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- October 8 2026
GIC Re’s investment income makes up for lack of technical profits: AM Best
Rating agency has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent), the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) and the national scale rating of aaa.IN (exceptional) of GIC Re, all with stable outlook.
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- October 7 2026
Brokers warn India’s distribution reform plan risks job cuts, sector disruption
Insurance Brokers Association of India seeks an extension to December for the deadline to submit industry feedback on the proposed overhaul.
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- October 7 2026
Ace Insurance Brokers hires Shashin Kowshik as senior vice president
He was formerly with Aon for over a decade, having also worked for Bajaj Allianz General Insurance for almost 10 years in various underwriting roles.
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- October 6 2026
Adnan Bhat joins Swiss Re CorSo as APAC global network manager
He joins the international programs team after almost six years at Munich Re’s India P&C division in Mumbai.
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- October 5 2026
Bajaj Finserv picks ex-GIC chairman Ramaswamy Narayanan to lead reinsurance foray: report
He stepped down from GIC Re in September following almost three years as chairman and managing director.
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- September 29 2026
Protec General Insurance appoints Dipankar Saikia as COO
Delhi-based Saikia brings over 35 years of experience across general and health insurance.
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- September 28 2026
India’s US$1.5bn marine risk pool surpasses 3,000 cargo war policies
Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool has also issued 92 hull war-risk policies and three protection and indemnity insurance policies since its creation in May.
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- September 23 2026
Indian regulator eases dividend distribution rules for foreign-owned brokers
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India scraps the prior-approval regime for insurance intermediaries repatriating dividends to majority foreign shareholders, along with the cap on dividend payout ratios.
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- September 18 2026
Niyam Group adds Aditi Chaturvedi as actuarial director
Chaturvedi, who will be based in Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (Gift City), joins from Accenture, where she was an actuarial senior principal for the last four years.
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- September 15 2026
Brics eyes ‘self-reliant insurance ecosystem’
India also proposes hosting a Brics Risk Lab, open to interested members at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City) International Financial Services Centre in Gujarat.
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- September 10 2026
Ace Insurance Brokers hires Shreyas Pandey, Arundas CK for Bengaluru team
Pandey joins from Edme Insurance Brokers, while Arundas joins from Gallagher.
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- September 9 2026
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance appoints Sanjeev Chopra as operations director
His association with the Indian-Japanese joint venture dates back to 2001.
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- September 2 2026
Generali Central Insurance appoints Prem Sivadas as chief commercial officer
Mumbai-based Sivadas will lead the corporate sales function, with a focus on strengthening broker partnerships and expanding corporate portfolios, including Generali Corporate and Commercial.
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- September 1 2026
IFFCO Tokio promotes Tatsuya Fujimoto to managing director, CEO
Gurugram-based Tokio Marine veteran takes over from Subrato Mondal at the India JV, bringing more than two decades of experience across Japan, the US, Malaysia and India.
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- September 1 2026
‘Good times’ for India’s reinsurance buyers despite rising El Nino climate risk: Edme’s Vinod Krishnan
India's agricultural sector faces significant losses due to crop failure, creating demand for innovative risk transfer solutions, the CEO of treaty reinsurance tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 31 2026
Search called off for MV Ocean Winner as survivors tell of ‘unforgettable’ night
Only two Chinese nationals were rescued from the 24-member crew after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier, entered with West P&I Club, sank earlier this month.
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- August 26 2026
Takaful insurer Qatar Islamic Insurance Group handed Gift City branch approval
Nisamudheen Sadar Manzil, chief technical officer of insurance and reinsurance operations, is named the nominated contact person.
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- August 20 2026
Niyam Group names Lovenish Kumar as director of operations
He previously worked at Axa XL for over 10 years, most recently as a reinsurance manager.
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- August 20 2026
India’s competition commission clears General Atlantic to lift Acko stake
Digital general insurer is set to go public in the second half of 2026 or early 2027.
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- August 19 2026
Axa XL promotes Vinod Kumar to cyber underwriter in India
Mumbai-based Kumar was previously an assistant cyber underwriter since May 2025.
