by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 16, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Policy
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Monday invited bids from actuarial firms for arriving at the embedded value of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) ahead of its stake sale. The government plans to sell minority stake in the insurance behemoth and list it on the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 16, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Technology
ZURICH/FRANKFURT: Breakthrough technology that transforms the body into a virus-zapping vaccine factory is poised to revolutionise the fight against COVID-19 but future pandemics and even cancer could be next, scientists say.The initial success of so-called messenger...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 16, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
HELSINKI: While many countries struggle with a second wave of the coronavirus, Finland has halted a rise in new infections at Europe’s lowest level, helped by the fact that for Finns social distancing comes naturally.While a remote Nordic location and one...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 16, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Medical costs of German COVID-19 patients who have left hospitals are on average 50% higher than before they were admitted, data from a major insurer showed, a sign that even those who have recovered struggle to regain full health. The study from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 16, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Cybersecurity has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new "age of risk," topping the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, in part because cybercrime is so pervasive, the head of insurance broker and consulting firm...
