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Severe convective storms: Costliest insured global peril in 21st century, says Aon Report
"This year's report highlights the growing need for collaboration among organizations, insurers, governments and communities.The insurance industry is well-positioned to act as a strategic partner to help navigate these challenges, bringing record levels of capital to...
AM Best revises global reinsurance outlook to Stable from Positive, notes accelerated softening in Property pricing
Although competitive conditions have increased in property catastrophe covers, reinsurers remain disciplined with terms and conditions and attachment points largely intact London: International rating agency AM Best has revised its outlook for the global reinsurance...
IFSCA developing regulations for issuing Cat Bonds in GIFT-IFSC
(Lto R)Deepak Sood, member(Non-Life), Ajay Seth, chairman, IRDAI, Hasmukh Adhia,chairman, GIFT-City,K Rajaraman, chairman, International Financial Services Centres Authority(IFSCA),M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services and Mahipal Reddy, executive...
Trump’s Greenland threat puts Europe Inc back in tariff crosshairs
The shock move has rattled through industry and sent shockwaves through markets amid fears of a return to the volatility of last year’s trade war, which was only eased with tariff deals reached in the middle of the year. LONDON/FRANKFURT/PARIS: Just as European...
LIC chief expresses concern over continued stagnation in number of policies in force
Swaminathan S. Iyer, Member (Life), IRDAI,Dinesh Pant, managing director, LIC, R. Doraiswamy, CEO and Managing Director, LIC and BC Patnaik,director, NIA at the 27th Annual C. D. Deshmukh Memorial Seminar, organised by National Insurance Academy (NIA), Pune, on Monday...
Moody’s expects India’s 7.3% economic growth in FY26 to push premium surge
Moody's said India's robust economic growth contributed to a 17 per cent increase in total insurance premium revenue to Rs 10.9 lakh crore in the first eight months (April-November) of 2025-26, with health premiums up 14 per cent and life new business premiums...
Zurich Insurance offers $10 billion to buy UK insurer Beazley
Switzerland's Zurich said the offer it had gone public with on Monday was an improved bid, after Beazley's management rejected on Friday its initial offer, made on January 4. LONDON: Zurich Insurance Group announced a 7.67 billion pound ($10.3 billion) all-cash offer...
Factory Mutual opens its Mumbai office
Lto R- Srini Krishnamurthy, senior Vice President, FM operations India, Malcom C. Roberts, Chairman & CEO at the Mumbai Office Opening “Our growing operations in India reflect both a global and local commitment. By combining world-class expertise with...
India’s insurance market to grow at higher than major emerging and advanced countries in next 4 yrs, says Swiss Re
“India is a true bright spot for insurance growth in the mid-term as opportunities emerge, especially in health and motor insurance. We are set to benefit from forward-looking regulatory reform, digital innovation and a disciplined but attractive product mix for...
Saudi Re launches operations in GIFT-City
```We have a national expansion strategy, and that's where we identify India to be a key growth engine for us.Indian market could be also be a hub to serve the region,’’ said Ahmed Al-Jabr, Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Re while addressing the industry players...
Shefali Sehwani succeeds Shankar Gargipathy as Lloyd’s India CEO
Shefali Sehwani, country manager & CEO, Lloyd's India Currently, Lloyd's has one of its Syndicates, Markel , operating in India.Lloyd's also is diversifying its India exposure by venturing into the GIFT-IFSC, India's sole Internationbal Financial Services Centre...
Delhi tribunal awards over Rs. 1.62 crore to 21-year-old man injured in road accident
The tribunal awarded him a compensation of over Rs. 1.62 crore under various heads, including Rs. 59.36 lakh for loss of future earnings.Since the vehicle was insured at the time of the accident, the tribunal directed the insurer, The New India Co. Ltd., to deposit...
Signature Global to invest Rs380 cr on earthquake resistance technology
The 'Hysteretic Tuned Mass Dampers (HTMDs)' technology is a specialised system designed to reduce vibrations in high-rise buildings caused by wind and earthquakes.By controlling building movement, it enhances stability and occupant comfort. New Delhi: Realty firm...
LIC should continue focus on digital marketing: Nagaraju
M Nagaraju,Secretary,Financial Services Nagaraju expressed satisfaction with LIC’s consolidated AUM of ₹57.23 lakh crore and a yield of 8.9% on policyholders’ funds, supported by a strong solvency ratio of 2.13. This corpus may be used for incentivising growth of...
2025 among world’s three hottest years on record,WMO says
The WMO, which consolidates eight climate datasets from around the world, said six of them – including the European Union’s European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the British national weather service – had ranked 2025 as the third warmest,...
DGCA imposes Rs 22.20 crore penalty on IndiGo over December 2025 flight disruption
The committee observed that an overriding focus on maximising utilisation of crew, aircraft, and network resources, which significantly reduced roster buffer margins. Crew rosters were designed to maximise duty periods, with increased reliance on dead-heading, tail...
Denmark-US rift triggers NATO deployment of forces in Greenland
“For us, ideas that would not respect territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenland people are of course totally unacceptable and we therefore still have a fundamental disagreement,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars...
Surging oil tanker insurance points to growing Black Sea chaos
Underwriters are now charging about 1% of the value of a ship for calls at any port in the region, according to people involved in the market. That’s up from about 0.7% at the end of last month. The cost of insuring ships sailing through the Black Sea is surging...