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- October 16 2023
IRDAI restrains bidder to pledge Reliance General shares for parent sale: report
RBI-appointed administrator of debt-ridden R-Cap has written to Hinduja Group firm to submit a fresh application along with the source of funds and the business plan.
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- October 11 2023
Axa completes India exit with sale of stake in life carrier to local partner
Indian JV partner Bharti Group is 'engaging with other strategic and financial investors to partner and or merge the business'.
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- October 11 2023
Indian insurtech InsuranceDekho raises US$60m in Series B funding round
The New Delhi-based firm has direct integration with 46 insurers across India offering more than 380 insurance products including 175 for life and health.
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- October 10 2023
India may see rebound in insolvencies despite GDP growth set to outpace regional peers: Allianz Trade
The increase, about 36% this year, is largely driven by the catch-up effect due to the long suspension of courts during the Covid years, according to the trade credit specialist.
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- October 10 2023
Himalayan Everest Insurance in climate product pact with The Rockefeller Foundation
The Nepalese P&C player will design and launch "comprehensive" and "affordable" microinsurance with payouts linked to "climate shocks".
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- October 9 2023
Exclusive: (Re)insurers staring at US$2bn+ losses from India’s Himalayan dam collapse, flood damage
An IFFCO Tokio-led panel of eight insurers have a US$1.37bn property damage and BI policy for the 1,200MW Teesta-III project that was completely damaged in a flash flood, show documents reviewed by IAN.
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- October 5 2023
Crop insurance high on agenda for India’s SBI General Insurance
The private equity-backed insurer is prioritising semi-urban and rural markets and remains open to acquisitions and strategic alliances.
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- October 4 2023
Aon to acquire former Indian JV partner Global Insurance Brokers
Upon completion, the broker will transition to Aon’s brand and operating model, under the leadership of Jon Pipe.
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- October 4 2023
GIC Re’s Ramaswamy Narayanan takes charge as chairman and managing director
Narayanan, the former CEO of GIC Re UK, replaces Devesh Srivastava, who completed his four-year tenure on September 30.
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- October 2 2023
ECGC improves claims experience despite volatility: AM Best
AM Best has assigned a rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook considering its strong capital position.
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- September 26 2023
ICICI Lombard names Sanjeev Mantri as MD and CEO
Current CEO Bhargav Dasgupta is set to join the Asian Development Bank as vice president – market solutions.
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- September 22 2023
Liberty General Insurance appoints Parag Ved as India CEO
Ved takes on the role following the retirement of Roopam Asthana, who was instrumental in establishing Liberty’s business operations in India.
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- September 11 2023
Hannover Re expects APAC rates to harden further in 2024 after 1.4, 1.6 and 1.7 uplift
The reinsurer expects insurers to raise retentions for nat cats to counter increased costs, as it secured better prices and conditions, especially for non-proportional treaties.
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- September 11 2023
Allianz Trade names Imran Khan as India country manager
Mumbai-based Khan will manage credit risk of Allianz Trade's clients in India and work closely with broker partners in the country.
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- August 30 2023
Exclusive: Reliance’s Jio Financial starts talks with global players for ambitious general insurance foray
India's biggest conglomerate will offer up to 50% stake in the insurer, for which it is already hiring senior executives, IAN understands.
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- August 29 2023
Howden taps Aon’s Abhijit Sethi for India chief operating officer role
Sethi, who was chief broking officer for Aon, will oversee pan-India placements, and has been tasked to optimise business operations for the broker.
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- August 28 2023
Indian government reneges on capital support to state-owned general insurers: report
The government last year provided US$600m in capital to National Insurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance to meet regulatory solvency norms.
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- August 28 2023
India’s new reinsurance regulations are small steps towards global hub status
Reduction in capital requirements could encourage smaller global players to come into the market but there was no 'game-changing' move.
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- August 25 2023
IRDAI approves reinsurance regulation amendments
The minimum capital requirement for foreign reinsurance branches has been halved to US$6m, with the provision to repatriate any excess assigned capital.
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- August 25 2023
War risk premiums for Russian oil shipments on the rise: report
Rates have gone up from around 1% of the cargo's cost to some 1.20-1.25% hurting Asian importers who are the biggest importers of Russian crude.
