by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India, which has reported the highest number of overall COVID-19 cases after the United States, detected the South African variant in four people last month and the Brazilian one in one person this month. The government has said the South African and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Houston: The winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions without electricity in record-breaking cold kept its grip on the nation's midsection Wednesday. At least 20 people have died, some while...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: With falling rates of COVID-19 infection in India and surveys suggesting nearly 300 million people may already have antibodies, some experts believe the worst of the disease has passed, despite a recent uptick in two hard-hit states. A...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
London: India, UK reiterate commitment to climate action ahead of COP26 summitPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Alok Sharma, President-designate of 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to climate action...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Chennai: The Road Transport Ministry has rectified 2,500 black spots that caused accidents of the total of 6,000 identified nationwide and has urged states to cooperate in reducing related deaths by 50 per cent by 2025, union minister Nitin Gadkari...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai/Bengaluru: E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has partnered with ICICI Lombard to offer Hospicash insurance to consumers. Compared to the standard indemnity health insurance policies, Hospicash is a benefit offering that allows consumers to avail a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
MUMBAI: Higher government deficits and higher debt stock over an extended period is the key risk to India’s investment grade credit rating, Andrew Wood, director Asia-Pacific Sovereign Ratings at S&P Global Ratings, warned on Wednesday. S&P...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Eighteen states and Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, have not reported any death due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. India's cumulative recoveries have been...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Articles, Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: ClimateWise Principles Review 2020, published by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), indicates significant improvement in climate-related disclosure of insurers and highlights sector’s vital role in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 17, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Lloyd’s, in partnership with cyber analytics specialist CyberCube and reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, has today launched a new report which examines how ‘Internet of Things’ devices are posing an increasingly high risk of cyber-attack to...
