How much health Insurance is required?
The need for medical insurance increases with age. Disease may affect persons of any age may be a child, grown ups, young man or a old man. Accidents and injuries…
Insurance-linked securities market poised for continued growth
15 years after its inception, the market for insurance-linked securities (ILS) is poised for continued growth as re/insurers, governments and corporations continue to access capital market solutions to finance growth,…
Insurance News: Catastrophes cost the insurance industry USD 70 billion in the first half year of 2011
According to preliminary sigma estimates, total insured losses for the global insurance industry from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached an estimated USD 70 billion in the first half of…
Mortality protection gap in India estimated at USD 6.7 trillion
Swiss Re published a study,Mortality Protection Gap: Asia-Pacific 2011, which finds that the aggregate mortality protection gap across 12 Asian markets expanded significantly from USD 16 trillion in 2000 to…
insurance report finds current approaches inadequate for assessing future longevity
The substantial increases in life expectancy witnessed in recent decades have been consistently underestimated, a new Swiss Re research report reveals.
Governments playing a greater role in insurance industry
More and more governments are leveraging private insurance skills and the growing capacity of the sector to cover catastrophe losses as well as a wide range of other risks, Swiss…
Health Insurance Article
Health insurance has emerged one of the fastest growing segments in the non-life insurance industry with 30 per cent growth in 2008-09. For the purpose of regulation, health insurance companies…
Law commission Report: Legal reforms to combat road accidents
Law Commission Report: More than 100,000 Indians are dying every year in road accidents.More than a million are injured or maimed. Many years ago, a study found that road accidents…
MDRT Survey Reveals “Honesty” and “Trustworthiness” as Most Important Traits for Advisors
A new survey by The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) highlights a significant gap between how financial advisors rate themselves and how clients rate their advisors.
Swiss Re reports net profit of USD 960 million for the second quarter
Swiss Re reports a Group net income of USD 960 million in the second quarter of 2011, compared to income of USD 812 million in the same period of 2010.…