by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2026 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
AI-focused companies dominated the quarter, accounting for 95.2% of total funding — a record share. These firms raised USD 1.55 billion across 68 deals, with all of the ten largest funding rounds going to AI-led businesses. Global InsurTech funding remained resilient...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2026 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview highlights rapidly escalating AI-driven cyber risks, with the model able to identify and exploit vulnerabilities across major systems even in non-expert hands.This signals how quickly such threats could extend beyond technology and...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 8, 2026 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Pension & Social Security, Policy
Punjab records the highest share of informal workers at 82 per cent, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at 81 per cent each.Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh also exhibit high levels of informal employment, with nearly 74 per cent of workers...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2026 | International News
The U.S. targeted “an Iranian oil tanker traveling from Iran’s coastal waters near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another vessel entering the Strait of Hormuz near the Emirati port of Fujairah,” a spokesperson for Iran’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2026 | Health, International News
In total, five people are confirmed to have contracted the virus, with another three suspected cases, the World Health Organization said. Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person-to-person. AMSTERDAM/GENEVA:Countries...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2026 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
“FM Essential brings together engineering insight, data analytics and competitive risk transfer capabilities to help manufacturers navigate complexity and focus investment where it has the greatest impact.” Alex Tadmoury, executive vice president, International, at FM...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Regulation, Reinsurance
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that “safe, stable passage” through the waterway will be possible with “new protocols in place.” That came soon after a report that the US had proposed a peace deal, which Tehran is now considering. Iran has laid...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2026 | Banking & Bancassurance, Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
Referring to cyber security concerns, he said Anthropic Mythos AI model has advanced capabilities to identify and potentially exploit systems, and added that it has raised alarm bells among regulators because of the vulnerabilities in legacy banking technology...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2026 | Briefs, Health
Bajaj Finserv Health, a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv, on Thursday appointed Deepak J Matai as chief executive officer.The health-tech company offers preventive, personalised, and partner-led care, health financing, and wellness plans. “India has 16 per cent of...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 7, 2026 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The Property Treaty Per Risk (PPR) Consortium,bringing together four Lloyd’s syndicates, expands MS Amlin’s maximum line size from $50m to $67.5m, providing a 35% uplift in capacity for placements while maintaining a single coordinated underwriting and claims...
