by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Intermediaries, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pension & Social Security, Regulation
BRUSSELS: EU antitrust regulators are asking Aon rivals and customers who is the best buyer for assets the insurance broker has offered to sell to address competition concerns about its $30 billion Willis Towers Watson bid, people familiar with the matter said....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
NEW DELHI: Terming the massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases a "national crisis", the Supreme Court Tuesday said it cannot remain a mute spectator and made clear that its suo motu proceeding on devising national policy for COVID-19 management is not...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed civil aviation regulator DGCA to set up a medical committee to examine whether breath analyser (BA) tests of pilots and cabin crew need to be conducted or blood tests would suffice as an alternative. Justice...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | International News, Non-Life
The head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday he hoped talks would soon yield an agreement with the owner and insurer of a giant container ship which isstill being detained since it blocked the waterway for six days last month. The 400-metre (430...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the second wave of COVID-19 has created an ''alarming situation'' and agreed to extend the period of limitation for filing appeals by litigants until further orders. Observing that resurgence of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about a new coronavirus variant discovered in India, saying it had not yet classified it as worrying. A WHO spokeswoman said that it was not clear at this point to what extent...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Melbourne: Australia on Tuesday suspended all direct passenger flights from India for the next three weeks due to the unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. The pause on arrivals would be reassessed before May 15, Morrison said. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Mumbai: India's new coronavirus cases stayed above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, while its armed forces pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the staggering spike in infections. Over the past 24 hours, India recorded 323,144 new cases,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 26, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
SACRAMENTO, Calif: Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will stop issuing fracking permits by 2024 and halt all oil drilling by 2045, using his authority to take on the state's powerful oil and gas industry in a year he will likely face voters in a recall...
