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Lloyd’s CEO John Neal to join Aon as global Reinsurance CEO and chairman of climate solutions
John Neal Neal, after six years in Lloyd's as a CEO, will play an...
Cairn accepts $1bn refund offer, to drop cases against India within days: CEO
Cairn will drop cases to seize diplomatic apartments in Paris and Air India airplanes in the US in ”a matter of a couple of days” after the refund, he said adding Cairn’s shareholders are in agreement with accepting the offer and moving on.
India reports 38,948 new COVID-19 cases, Kerala adds 26,701 infections
The death toll climbed to 4,40,752 with 219 fresh fatalities. A total of 43,903 recoveries in 24 hours has increased the total recovery count to 3,21,81,995.
Meet COVID-19 pledges, support regional vaccine manufacturing:WHO
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed out that “many countries continue to face steep increases in cases and deaths” – despite that more than five billion vaccines have been administered globally.
Cos can incorporate rewards, incentives to achieve ESG goals
According to Willis Towers Watson’s Global Executive Compensation Trends, ESG has become a critical business consideration, impacting companies’ cost of, and access to, capital. ESG goals and outcomes directly impact the company’s reputation with the public and employees, and often play a role in attracting and retaining a new generation of talent.
Companies with strong ESG practices have been found to deliver more sustainable returns, including higher levels of value creation and risk mitigation.
India plans 50% increase in oxygen production before third Covid wave
While demand for medical oxygen in India has considerably reduced since the peak, reaching near pre-COVID levels, gas companies along with the government are gearing up for a scenario where the third wave could be worse than the previous one.
Global P&C prms expected to more than double to $ 4.3 trillion by 2040,becoming riskier and more complex:Swiss Re
Property & casualty (P&C) business to become riskier and more complex; opportunities in fundamental shift from lower-risk, high-volume motor insurance to catastrophe-exposed property lines
Property to be fastest growing P&C line, with premiums set to almost triple to USD 1.3 trillion in 2040 from USD 450 billion in 2020, driven by effects of economic development and climate change
Motor remains largest line of P&C business, with premiums expected to almost double to up to USD 1.4 trillion by 2040
Brazil bans China’s Sinovac Covid vax over fears of contamination
Anvisa, the regulator, suspended Sinovac for a period of three months after learning that vials containing the shots were filled at an unauthorised production base, the Washington Post reported. The matter is being investigated.
India administers 1 crore vaccine doses for third time in last 11 days
New Delhi: For the third time in the last 11 days, India administered more than 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. India's total vaccination coverage has crossed 69.68 crore doses and untill 7 pm today, 92...
Passenger vehicle retail sales increase 39 pc in August: FADA
Commercial vehicle sales surged 98 per cent to 53,150 units last month against 26,851 units in August last year.
Blue sky thinking: 5 things to know about air pollution
Air pollution is also harming also harms our natural environment. It decreases the oxygen supply in our oceans, makes it harder for plants to grow, and contributes to climate change.Around 90 per cent of people go through their daily lives breathing harmful polluted air, which has been described by the United Nations as the most important health issue of our time. To mark the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, on 7 September, UN News explains how bad it is and what is being done to tackle it.