the U.S and Israel began their airstrikes on Iran – adding hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra costs for every shipment. London’s marine insurance market has widened the...
Middle East Crisis: Drone debris hit JSW Infrastructure tank at Fujairah terminal in UAE
There were no injuries, and all personnel at the terminal remain safe. The remaining fourteen tanks have been secured. Adequate insurance coverage for the facility is already in place. Mumbai:JSW Infrastructure has said that one of its storage tanks at the company’s...
‘Black Swan’ risks stalk container carriers in avoiding Iran war
Jeremy Nixon, the CEO of Ocean Network Express, said Monday there were about 750 ships caught up in what was effectively the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with about half of them inside of the Gulf and half on the way there. About 100 of those are container ships,...
Iran conflict disrupts global shipping as tankers are stranded, damaged
War risk premiums have risen up to 1% of the value of a ship in the past 48 hours, from around 0.2% last week, industry sources said on Monday, which adds hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs for every shipment Insurance companies are canceling war risk coverage...
Insurance gaps leave airlines exposed as Iran conflict widens
Airlines have aviation war cover for their fleets, including damage to aircraft and liability, but revenue losses from operational disruption typically fall under business insurance policies that include war exclusions, leaving airlines to foot the bill, a second...
Qatar declares force majeure, gas supplies to Indian industry cut amid Iranian strikes
The attacks have also effectively brought oil and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to a near halt, driving up global energy prices as well as sharply raising war-risk insurance and shipping costs. New Delhi:In a first such event, after Iran has attacked...
Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS): IRDAI issues exposure draft,to implement new accounting system for industry from Apr 1
The proposed amendments aim to promote greater consistency, transparency and comparability in financial reporting across the insurance sector, in alignment with globally accepted standards,while preserving regulatory prudence and safeguarding policyholder interests...
SC fastens liability of paying penalty on employer for delay in depositing compensation
"The perusal of the statement of objects of the said legislation makes it crystal clear that the said legislation is a social welfare statute brought in by Parliament to redress the grievances of the employees in case of accidents that may occur in or during the...
War risk insurance premiums for ships likely to rise amid West Asia crisis: Re/insurance brokers
Vessels of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) are also involved in the movement of crude oil and LNG, especially through areas around the Red Sea, and would have to pay an additional premium for war cover to ensure risk cover. In aviation, hull war risk (HWR)...
Shipping authority says 3 Indian seafarers killed in Middle East; issues advisory for maritime operators
The Directorate General of Shipping is closely monitoring the evolving maritime security situation in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and adjoining sea areas in light of recent regional and geopolitical developments, where reported threats have...
Iran vows to attack any ship trying to pass through Strait of Hormuz
"The strait (of Hormuz) is closed. If anyone tries to pass, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guards and the regular navy will set those ships ablaze," Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the Guards commander-in-chief, said in remarks carried by state media. CAIRO:...
Ausatralian QBE to take full control of its Indian JV, buys out 51% stake from Prism Johnson for Rs 324 Cr
This is the first deal by any foreign insurer to have a 100 per cent venture in India after the new act,The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025,was enacted by the Indian parliament in December, 2025, allowing 100 per cent foreign direct...
Middle East Crisis: Govt engages with all stakeholders to ensure trade continuity amid geopolitical unrest
The Centre reiterated its readiness to facilitate trade operations, including procedural flexibility in export-related authorisations in cases of genuine disruption; coordination with Customs authorities to ensure smooth clearance; engagement with financial and...
Zurich Insurance to acquire UK’s Beazley for $11 billion
"Together with Beazley, we will create the world’s leading Specialty underwriter, with around $15 billion of pro forma gross written premiums, exceptional underwriting expertise and data capabilities, and leading access to global distribution," said Mario Greco,...
Middle East Crisis: More oil tankers idle in Persian Gulf as attacks disrupt Hormuz
More than half of the world’s largest maritime insurance clubs have also now scrapped war-risk insurance for vessels entering the Gulf Dozens of laden oil tankers are hunkering down inside the Persian Gulf after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have all but closed...
Middle East Crisis:Global Marine re/insurers issue notices of cancellation(NOC) under standard 7-day war clauses
Additional premiums for vessels transiting high-risk waters are rising sharply and may continue to fluctuate in the short term.Cargo war risk remains available; however, rates are increasing and quotations are being reviewed on a voyage-by-voyage basis, particularly...