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Pak military recruits youth for cyber propaganda war on India
Oil prices surge after US strike kills Iranian general
Terror threat: US asks its airlines to exercise caution in Pakistan airspace
January 1, 2020 reinsurance renewals reflect asymmetrical market:Guy Carpenter
David Priebe, Chairman of Guy Carpenter, added: “The reinsurance market enters 2020 in a solid position with initial analysis of dedicated reinsurance capital up slightly as compared to a year ago, bolstered by mid-single digit growth in rated capital in 2019. Accounting for the impact of trapped capital, total available capital at January 1 is close to flat. While reinsurers will continue to deploy capacity cautiously, with cedents’ performance and loss experiences scrutinized closely, the sector remains well capitalized overall.”
New India unveils comprehensive cover for high cost cancer treatment
Atul Sahai, CMD,NIA, said,“Although the regular health policies of the company cover cancer treatment, this specialised policy helps the policyholders to opt for the changes in the treatment pattern, as well as meet the increased cost of treatment.The medical advancement and highly professional medical facilities have made it possible to avail specialised treatment in India.”
America is still waiting for Trump’s ‘much better’ Replacement for Obamacare
Trump administration issues partial E-Cigarette Ban
In banning mint but not menthol, HHS Secretary Azar said the administration was following an “evidence-based, science-based public health approach.” Data that became available after the Trump administration’s September announcement showed that mint was highly popular among teens but menthol was not, he said.
Indonesia Flooding Forces Evacuation of More Than 400,000 People with 42 Deaths
The new capital that Indonesia will build on the island of Borneo will be flood proof, Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said.“While the government may be even more keen to shift its capital city now, the flood is a reminder that the host of issues facing Jakarta – whose metropolitan area is home to 30 million Indonesians – remain acute,” said Wellian Wiranto, an economist at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. in Singapore.
The escalating costs of Australia’s wildfire disaster
The Insurance Council of Australia says 5,259 claims worth A$321 million ($224 million) have been lodged. Consultancy SGS Economics and Planning has estimated that Sydney’s economy loses as much as A$50 million each day it is blanketed with a toxic haze from smoke billowing in from the fires. An inquiry into the Black Saturday fires estimated the cost at A$4.4 billion.
A more dangerous world: Qassem Soleimani’s killing triggers global alarm
Germany aims to thwart African swine fever edging closer to borders
Australia’s wildfire crisis intensifies as Locals, tourists seek refuge on beaches
Eight Crew Members Kidnapped from Greek Tanker Anchored Near Cameroon
Major commercial plane crash deaths worldwide fell by more than 50% in 2019: group
To70 said the aviation industry spent significant effort in 2019 “focusing on so-called ‘future threats’ such as drones.” But the MAX crashes “are a reminder that we need to retain our focus on the basics that make civil aviation so safe: well-designed and well-built aircraft flown by fully informed and well-trained crews.”
Vatican tribunal processes ‘Tsunami’ of clergy sex abuse complaints
“We’re effectively seeing a tsunami of cases at the moment, particularly from countries where we never heard from (before),” said Monsignor John Kennedy, the head of the congregation’s discipline section, which processes the cases.He was referring to allegations of abuse that occurred for the most part years or decades ago. Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Italy and Poland have joined the U.S. among the countries with the most cases arriving at the congregation, known as the CDF.
Piracy Surges Along Southeast Asia’s Straits of Malacca and Singapore
The straits’ location between the Indian and Pacific oceans has made it one of Asia’s major trading and fuel storage hubs. More than 140,000 vessels larger than 75 gross tonnes arrived at Singapore’s ports last year, up 7% from 10 years ago, according to data from Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Reinsurance markets diverge at 1.1 renewal:Willis
James Kent, Global CEO of Willis Re, said: “Other than retro aggregate, some treaty aggregate covers, and liability placements viewed as inadequately priced, most buyers have been able to secure the capacity they require, albeit at considerably increased prices in some of the stressed classes of business. Reinsurers’ client-centric underwriting meant preferred clients achieved their renewal requirements for pricing and conditions more straightforwardly than others. An understandable outcome of this has been a wide variance in the quoting process, which increased the challenge in establishing market clearing prices.”