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Term Insurance: Multiple features with flexible options
Several term plans come with the flexibility of being converted...
Heat-dome: Indian Temperatures Beyond the Heatwave?
Robert Muir-Wood,Chief Research Officer, Moody’s RMS Mitigation is...
SAS supports Insurers to meet IFRS 17 compliance
“The disparate nature of incumbent accounting systems, actuarial tools and data sources, conventionally with weak workflow and integration capabilities, will pose a significant hurdle for insurers to overcome in complying with IFRS 17, particularly as many grapple with IFRS 9 compliance in tandem,” said Cubillas Ding, Research Director at Celent
Partnering with World Bank to close Protection Gap
The economic progress many developing countries are making is put at risk when a catastrophe hits. If the nation is lacking appropriate protection, the impacts from a natural disaster typically mean that the government’s limited financial resources will have to be directed toward disaster response and away from further investments in education, healthcare and infrastructure
Blockchain: Mechanics and Magic
Executives need to have a basic understanding of the mechanics and an appreciation of the magic in order to assess the applicability of blockchains to their insurance business problems. This article will step back from the hype and explain how a blockchain works. It will highlight some surprising capabilities and debunk some confusing myths and inaccuracies.
Cyber, Climate Risks & Human Error Threaten Shipping’s Safety Progress,Asian losses buck global trends
Incidents in the South China, Indochina, Indonesia and Philippine maritime region rose by 25% in the past year and remain the number one area worldwide for major shipping incidents for the past decade leading it to be dubbed the “new Bermuda Triangle” by some media commentators
Growing debris risks for Satellite Operations :Swiss Re
Lower orbits in particular are becoming increasingly populated and littered with debris, putting satellite operations at risk of collision. In fact, orbital debris makes up over 90% of the tracked objects orbiting the Earth today
US Regulators try to navigate Legal, Social, Safety Issues raised by Autonomous Vehicles
In Congress, legislation to make it easier for automakers to get thousands of cars on the road without human controls is stalled and its prospects for approval are uncertain
Mitigating Cyber Risk via Captives
There are innumerable other examples of hackers exploiting flaws in a connected object for malicious purposes. And considering the number and variety of IoT (Internet of Things) devices in use in different settings, preventing hackers from exploiting security gaps in connected objects can be a daunting proposition
Emerging sex disease MG ‘could become next superbug’
Eradication rates of MG following treatment with one family of antibiotics, called macrolides, are decreasing globally.MG can be missed – and if it is not treated correctly, it can develop resistance to antibiotics.One can get it by having unprotected sex with someone who has it. Condoms can prevent this spread.MG does not always cause symptoms and will not always need treatment, but it can be missed or mistaken for a different sexually transmitted infection, such as Chlamydia.
Obesity :Health Challenge of the 21st Century
The growing medical issues arising from the global obesity epidemic, the serious impact on the human body, and the potential consequences on personal insurance are addressed by SCOR Life experts Dr. Christine Abalain-Castela, Dr. Stephan Becher, Dr. Jacques-Louis Boucher, Delphine Labojka and Aja O’Gorman
Money in Swiss banks: India moves to 73rd place, UK remains on top
The total money belonging to the developed countries rose 10 per cent to CHF 876 billion, while those from developing nations rose marginally to CHF 209 billion. The offshore financial centres actually saw a dip of 3 per cent to CHF 378 billion.