by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
“Climate change threatens communities and sectors across the country, including through floods, drought, extreme heat, wildfires, and hurricanes (affecting) the U.S. economy and the lives of everyday Americans,” Candace Vahlsing, an OMB climate and science...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Reinsurance
More than 40% of insurers plan to increase their investments in private equity in the next 12 months to boost returns, according to the survey of 328 executives overseeing more than $13 trillion in insurance assets Insurers want to put more money into private equity...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Indian News, Regulation, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
The use of DDPI will be limited only for two purposes. One is for the transfer of securities held in the beneficial owner account of the client towards stock exchange related deliveries or settlement obligations arising out of trades executed by such a client The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Air quality is poorest in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said. Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Indian News, Risk Management, Technology
Union Minister of Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said this problem can be tackled by legal strategy, technology, organisations, capacity building and mutual cooperation Speaking on legal strategy to counter cyber crimes, Vaishnaw said the country needs to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Early this year National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said China’s population grew by less than half a million last year to 1.4126 billion as the birth rate fell for the fifth consecutive year, stoking fears of a looming demographic crisis and its adverse impact...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
”Till December 31, 2021, 14.92 lakh COVID-19 health claims, of a total amount of Rs 17,537 crore, were lodged with public sector insurance companies, of which 93.3 per cent claims had been disposed of,” Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Bhargav Dasgupta, MD & CEO, ICICI Lombard General insurance The highest improvement was witnessed in the Transportation & Logistics sector, which has secured a score of 69, up from 47 in 2020. The sector bounced back post pandemic owing to new strategic...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
The state government has set up the ‘Chhattisgarh Employment Mission’ intending to create around 15 lakh new employment opportunities in the next five years New Delhi: Chhattisgarh has been ranked first among states with the lowest unemployment rate in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2022 | Health, Indian News, Policy
“At present, Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health insurance services is levied at standard rate, i.e., 18 per cent. Specific health insurance schemes catering to the needs of economically weaker sections of the society and differently abled, such as Rashtriya...
