by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management
London: Japan’s decision to bar spectators from the Tokyo Olympics is likely to cost the global reinsurance sector USD300 million–400 million due to payouts for ticket and hospitality refunds, said Fitch Ratings. The Olympics will take place without...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
London: Cyber-attacks and data loss are the top risks facing Directors & Officers (D&Os), with the pandemic serving to heighten the concerns, according to a global survey from Willis Towers Watson and Clyde & Co, a leading global law firm. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
A new single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine fully protects mice against lethal infection, and also blocks transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in ferrets, a study has shown. The new vaccine, described in the journal Science Advances, is administered through a nasal...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2021 | Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Bangkok: Thailand will use AstraZeneca vaccine as a second dose for those who got Sinovac’s shot as their first dose in a bid to increase protection, it said on Monday. The move is the first publicly announced mix-and-match of a Chinese vaccine and a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 12, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life
NEW DELHI: Healthcare major Abbott on Monday said it has launched Covid-19 home test kit in India for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in adults and children with or without symptoms at a price of Rs 325 for a single test kit pack. The company will deliver...
