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Pandemic,Cyber-attack and Data Fraud remain top risk concerns for India Inc:Marsh/RIMs Study
“Cyber attacks, fraud, weather-related risks and, even, pandemics, have long been identified and prioritized by risk professionals.However, risk professionals’ work must go beyond identifying the impacts of these uncertainties. It is incumbent upon us to highlight opportunities and solutions that support shifts in strategy, strengthen organizational resilience and empower business leaders to make strategic-decisions with confidence. We are proud to present these findings with Marsh and provide the global risk management community with the insight to help elevate their programs.”said Laura Langone,President, RIMS 2020
WHO hopes to have 500 million vaccine doses via COVAX scheme in first-quarter 2021 – chief scientist
“The goal is to get at least 2 billion doses by end of 2021 which will be enough to vaccinate 20% of the populations of countries that are part of COVAX,” chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told a Geneva news conference.
Inigo Insurance Group to start underwriting at Lloyd’s in January
“The Lloyd’s market promises to be an exciting place in 2021 and I am delighted we are going to be a part of it. This is a great opportunity to build a highly focused business, which attracts good underwriters and gives them the freedom, and the tools to succeed,” he added.
Automakers unveil proposals to speed U.S. self-driving deployment
Self-driving cars suffered a major setback after the March 2018 death of a pedestrian in a crash with an Uber test vehicle, the first attributed to a self-driving car. The National Transportation Safety Board said in the Uber crash review that U.S. regulators should ensure automated vehicles have appropriate safeguards.
U.S. employers could mandate a COVID-19 vaccine, but are unlikely to do so – experts
“Companies could theoretically issue a mandate, but in the current political climate it is very unlikely they will do so,” said Peter Meyers, a law professor at George Washington University Law School. “Americans tend to shy away from mandates.”
30 named storms: Record Hurricane Season in US comes to a close
The season also saw the second-highest number of hurricanes on record after 13 of the storms reached hurricane status. There were six major hurricanes with top winds of 111 mph (178 kph) or greater. NOAA said an average season has 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three become major hurricanes.
Moderna to supply up to 125 million COVID-19 vaccine doses globally in first quarter
Results from an early-stage trial showed that the vaccine, mRNA-1273, produced high levels of binding and neutralizing antibodies that declined slightly over time, but remained elevated in all participants three months after the booster vaccination, the company said
Coronavirus claims 1.5 million lives globally with 10,000 dying each day
The novel coronavirus caused more deaths in the past year than tuberculosis in 2019 and nearly four times the number of deaths due to malaria, according to the World Health Organisation.
IMA calls for strike on Dec 11 over ayurveda surgery move
Stating that the notification by the Central Council of Indian Medicine to allow the legal practice of surgeries by Ayurveda practitioners and the formation of four committees by Niti Aayog for the integration of all systems of medicine will only lead to “mixopathy”, the IMA demanded an immediate withdrawal of both.
The Union government told the Supreme Court that Ayurveda, unani and homoeopathy practitioners can prescribe drugs for prevention of Covid-19 by boosting immunity but cannot claim that their medicines can cure such patients.
Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, says IBM
IBM’s cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather information about different aspects of the cold chain, using meticulously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an executive with Haier Biomedical, a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport and biological sample storage.