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- October 8 2025
Rajesh Pawar to become interim MD at GIC Re as Ramaswamy Narayanan retires: reports
Pawar is currently a general manager of the Indian state-owned reinsurer.
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- September 26 2025
Aon India names Harpreet Sidhu head of financial services and professions
Sidhu was co-heading this unit since 2016, with stints across multiple verticals serving large, complex and institutional clients.
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- September 25 2025
IRDAI’s new chief calls for lower broker commissions: report
India’s insurance regulator is weighing a shift in commission governance, urging insurers to adopt a tiered expense framework similar to mutual funds amid rising scrutiny over distribution costs and their impact on policyholder premiums, media reports said.
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- September 25 2025
Aon India names Manoj Kumar head of sales and growth for commercial risk and health solutions
Mumbai-based Kumar was most recently head of specialty products for the global broker.
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- September 24 2025
Nepal’s ‘Gen Z riot’ losses impose financial strain on (re)insurers: AM Best
Outsized proportion of losses, reported to be over US$177m, could impact earnings and capital of the market, which has a combined GWP of US$317m.
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- September 23 2025
Everest Re launches in India, opens Gift City office
Everest Re joins the growing list of reinsurers opening offices in India's special economic zone.
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- September 22 2025
India’s Edme charts global expansion with Dubai, Singapore, London play: report
PE-backed broker is sharpening focus on specialty lines and digital infrastructure, and is readying for an IPO within five years.
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- September 19 2025
Nepal political riots claims near US$150m, regulator says
Violent protests caused widespread property damage after the parliament building, government offices, the Supreme Court and the newly-opened Hilton hotel in Kathmandu were set ablaze.
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- September 19 2025
Losses from India, Pakistan flooding likely to reach ‘billions of US$’: Aon
Punjab plains region of both countries is experiencing some of its worst flooding disasters in recent history, caused by anomalously high monsoon rainfall across northwest India and northern Pakistan.
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- September 18 2025
Air India crash: US lawsuit targets Boeing, Honeywell over ‘shocking’ failure to prevent catastrophe
If evidence points to manufacturers’ fault, then victims’ families could get provable compensation without any limit in the US courts.
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- September 16 2025
India likely to introduce bill allowing 100% FDI during November parliament session: reports
Finance minister Niramala Sitharaman hopes to table the Insurance Amendment Bill in the upcoming session.
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- September 12 2025
Lockton India taps Howden’s Hanmant Dudle as senior director for property and construction
He will be responsible for leading the practice and delivering bespoke insurance solutions.
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- September 9 2025
Allianz, Jio Financial confirm reinsurance JV incorporation
Allianz Jio Reinsurance (AJRL) will conduct reinsurance business in India following its incorporation on Monday.
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- September 8 2025
Aon appoints Nitish Tiwari as deputy vice president for India global solutions
He will be responsible for providing solutions and expertise for property, construction, power and infrastructure.
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- September 2 2025
India’s Zurich Kotak General Insurance hires Birendra Mohanty as chief business officer
Mohanty, who joins from ICICI Lombard General Insurance, will oversee bancassurance, financial institutions group, SME, institutional and government businesses.
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- September 2 2025
Gallagher India appoints Ishita Gogia as renewable energy lead
Gogia joins from WTW, where she spent over five years.
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- September 2 2025
Policybazaar for Business expands to UAE, Qatar, Oman, Sri Lanka
Indian reinsurance broker, which offer fac and treaty placements spanning property, marine, liability, cyber and climate-linked risks, seeks to build a pan-Asian and Middle Eastern reinsurance presence, as first reported by IAN.
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- September 1 2025
Willis hires Ameya Kane, Arjun Cherukunnathu to strengthen India finex team
Pune-based Kane and Bangalore-based Cherukunnathu named vice presidents.
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- August 23 2025
Axa XL India hires Bipin Titus as senior underwriter
Titus joins AXA XL India after a decade at ICICI Lombard.
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- August 22 2025
Opinion: A bruising year lies ahead for APAC’s underwriters
Flush with capacity and brokers in control, the market is likely staring at an extended period of softening.
