by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 12, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
As soon as temperatures breached 43.6C in Ahmedabad, Makwana and thousands of other women were told that ICICI Lombard, an insurance company, would pay them a portion of their daily wages. The Self-Employed Women’s Association labour union runs the insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 1, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
Women around the world were also found to be disproportionately impacted by mental health conditions. Life years lost to depressive disorders were found to be over a third higher among women than men. The widest sex-based gaps affecting women were observed in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
Extreme weather events were the primary drivers in 18 countries where over 77 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity, up from 12 countries with 57 million people in 2022. In 2023, the world experienced its hottest year on record and climate related...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 12, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation, Reinsurance, Risk Management
It’s “going to have a significant impact on the other pending cases before the European Court,” said Tom Cummins, partner at British multinational law firm Ashurst. There are seven lawsuits pending at the ECtHR that rest their argument on the same...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 11, 2024 | Articles, Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
This is the first time a regional human rights court has ruled that countries can violate human rights by failing to reduce their climate-warming emissions fast enough.The Court said it interpreted the European Convention on Human Rights language on a right to private...
