Welcome to My Blog
Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarJapan manufacturers restart some of the northeast’s quake-hit plants
Renesas Electronics Corp, which makes nearly a third of the microcontroller chips used in cars globally, said a stop on two factories and a partial stop on a third remained in place Tokyo: Japanese manufacturers began restarting production at some of the plants that...
Be ready to lose all your money in crypto, EU regulators warn
Regulators are increasingly worried that more consumers are buying 17,000 different cryptoassets, including bitcoin and ether, which account for 60% of the market, without being fully aware of the risks LONDON:, Consumers risk losing all their money invested in...
Swiss Re cuts fossil fuel cover for oil, gas to protect climate
In its annual sustainability report released Thursday, Swiss Re said it would no longer insure projects that get the go-ahead from their parent company from 2022, unless the company has an independently verified, science-based plan to reach net-zero emissions Now, the...
UK tables ‘world-first’ online safety law in Parliament
Nadine Dorries,UK Digital Secretary The Online Safety Bill has been dubbed a milestone in the fight for a new digital age, which will hand the country’s communications watchdog the power to fine or even ban offensive websites. It is also designed to protect children...
Cyclone brewing in Bay of Bengal, A&N Islands to get heavy rains
“If the forecast materialises, tropical cyclone Asani will become the first-ever tropical cyclone to hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands in March. Not a single tropical cyclone has hit the region in March in at least 132 years,” Akshay Deoras, a meteorologist at the...
Singapore Airlines’ in-flight retailer says 4,749 customers exposed to phishing attack
The company has reviewed its systems and processes together with Singapore Airlines and concluded that the breach was an isolated incident that came about due to a human error. None of its other databases or systems had been compromised Singapore: Personal information...
Shell directors may face lawsuit over climate transition plans
The ClientEarth lawyers said they are seeking to hold the directors personally liable for what they consider to be a failure to adequately prepare for the global shift to a low-carbon economy, claiming an alleged breach of the directors’ duties under the UK Companies...
World far short of climate goals during ‘decade of action’ -report
The report also said big developing countries like India and China, which in 2018 accounted for 42% of all emissions, "will dominate the uncertainty” in climate progress with their emissions growing faster in coming years than emissions are reduced elsewhere...
Reinsurers return more capital on very strong 2021 results: Fitch
The strong increase in earnings in 2021 allows reinsurers to overcompensate for a rise in excess mortality losses linked to Covid-19, above-average natural catastrophe claims and a lower investment income Paris/Frankfurt: The four major European reinsurers – Hannover...
Market volatility is Ukraine war’s main risk for European insurers: Fitch
``We estimate that global reinsurers’ coverage of risks in Russia typically accounts for less than 2% of their gross written premiums (GWP). The exposure is mostly from specialty lines, such as energy, marine and aviation, typically written through Lloyd’s of London...
Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake hits Japan’s Fukushima area, triggers a tsunami advisory & disrupts power in Tokyo
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said more than 2 million buildings, including around 700,000 in Tokyo, lost power. No irregularities have been found at its Dai-ni nuclear power plant in Fukushima, while the Dai-ichi plant is still being checked, Chief Cabinet Secretary...
Bermuda suspends permits for Russian-operated planes over safety oversight concerns
Of the nearly 1,000 planes in the Russian fleet, 745 were registered in Bermuda, aviation consulting firm IBA said on March 1. Of those, 713 were leased and 32 owned Russia's government said on Thursday it had proposed allowing foreign planes leased by Russian...
Generali gets CCI’s nod for increasing stake in Future Generali to 74 pc
Italy’s biggest insurer agreed in January to buy a 25% stake in Future Generali India Insurance from its joint venture partner, debt-laden Future Group, for 145 million euros ($159.37 million), giving the Italian group 74% ownership of the venture New Delhi: The...
Air Lease says Russian law on leased jets could help in claiming insurance
"It (the law) helps the insurance question because it demonstrates the intent to confiscate which is, I think, a critical aspect of our war-risk insurance," Air Lease chairman Steven Udvar-Házy said on Wednesday The new law allows Russian airlines to place airplanes...
Munich Re announces withdrawal from Russian business
“Existing contracts in Russia and Belarus will not be renewed,” the Munich-based company said on its website Wednesday. The same applies to Munich Re's investments in the region Exceptions will only be made if ending business “would negatively affect persons or...
Your connected car knows you. The tussle for that data’s hitting high gear
Companies in Europe and beyond are vying for control of the crown jewels of the connected car era: your vehicle’s data “If you don’t have access to data in the future, eventually you’ll be squeezed out. You’ll not be efficient, you’ll not have the right services, you...
Lloyd’s of London fines Atrium Underwriters over $1 mln for ‘Boys’ Night Out’ bullying
Lloyd's said in its "notice of censure" that Atrium failed to take adequate steps to deal with an employee's "systematic campaign of bullying against a junior employee over a number of years" and failed to notify Lloyd's of the case LONDON: Lloyd's of London has fined...
MS Amlin expands in Asia Pacific with double hires
Will Ho, CEO, MS Amlin Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, commented: “We are committed to growing our presence in the Asian market by investing in talented individuals London: MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s global (re)insurer, today announces the appointments...