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Q3 non-life ILS capacity at near-record high of $27.3 billion:Willis Re
The ILS sector has reached a dynamic equilibrium and is well positioned for growth. Alternative capital in all its forms is clearly growing again, notwithstanding the losses and related loss creep of the past several years. This rising tide will not raise all ships, however. Some managers, sectors, and strategies have outperformed, and are now benefitting as a result, while others remain under stress
India pulls out of RCEP, paves way for 15 nations to sign China-backed deal
India conveyed its decision to exit the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, foreign ministry official Vijay Thakur Singh told reporters in Bangkok on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that he was guided by the impact it would have on the lives and livelihoods of all Indians, especially vulnerable sections of society, she said.
Suit against Facebook alleges age, gender bias in financial services ads
According to the complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Facebook persists in its willingness to let financial services advertisers “target” prospective customers by age and gender, despite a recent overhaul covering other kinds of ads.
U.K. bans fracking on concerns about Earthquake Risk
Pressure from large-scale environmental protests and widespread public opinion has damped the enthusiasm for the fossil fuel as the U.K. strives to put more climate friendly policies in place. But the industry isn’t giving up. Lobby group U.K. Onshore Oil and Gas plans to demonstrate that companies can operate safely and in an environmentally friendly manner.
US judge blocks Trump’s mandatory health insurance rule for immigrants
According to the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan immigration think tank, 57% of US immigrants had private health insurance in 2017, compared with 69% of US-born, and 30% had public health insurance coverage, compared with 36% of native-born.
Led by India, South Asia moving towards becoming center of global growth: IMF
Under a substantial liberalisation scenario, supported by stepped-up efforts to improve infrastructure and successfully harness South Asia’s young and large workforce, the region could contribute about one-third of global growth by 2040, argues the IMF paper ‘Is South Asia Ready for take Off? A sustainable and inclusive growth agenda,’ to be released in New Delhi on Monday.
Google to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion to enter wearable technology space
Rick Osterloh, Google senior vice president for devices and services, said the deal for the wearable tech pioneer is one “bringing together the best hardware, software and AI, to build wearables to help even more people around the world.”
Swiss Re to offer telematics solution for insurers in 2020
The new telematics solution provides “instant safety information and hardware-enabled features, like automatic accident detection, first notice of loss and fast claim settlement, as well as advanced claims reconstruction, via a dedicated portal available to insurers,” Bongers added.
All countries at risks from spread of African Swine fever: OIE
“We are really facing a threat that is global,” OIE Director General Monique Eloit told Reuters in an interview.
“The risk exists for all countries, whether they are geographically close or geographically distant because there is a multitude of potential sources of contamination.”
Rising sea level puts Mumbai at risk of being submerged by 2050: Study
India and other Asian countries, including Bangladesh and Indonesia, may see a five to tenfold increase in the population living below the projected high tide line by the end of the century, added the study published in the journal Nature Communications,