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Ban on BS-III petrol, BS-IV diesel 4-wheelers in Delhi amid rising pollution levels; Rs 20,000 fine for violators
"There shall be no plying of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel LMV (4...
Cloud investments: Majority of banks and insurers struggle to maximize the value
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Insurers are trying to escape COVID-19 liability, watchdog tells UK Supreme Cour
A lawyer for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which brought a test case against insurers on behalf of policyholders, said insurers had reached an “extraordinary conclusion” that business losses were largely uncovered during the coronavirus pandemic because of the widespread havoc it has caused.
“(Insurers) are saying: ‘We insure perils but not ones that are going to cost us a huge amount of money. We never contemplated that’. Well, that isn’t an answer,” Colin Edelman, the FCA’s lawyer, told the second day of a four-day appeal, watched by thousands of businesses brought to their knees during the pandemic.
Phishing emails double in run up to Black Friday, Cyber Monday
A close attention to the language in the email can help users to spot phishiing emails.
“Avoid buying something online using your payment details from a website that does not have secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption installed,” said the report.
Canada promises big fines for companies that breach new privacy law
The draft law, which must be adopted by Parliament, says Canadians who feel their data has been improperly gathered or shared can turn to the country’s Privacy Commissioner and demand the information be deleted.The law also means businesses would have to be transparent about how they use automated decision-making systems like algorithms and artificial intelligence to make significant recommendations about individuals.
Cybersecurity is top business worry in ‘age of risk’: Marsh & McLennan CEO
“CEOs like to get things done and say it’s finished,” he said. “Cyber is a never-ending phenomenon. It will continue for the rest of all of our careers.”
Climate change and the culture of remote working are the other top risks cited by companies, Glaser said. Climate is less immediate than cybersecurity because it is developing slowly and its impact, through such catastrophic events as larger wildfires and more powerful hurricanes, will increase over the next five years or more.
Clarity Over Coverage is Critical as COVID-19 Casts a Shadow over Jan Renewals
The biggest challenge at this renewal, however, is undoubtedly exclusionary language and clarity of wordings related to COVID-19 – particularly loss occurrence clauses and, where relevant, claim payments or claims validity.
Munich Re and Porsche form JV, to offer innovative manufacturing, software and financial mangement expertise
Torsten Jeworrek, member of Munich Re’s Board of Managementsaid,“With the FlexFactory, we and our partners have created a future-oriented platform for opening up new markets, which addresses a central challenge of modern production. Our cooperation once again underlines Munich Re’s innovative power and solution competence as a risk manager and financing expert for Industry 4.0.”
Annual global modeled insured average Cat losses in 2020 at $100 billion:AIR Worldwide
“The ability for the global (re)insurance industry, financial institutions, governments, and non-governmental organizations to prepare for large losses before they occur is critical to continued solvency and resilience,” said Rob Newbold, executive vice president at AIR Worldwide.
Insurers cannot provide unlimited cover in pandemic, UK Supreme Court told
The case revolves around whether 21 policy wordings, affecting potentially 700 types of policies, 60 insurers, 370,000 policyholders and billions of pounds in claims, should cover disruption caused by the virus.
The wordings cover business interruption when insured premises cannot be accessed because of public authority restrictions, in the event of a notifiable disease within a specified radius and hybrid wordings.
Indian drug firms recall various products in US market
As per the USFDA, the company is recalling the product due to deviation from the current good manufacturing practices (CGMP).
“FDA analysis detected N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) impurity above the acceptable intake level,” it noted.
Northern India chokes on toxic smog day after Diwali festival
Revellers in the capital let off huge amounts of fireworks well into Sunday morning, prompting angry residents and environmentalists to complain on social media of breathing difficulties and stinging eyes.