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Widening Protection Gap: Role of Specialty Brokers
“Specialty brokers are the connective tissue of the global insurance market. They act as strategic advisers — identifying emerging risks, building the data to make them insurable, aggregating demand for new solutions and uniting diverse sources of capital. In doing...
Rokstone expands Singapore Marine operation with senior hires
Rokstone Singapore is supported by a multi-year, $25 million Lloyd’s capacity agreement with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), covering marine classes including Construction (Builders Risk), Cargo, Hull, and Liabilities Singapore: Rokstone, the international specialty...
Aon survey projects moderate salary growth of 5.3% for Southeast Asia in 2026
The most in-demand "hot jobs" include sales (24 percent), information technology (24 percent), artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) (21 percent), cybersecurity (20 percent) and engineering (19 percent), reflecting a sharp pivot toward digital and...
AIA partners with Amplify Health to tackle Singapore’s most common chronic illnesses
This programme is available for eligible AIA insured members who are aged 40 years and above and diagnosed with one or more of Singapore's three most prevalent chronic conditions: diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), or hyperlipidemia (high blood cholesterol)...
MS Amlin strengthens APAC team with three underwriting appointments
These appointments underscore MS Amlin’s commitment to growth in APAC and build on the momentum from the Australian branch opening earlier this year and the appointment of Matt Botfield as Head of Australia and New Zealand LONDON: MS Amlin, Lloyd’s global (re)insurer,...
Brokerslink appoints Tushar Thakker as its new regional manager for APAC region
The new Steering Team for Asia Pacific includes- Tony Lim, CEO of Acclaim in Singapore, David Withers – Managing Principal of PSC in Australia, Simon Wallington, CEO of CORNES in Japan, Stephen Chin, vice president of State Insurance Brokers in Malaysia Tushar...
Canara HSBC Life IPO sees tepid response; subscribed 6 pc on day 1
The retail individual investors (RIIs) category was subscribed 9 per cent, and the portion for non-institutional investors received 3 per cent. The qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) category did not see any participation so far. Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company...
Sitharaman asks fintechs to strengthen risk management to check AI misuse
"Even as AI opens extraordinary possibilities, we must confront its darker side. The same tools that power innovation can be weaponised for deception and for fraud. I'm not personalising it, but I can say, I have seen several deepfake videos of myself being circulated...
NITI Aayog unveils roadmap on AI to empower 490 million informal workers
NITI Aayog's Mission Digital ShramSetu will harness AI, blockchain, immersive learning, and other frontier technologies to dismantle structural constraints — ranging from financial insecurity and limited market access to lack of skilling and social protection — and...
Bajaj Finserv rebrands insurance businesses as Bajaj General Insurance and Bajaj Life Insurance
Sanjiv Bajaj, chairman & managing director, Bajaj Finserv "The acquisition of shares in accordance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement( SPA), is expected to be completed in the coming months, making both insurance entities wholly owned by the Bajaj...
IBAI meets Sitharman, submits proposals for insurance inclusion
Lto R- Narendra Kumar Bharindwal, president, IBAI,Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Rashmi Iyer, director, IBAI Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister, Finance & Corporate Affairs Embed suitable insurance covers with Mudra Loans,...
Gold still our favourite long-term commodity; forecasts USD 4300 by Dec 2026: Goldman Sachs
Speculative positioning explains only a modest part of the latest rally, rather it suggests a larger underlying shift in investor behaviour New Delhi: Gold remains Goldman Sachs' "highest-conviction long commodity," with analysts citing strong private and...
India to introduce RBI-backed digital currency: Piyush Goyal
"We have not been encouraging cryptocurrency, which does not have sovereign backing or which is not backed by assets, say it on the federal bank or local currency. India has also announced that we will be coming out with a digital currency, which will be backed by a...
Aon names Anshuman Srivastava as Reinsurance Global Chief Broking Officer
“As we navigate an evolving reinsurance landscape, our clients are increasingly focused on sustainable reinsurer relationships, choosing strategic partners rather than simply capacity providers,'' George Attard, global Head of Strategy for Reinsurance Aon plc named...
Net-Zero Banking Alliance winds up operations
The alliance, set up in 2021, was the banking industry’s main body leading the sector’s global effort to cut carbon emissions. An overhaul was proposed in August after many big banks left, to create a “framework initiative” rather than a membership-based organization....
SEBI chief warns investors on fraudsters offering guaranteed returns
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman,SEBI "Our survey reveals that an impressive 63 per cent of Indian households, translating to 213 million households, are aware of at least one securities market product. However, our focus must be on the journey from awareness to action....
Govt considers introducing nationwide climate-linked insurance scheme
The National Disaster Management Authority, the finance ministry and GIC Re and other top reinsurers and insurers are exploring coverage options and funding mechanisms, the official added. MUMBAI: India's government has begun early-stage talks with local insurers...
Sitharaman urges citizens to raise awareness about Rs1.84 trillion unclaimed assets in financial sector
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS) added that unclaimed insurance proceeds stand at over Rs 13,800 crore, unclaimed balances in mutual funds amount to about Rs 3,000 crore, and unpaid dividends...