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Ageas Federal Life Insurance has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Muthoot Microfin Ltd., aimed at reaching underserved customer segments, including individual entrepreneurs and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), thereby strengthening financial...
Bajaj General Insurance net profit rises 5% to Rs 517 crore in Q2FY26
The company's combined ratio was at 102.3 per cent in Q2FY 26 as against 101.4 in the corresponding quarter of FY 25.The underwriting losses of the BAGIC has deteriorated to Rs92 crore in the reporting quarter as against Rs 48 crore in Q2FY25 impacted by higher...
“Huge spike in number of chest cases”: Doctors warn of health issues due to air pollution in Delhi-NCR
"There are patients all around. Everywhere, children are being brought to hospitals coughing, sneezing, having a runny nose, breathing fast, and having a fever. We have patients who are coming back with a cough or pneumonia. There is a huge spike in the number of...
One in two people tested in India show high blood sugar levels: Report
Gaurav Verma, Head of B2C, PharmEasy (API Holdings) noted "This report is more than data; it is a call for action. One in two people tested show high blood sugar levels, and there are millions unaware they are at risk. Awareness, timely diagnosis, and prevention must...
Asia’s wealthy families unprepared for successive planning as their fortunes near $99 trillion
Chaotic handovers have the potential to freeze assets in legal disputes, fragment family empires, and destabilize companies that have grown rapidly but lack the governance structures that many Western dynasties built over generations Asian private wealth is projected...
Can consider visa on arrival for medical treatment: Goyal
"The idea about visa on arrival is a good idea. We will pursue that…For many countries, we allow visa on arrival, we allow e-visas…both these can be considered let's say for the United States, most of the European countries… not all by the way …for most of the...
Kolkata: India's life insurance sector continued its double digit growth for the second month in a row, with new business premium up by 12.1 per cent year-on-year touching Rs 34007 crore in October, 2025, CareEdge Ratings said on Tuesday, quoting data provided by Life...
Willis announces senior Cyber appointments in Asia
Willis, a WTW business has appointed Conor Keating as Head of Cyber, Asia, and Carlos Grijalva as Head of Cyber Sales, in Asia, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Conor Keating transitions into the role of Head of Cyber, Asia, from his previous position as...
Aon launches AI-enabled claims copilot
“It empowers our professionals to turn insight into action, helping clients achieve faster claims resolution, maximize recoveries, and make better informed risk and coverage decisions,” said Joe Peiser, CEO of Commercial Risk at Aon DUBLIN: Aon plc, global...
Hurricane Melissa triggers 100% payout of $150 million World Bank Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica
Catastrophe insurance backed by catastrophe bonds are part of the World Bank’s Crisis Preparedness and Response toolkit which provides developing countries with an innovative suite of tools to better respond to crises and prepare for future shocks. This includes fast...
HDFC Life”s ”Ready for Life” Report Highlights a Gap of 26 Points Between Perceived and Actual Financial Readiness
The study explores urban India’s perception of financial readiness across four key pillars — financial planning, emergency preparedness, health & well-being, and retirement strategy – and compares it to their readiness in reality Mumbai, Maharashtra, India As per...
IFC invests Rs285 crore in long-term debts of Axis Max Life Insurance
Allen Forlemu, Interim Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation, said: “ Our partnership with Axis Max Life for our first investment in the life insurance space in India allows us to contribute to a more resilient future for all....
Willis launches Data Centre Practice in Asia
The Data Centre sector in Asia is experiencing unprecedented growth, with the region likely to be the fastest growing one for data centre colocation over the next five years.According to Global Data, the pipeline of data centre construction projects is estimated to be...
Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, two dead
The typhoon could cover two-thirds of the Southeast Asian archipelago with its 1,800-kilometre-wide rain and wind band, forecasters said. It approached from the Pacific while the Philippines was still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which...
Data Centers: AI and cloud computing drive global construction boom
According to market research, up to $7 trillion will be spent on data centers by 2030 – a huge sum driven largely by technology companies in the US and China, while Europe lags a few paces behind. The tech industry’s big three, Amazon, Microsoft and Google Cloud,...
Willis appoints Vijay Nair as Head of Tax Insurance, Asia Pacific
Willis, a WTW business, appointed Vijay Nair as Head of Tax Insurance for Asia Pacific (APAC), based in Singapore. In this newly created role, Vijay will lead the growth of Willis’ tax insurance business across APAC, drive the execution of its M&A tax strategy and...
SCOR Investment Partners reaches USD 5 billion in AUM for its ILS strategy
Sidney Rostan, Head of Insurance-Linked Securities at SCOR Investment Partners, commented: "Reaching USD 5 billion in assets under management for our ILS investment platform is above all a collective achievement. This milestone validates our approach of building...
Changing Asian Risks: Increasing Competition,Economic Slowdown and Cyber Threats reshape business landscape
“Cyber Attacks/Data Breach” remains the number one risk across Asia. However, in 2025 “Increasing Competition” and “Exchange Rate Fluctuation” have risen sharply, reflecting the region’s dynamic markets and heightened exposure to global financial volatility, finds out...