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Global P&C insurance market sees efficiency, capacity and resilience: Swiss Re
Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Swiss Re's Global Chief Economist, says: “The...
Air pollution is on the rise, says UN weather agency
“Air quality respects no boundaries. The smoke and the pollution...
India ranks number 10 in cybercrime, study finds
Russia topped the list, and was followed by Ukraine, China, the US, Nigeria and Romania. North Korea was at the seventh position, while the UK and Brazil were at the eighth and ninth positions, respectively, according to the research published in the journal PLoS ONE...
ANALYSIS-Climate verdict for Swiss women a warning for European states, oil industry
It's "going to have a significant impact on the other pending cases before the European Court," said Tom Cummins, partner at British multinational law firm Ashurst. There are seven lawsuits pending at the ECtHR that rest their argument on the same rights violation...
PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to review preparedness for heat wave conditions this summer
Prime Minister also stressed upon awareness creation along with adequate preparation in hospitals. He also highlighted the need for quick detection and putting out forest fires New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a meeting to review...
Panda to meet industry CEOs tom in Mumbai to review Bima Sugam and `Cashless Everywhere’ scheme
Debasish Panda,chairman,IRDAI Though, earlier, IRDAI had set a deadline of July 2024 for the Bima Sugam project to go live, observers point out delay in operation as the set of key components of this insurance electronic marketplace , including forming a...
Middle East on alert for Iranian attack as Lufthansa suspends Tehran flights
There was no immediate word from other international airlines that fly to Tehran. Iranian air space is also a key overflight route for Emirates' and Qatar Airways' flights to North America.Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel "must be punished and...
Apple warns of ‘mercenary spyware attack’ on users in India, 91 other countries
Mercenary spyware attacks are rare and vastly more sophisticated than regular cybercriminal activity or malware, according to the notification email. The iPhone-maker has sent threat notifications such as these multiple times a year since 2021, the notification email...
Europe’s wildfires in 2023 were among the worst this century, report says
Preliminary data for the first three months of 2024 show almost double the average number of fires, although these did not have major impact in terms of burnt areas According to the report, the wildfires produced some 20 megatonnes of CO2 emissions, equivalent to...
Takeaways from the Swiss women’s climate victory
This is the first time a regional human rights court has ruled that countries can violate human rights by failing to reduce their climate-warming emissions fast enough.The Court said it interpreted the European Convention on Human Rights language on a right to private...
Boeing crisis of confidence deepens with 787 now under scrutiny
The latest allegations cast Boeing in an unfavorable light as it grapples with a crisis of confidence after the Jan. 5 panel blowout. While nobody on that flight was seriously hurt, the issue has put the spotlight on Boeing’s manufacturing and safety procedures and...
Super election year increases risks of political violence in many countries, warns Allianz
As unrest can now spread more quickly and widely, thanks in part to social media, financial costs from such events for companies and insurers are mounting. Economic and insured losses from just seven civil unrest incidents in recent years cost approximately US$13bn...