Good climate news to end the yearDespite rising emissions, 2025 saw remarkable climate progress. Global clean energy investment hit a record $2.2 trillion, outpacing fossil...
26 Dec, 2025, 10.12 AM IST
Climate disasters cost India $12 billion in 2025: Why ecology is key to economic growthClimate disasters are impacting India's economy significantly. Floods and heatwaves cause substantial losses and reduce productivity. Curre...
12 Oct, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
Can catastrophe bonds save India from the financial burden of natural disasters?India is exploring catastrophe bonds ('cat bonds') to manage financial risks from earthquakes and extreme weather. These bonds transfer ris...
07 Dec, 2024, 06.22 PM IST
Pooling together to tackle riskIndia needs a diversified financial strategy to manage disaster risks, as about 90% of economic losses from natural disasters remain uninsu...
27 Sep, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
Catastrophe bonds provide a financial safety net to insurersA SBI report published in July said that India ranks third after the US and China in recording the highest number of natural disasters sinc...
11 Dec, 2023, 06.13 AM IST
Let us look at Insurance as a critical partner in India’s growth story06 Mar, 2023, 11.15 AM IST
China encourages mainland insurers to sell catastrophe bonds in Hong KongMainland property and casualty insurance companies and reinsurance companies can set up special-purpose entities in Hong Kong to raise fund...
27 Sep, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
Hedge funds make pandemic bet on insuranceInsurers faced a surge in claims spanning trade credit to event cancellations as a result of the pandemic. Some have pulled out of unprofit...
07 Oct, 2020, 08.58 PM IST
Here's the latest sign that the 'No.1 climate criminal' is dyingUS power plants are switching to natural gas, environmental restrictions are kicking in, and the industry is being derided as the world's N...
14 Jul, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
General insurance premiums unlikely to rise in New YearPremiums not likely to harden as international reinsurance rates have cooled owing to liquidity.
15 Jan, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
General Insurance Corporation to offer catastrophe bondsIndian bond investors will soon get a novel product — catastrophe bonds from the state-run reinsurer, but it will be a high risk and high-r...
02 May, 2014, 06.39 AM IST
GIC Re to issue catastrophe bonds in international market“We have got board approval to raise funds through Cat bonds. Now, we are in the process of hiring a consultant,” said AK Roy, chairman, GI...
02 Oct, 2013, 04.57 AM IST
Reinsurers and insurers must try to design and sell sustainable insurance productsPerhaps it's time for insurers to evolve sustainable insurance - products that encourage businesses to follow practices that protect the en...
02 Nov, 2012, 07.43 AM IST
- Dont expect pricing in India insurance industry reach an economically viable level : Clement Booth, Allianz SE
India has a lot of market potential.It is going to be one of the very important economies in the future and we need to be a part of it.We s...
14 May, 2012, 05.59 AM IST
- Floods put reinsurers under the weather
Reinsurers, insurance associations and risk consultants have been following a ‘probabilistic flood model’, which takes into account a histo...
20 Mar, 2008, 03.31 AM IST
- Pension reforms for unorganised sector likely
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh is likely to trigger off pension reforms for the unorganised sector in this Budget by exempting tax on a sta...
24 Feb, 2003, 11.50 PM IST
- IRDA for tax sops on pension, policyholders surplus
Voicing the concerns of insurers, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has asked the government to reduce tax rate on policy-...
20 Feb, 2003, 12.57 PM IST