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India’s non-life insurance industry recorded its fastest monthly premium growth in five months in June, with gross direct premium underwritten rising 15.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to ₹24,194.56 crore, driven by strong growth in the general and standalone health insurance segments.   The industry last recorded comparable double-digit growth in January 2026, when…

Whether driven by retirements or re-configuration, the insurance industry is scrambling for tech talent. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. Caught between a wave of retirements and a weak talent pipeline short on tech-savvy candidates, the insurance industry faces a talent shortage that could affect its ability to address cyber…

Etched, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm that designs chips, racks, software, and manufacturing methods that aim to provide best-in-class throughput, latency, cost, and power efficiency, reported yesterday that it had raised $700 million at a valuation of $21 billion. The funding round was led by financial trading firm Jane Street. Other investors included Kleiner Perkins,…

Syria’s new central bank governor faces a daunting task: economic reconstruction. Safwat Raslan, a former refugee who fled to Germany during his country’s 14-year civil war, is the new governor of the Central Bank of Syria. His first order of the day will be to standardize banking operations, expand Sharia-compliant banking products, and stabilize the…

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