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- November 25 2025
Arvind Laddha appointed president of Ace Insurance Brokers
He brings two decades of experience in health assurance, consulting, and insurance brokerage firms.
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- November 24 2025
India edges closer to 100% FDI limit in insurance: reports
Government to introduce a bill during the parliament’s winter session, which starts on Monday, seeking to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit from 74%.
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- November 19 2025
Cyber threats and data privacy top risk agenda for Indian companies in 2025: Aon
Indian businesses have faced substantial losses from their most critical risks, with 77.8% reporting losses due to property damage and 46.2% due to BI, while 63.6% reported that they were impacted by exchange rate fluctuations.
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- November 18 2025
Willis India appoints Pallavi Verma as associate director in M&A team
Gurgaon-based Verma brings deep expertise in corporate and M&A law, with experience across financial services, renewables, telecoms, and infrastructure.
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- November 17 2025
Exclusive: Mapfre Re moves to establish presence in India’s Gift City amid strategic market expansion
Spanish reinsurer plans to accelerates its push into the Indian market with a branch in India's special economic zone
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- November 17 2025
GIC Re trims H1 FY26 underwriting loss by 45.5% to US$1.46bn, COR down to 107.7%.
State-owned reinsurer's GWP was up by 5.6% in the first half, and it plans to expand its Lloyd's syndicate in pursuit of a larger share of international business.
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- November 13 2025
Berkley Insurance Asia hires Harshvardhan Jain as head of finance for Gift City branch
A chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience, Jain brings deep expertise in finance, accounting, and transformation.
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- November 10 2025
Marsh names Guy Bessis as power and energy chairman for India, the Middle East, and Africa
Dubai-based Bessis previously held the global head of sales for energy and power position for over 17 years.
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- November 6 2025
Edme Insurance Brokers taps Gallagher Re’s Vinod Krishnan as treaty reinsurance division CEO
Krishnan brings over three decades of experience across South Korea, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
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- November 6 2025
SIRC: Booming and unconstrained property speculation fuelling India flood risk, Moody’s says
While climate variability is clearly playing a part in the increasing frequency of flood losses, it's only a part of the picture.
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- October 28 2025
JBA to open India office amid rising demand for flood risk data
The flood modelling specialist's new unit, JBA Risk Management India, will be based in Bangalore and led by managing director Mansi Kalra, who will relocate from Singapore.
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- October 27 2025
India’s GIC Re appoints Hitesh Joshi as interim chairman and managing director
The appointment, which is for three months, comes after the retirement of Ramaswamy Narayanan in September.
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- October 24 2025
Exclusive: Blackstone acquires majority stake in India’s Ace Insurance Brokers
The deal, which values the broker at US$350-400m, has received regulatory approval from the IRDAI, according to sources
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- October 24 2025
Starr expands India presence with new Gift City branch
The new office will conduct both general and reinsurance business, marking an important step in strengthening Starr's commitment to the Indian market, according to the company.
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- October 23 2025
SBI General Insurance grows GWP by 10.7% in H1 FY26
The Indian insurer has continued its momentum in H1 FY26 thanks to 'consistent performance across key businesses.'
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- October 18 2025
Allianz names Ritu Arora as India country head
Previously, Arora served as CEO and chief investment officer of Allianz Investment Management in Asia Pacific and India advisor to the Allianz SE Board.
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- October 17 2025
Gallagher partners with New India Assurance, Munich Re to create India’s first pandemic parametric
The Phoenix Mills has become the first insured in India to be covered against business interruption losses due to pandemic or epidemic outbreaks based on parametric triggers.
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- October 16 2025
Charles Taylor expands marine technical footprint in India, Qatar with Soteria associateship
This collaboration is in addition to the existing associate, SKAAD Insurance Surveyors & Loss Assessors in India.
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- October 15 2025
Aon India elevates Abizar Bohra to head of sports, leisure and entertainment
Bohra was previously senior vice president with the broker for over two years.
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- October 14 2025
Marine insurance rates may rise following Sri Lanka’s US$1bn plastic spill ruling: report
A cargo ship owned by Singapore’s X-Press Feeders, insured by London P&I Club, spilt tens of billions of petrochemical pellets and burnt plastic, oil and chemicals into the ocean off Colombo in 2021.
