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Buffett’s Berkshire suffers in Covid pandemic even as Apple boosts profit

Insurance profit fell 58% to $802 million, reflecting lower premiums at Geico, COVID-19, Hurricanes Laura and Sally, and lower income from investments as interest rates tumble.

Geico awarded drivers $2.5 billion of credits on policy renewals this year, and Berkshire said its accounting for those credits should hurt underwriting results through March 2021.

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Govt working to make India automobile manufacturing hub in next 5 years: Gadkari

He also said that Indian manufacturers have the capability to make efficient EVs that can not only create more jobs but also provide opportunities for exports.

“e-Mobility is going to be the future mode of transport with greater efficiency and less impact on the environment. Import of crude oil and air pollution are two major concerns for the country. We need to have an integrated approach for EVs,” he added.

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Pak airlines may be banned from flying to 188 countries over pilots issue

Due to the licence scam, flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has already been barred from flying to the UK and the European Union, The Express Tribune report said.

The scam cam to light after Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the Federal Minister for Aviation, had revealed in August that 262 pilots including 141 of the PIA held fake credentials.

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Hackers stole source code from govt agencies, private firms: FBI

The FBI alert warned the owners of SonarQube, a web-based application that companies integrate into their software build chains to test source code and discover security flaws before rolling out code and applications into production environments.

The actors exploit known configuration vulnerabilities, allowing them to gain access to proprietary code, exfiltrate it and post the data publicly.

The FBI has identified multiple potential computer intrusions that correlate to leaks associated with SonarQube configuration vulnerabilities.

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Lloyd’s 2nd blueprint targets cost reduction of £800m for brokers, underwriters and business partners

The comprehensive programme and priorities detailed in Blueprint Two will profoundly transform the way in which customers get covered, right though to recovering from loss; this will be achieved by the redesign of the entire insurance lifecycle process – from placement through to accounting, payment, endorsements, claims, renewals and reporting – offering a seamless digital service for all Lloyd’s customers and stakeholders globally.  

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Shifting global supply chain can add $63 billion of prms in 5-yrs: Swiss Re 

“Yes, supply chain changes are happening, they are real, and I think in the bigger picture this is positive.There are real opportunities during the transition. The insurance industry has a growing opportunity to offer cover in areas such as business interruption (BI), also contingent BI and non-damage BI’’ said Jerome Jean Haegeli, group chief economist, Swiss Re, said while speaking at a session on  “De-risking Global Supply Chain: Strengthening Resilience in a time of Disruption”, during the SIRC 2020 Re-Mind virtual conference on Wednesday.

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Threat of crackdown on U.S. insurers fades as political ‘Blue Wave’ sputters

That bodes well for the insurance industry, which had feared a Democratic sweep would allow progressives to reprise regulations introduced after the 2008-2009 financial crisis and push a disruptive healthcare overhaul.

Health insurance stocks jumped on Wednesday, as fears of a dramatic change faded. The S&P 500 managed care index .SPLRCHMO rose 9.8% as investors and insurance trade groups cheered an expected Republican hold on the Senate. 

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