by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
SINGAPORE: The World Health Organisation said that more than 170 countries had joined its global plan to distribute vaccines fairly around the world, but cautioned that a race to develop shots could lead to public fears about safety. Trials of a vaccine in Britain...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Facebook Inc will no longer show health groups in its recommendations, the social media giant announced on Thursday, saying it was crucial that people get health information from “authoritative sources.” Over the last year, the company took down more than...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Hyderabad: A Working Group,formed by the segment regulator IRDAI, has proposed the setting up of an Indian Pandemic Risk Pool, with a capacity of around Rs 75,000 crores,to address losses and unsettlement caused to the informal and low income sectors of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic, Regulation, Reinsurance, Risk Management
New Delhi: In a bid to push the insurance penetration further in the country, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has decided to enlarge its basket of existing standard products by launching solutions for MSMEs,small...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 17, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
India has been ranked at the 116th position in the latest edition of the World Bank's annual Human Capital Index that benchmarks key components of human capital across countries. However, India's score increased to 0.49 from 0.44 in 2018, as per the...
