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Lloyd’s of London alerts India Inc on rising “Intangible Risks”, launches new solutions for Pandemic Risks
Specific to SMEs, Lloyd’s has developed ReStart, a potential non-damage business interruption solution (loss of revenue without a physical damage trigger) for future waves of COVID-19. The solution is focused on giving certainty of non-damage business interruption coverage initially to SMEs by pooling limited capacity across a number of Lloyd’s market participants. The product will support reopening of SMEs, offering a range of limits that ensure it is affordable for customers, without requiring any government support,
Lloyd’s is also working on a proposed ‘after the event’ insurance product framework, Recover Re, which would provide immediate relief and cover for non-damage business interruption, including the current COVID-19 pandemic, over the long-term. This framework could be implemented in any country where the government has the resources and industry commitment to support it.
India registers 85,362 new COVID-19 infections in a day; single-day recoveries surpass fresh cases
Total recoveries surged to 48,49,584, pushing the country’s recovery rate to 82.14 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.58 per cent.
There are 9,60,969 active cases in the country which comprise 16.28 per cent of the total caseload, the data showed.
India caps prices of medical oxygen amid rising COVID-19 cases
“Due to the absence of a price cap on liquid medical oxygen, manufacturers have hiked prices to fillers,” the government said in a statement, referring to off-takers such as hospitals and clinics which use the oxygen.
To ensure that the oxygen is available at reasonable rates, the government has capped manufacturers’ prices at 15.22 rupees per cubic metre (CUM), the statement said.
India pledges to use its vaccine-production capacity to help ‘all humanity’
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has been pushing for a “people’s vaccine” that is available and affordable everywhere and expressed concern on Tuesday that some countries were “reportedly making side deals exclusively for their own populations.”
Every 250th person on Earth now infected with coronavirus
The current world population is 7.8 billion (as of September 2020), according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer.
The number of active cases continues to rise rapidly, increasing by about 5 lakh this week. Active cases now account for 23.3 per cent of the overall case count.
Primary healthcare focus area of govt: Kant
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said by increasing spending on healthcare, reducing out of pocket expenditure and ensuring availability of qualified doctors, India can provide a continuum of care.
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, Kant further said the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), which is a digital, portable and cashless health insurance scheme, is one of the most remarkable steps in this direction.
Global COVID-19 death toll could hit 2 million before vaccine in wide use, WHO says
The number of deaths about nine months since the novel coronavirus was discovered in China is nearing 1 million.
“We are not out of the woods anywhere, we are not out of the woods in Africa,” said Ryan.
He said young people should not be blamed for a recent increase in infections despite growing concerns that they are driving its spread after restrictions and lockdowns were eased around the world.
The WHO is continuing talks with China about its possible involvement in the COVAX financing scheme designed to guarantee fast and equitable access globally to COVID-19 vaccines, a week after the deadline for committing passed.
Nearly seven crore tests conducted in India for detection of COVID-19
“Evidence has revealed that higher numbers of testing subsequently leads to lowered positivity rate. States that are testing the highest numbers are also reporting a gradual decline in the positivity rate,” the ministry said.
Catastrophic cyber event leading to claims of more than $10 billion has increased since the Pandemic:Willis Re
Mark Synnott, Global Cyber Practice Leader, Willis Re, said: “This year’s survey shows quite clearly that risk professionals around the world believe that the pandemic has increased cyber risk, in some cases dramatically. They expect the insurance industry to respond, but unfortunately not in the way we might hope. While three quarters of the people we surveyed think demand for cyber cover will increase post-COVID-19, only 45% think supply will increase, which perhaps explains why three-quarters think the cost of cover will rise. The insurance industry has some work to do to ensure these expectations are not met!”
Govt allows airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic flights
“The matter with regard to check-in baggage has been reviewed based on the feedback/inputs received from the concerned stakeholders,” the ministry noted.