by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 23, 2022 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The residents were seen scattered through the streets as buildings crumbled, reported Channel News Asia. The tremors destroyed many buildings and were felt in Cianjur in West Java at a depth of 10 km. Hundreds of buildings were damaged, including an Islamic boarding...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 23, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits
The Foxconn situation serves up another reminder of the dangers for Apple of relying on a vast production machine centered on China at a time of unpredictable policy and uncertain trade relations Hundreds of workers at Apple Inc.’s main iPhone-making plant in China...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 23, 2022 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy, Risk Management, Technology
There’s no Great Internet Firewall in India. But the state’s growing desire for informational dominance is starting to rattle firms of all sizes and hues. After Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp separately sued the government, SnTHostings, a Pune-based...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2022 | International News, Technology
“We all should be concerned about user harm. I would encourage member states to think about evolving a common framework of rules and guidelines about data governance, safety and trust as much to do with the internet as to do with AI.” Minister of State for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2022 | Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation, Technology
Under Healthcare Professional Registry, a Healthcare Professional ID (HPID) will be created via Aadhaar or other KYC, along with the medical qualifications of the medical professional which is verified by their respective State Medical Councils. This HPID serves as a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2022 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The Chinese conglomerate owns 86.9% of Peak Re, and it is not immediately clear what valuation a sale would ascribe to the reinsurance firm. Peak Re said in its 2021 annual report its total equity was $1.47 billion at the end of 2021 HONG KONG/LONDON: China’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2022 | Facts, Health
The study by NGO, Toxics Link, found the presence of phthalates and volatile organic compounds in a total of ten samples, six inorganic and four organic sanitary pads available in the market. Exposure to VOCs increases the risk of brain impairment, asthma,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2022 | Indian News, Non-Life, Regulation, Reinsurance, Risk Management
According to the IRDAI, in the current situation, there are no real free market price discovery, no risk-quality based price discrimination, and no incentives for policyholder to adopt better risk management and insurer to price per own portfolio experience....
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
“In today’s global economy, the food and drink industry is no stranger to the effects of shifting geopolitics and economic uncertainty. It is arguably more important than ever that businesses ensure the safe and timely transportation of critical and often perishable...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2022 | Facts, Health, Risk Management, Technology
Mythili Hazarika, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, said cyberbullying has become common in recent years as the presence of young people in the digital space has increased considerably, even leading to death by...
