by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 18, 2022 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Ivan Gonzalez has been appointed CEO Reinsurance China and China country president with effect from 1 July 2022 Katie McGrath will succeed Ivan as Regional CEO for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in North America Russell Higginbotham, chief executive officer Reinsurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 18, 2022 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Policy
Studies of Chinese vaccines suggest they offer significantly less protection against infection from omicron, even after three doses, than a booster shot from a Western vaccine using mRNA technology. A Chinese mRNA vaccine is still in trials One major reason China is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 16, 2022 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The development underscores Beijing’s efforts behind the scenes to minimize risk to its own institutions even as it continues to maintain strong trade ties with Russia in the face of crippling sanctions imposed by the West on that country Beijing: China has told top...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
The restrictions have wider potential ramifications, coming at a time when the global economy is under pressure from Russia’s war on Ukraine, surging oil prices and weak consumer demand. “We can think of no risk to the global economy, excluding nuclear...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 15, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
Shenzhen is the second-most important port in China after Shanghai, and processes about 10% of the containers shipped from China in any month. A part of the port was shut for weeks in mid-2021 to contain a local outbreak of Covid, but even then the port was able to...
