GIC Re News

Pembroke Managing Agency Gets Nod to Manage Lloyd’s Syndicate for India’s GIC Re

Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd., the London-based subsidiary of Ironshore, has been granted approval by Lloyd’s to establish and manage a syndicate for India’s GIC Re. GIC Syndicate 1947 has been granted permission to underwrite business, attaching on or after April …

Ironshore’s Pembroke Agency & GIC Re Get Nod from Lloyd’s to Form Syndicate

Ironshore Inc. announced that its Pembroke Managing Agency has been granted “in principle” approval by the Lloyd’s Franchise Board to create GIC Re’s syndicate at Lloyd’s. “The combination of Pembroke’s specialty lines underwriting capability and GIC Re’s regional expertise will …

India’s GIC Re Shares Drop on Market Debut After Raising $1.7B in IPO

State-run General Insurance Corp. of India (GIC Re) slumped as much as 14.5 percent on market debut on Wednesday after raising 111.76 billion rupees ($1.72 billion) in the country’s biggest initial public offering in seven years. Concerns about valuations have …

India Government Raises $1.5B Selling Shares in Reinsurer GIC Re

The Indian government raised about 98 billion rupees ($1.5 billion) on Friday by selling some of its shares in General Insurance Corp of India (GIC Re), the nation’s top reinsurer, in the country’s biggest listing in seven years. [Editor’s note: …

Vaidyan Appointed to Lead GIC Re as India’s 1st Insurer Chairwoman

Alice Vaidyan has been appointed as chair and managing director of General Insurance Corp. of India (GIC Re), the national reinsurer. She is the first woman to be appointed as chair in the history of Indian insurance industry. Vaidyan previously …

Insurance Pool May Unlock India-U.S. Atomic Trade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a plan centered on insurance on Sunday that they hope will convince U.S. companies to build nuclear power stations in India, but stopped short of demands to soften a liability …

Ratings Recap: GIC Re, Seguros Inbursa, National Grid

A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect GIC Re’s “strong risk-adjusted capitalization and …