Insurance

Factbox-Cyclone Freddy among Africa's deadliest storms

March 16, 2023 12:30 AM AEDT | By Reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Cyclone Freddy has killed more than 270 people in southern Africa since it first made landfall last month, making it one of t...

Factbox-Why is Cyclone Freddy a record-breaking storm?

March 15, 2023 02:50 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Tropical cyclone Freddy hit the coast of southern Africa for a second time over the weekend, bringing its to...

U.S. signs up over 16 million people for Obamacare health insurance

January 26, 2023 02:53 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 16 million Americans signed up for Obamacare health insurance for 2023, a jump of more than 12% o...

Gulf investors bid for India's Adani Enterprises' $2.5 billion FPO -...

January 25, 2023 06:48 PM AEDT | By Reuters

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Gulf investors International Holding Co PJSC and sovereign fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority are among the bidders for Indian...

India seeks private sector chief to lead state insurer - sources

December 08, 2022 04:23 PM AEDT | By Reuters

By Nikunj Ohri and Sarita Chaganti Singh (Reuters) - India aims to appoint a private sector professional as the first chief executive of the Life Insu...

Generali completes share buyback of 500 million euros

December 06, 2022 02:03 AM AEDT | By Reuters

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's top insurer Assicurazioni Generali said on Monday it had repurchased 500 million euros ($528 million) worth of its shares, c...

QBE warns of $100m catastrophe blowout

November 21, 2022 01:16 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

<p>QBE expects to exceed its catastrophe allowance by around $100 million this year as the war in Ukraine and extreme weather events cause elevated cl...

India's LIC jumps 9% after surge in qtrly profit

November 14, 2022 03:09 PM AEDT | By Reuters

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India rose as much as 9.1% on Monday, their best intra-day percentage gain since listing,...