by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
The owners of a restaurant in the heart of the New Orleans French Quarter are asking a Louisiana judge to order some Lloyd’s of London insurers to cover losses from the Covid-19 outbreak — the first of a growing number of U.S. business interruption...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
London: Ransomware attacks increased in terms of both severity and costs this year, forcing insurers to become more selective and even scale back on the cover they offer against cyber crimes, a report from a leading insurer showed. The total costs of ransom...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Life
Singapore, Dec 18: AIA Singapore today announced that they have invested over S$5 million in several community initiatives to comprehensively support Singaporeans throughout 2020.These include holistic efforts to making quality healthcare accessible to all,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | International News, Life
Singapore: The life insurance written premium in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to grow from US$1.2 trillion in 2019 to US$1.5 trillion in 2023, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s insight report,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic
WILMINGTON, Del: President-elect Joe Biden tapped North Carolina’s top environmental regulator, Michael Regan, as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief and Democratic congresswoman Deb Haaland as interior secretary as he builds his team to combat...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi, Dec 18: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 99.79 lakh with 22,890 new infections being reported in a day, while total recoveries crossed the 95 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Friday. With 338 more fatalities,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies. The Redmond, Washington company is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Washington: Dec 18 Federal authorities have expressed increased alarm about an intrusion into US and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation's cybersecurity agency on Thursday...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
LONDON: In order to make the global Covid-19 vaccination programme successful, the available vaccines must be able to do all three of — prevent infection becoming established in an individual, prevent disease progression and prevent onward transmission, say...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 17, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
JAKARTA: The World Health Organization said Thursday that countries in the Asia-Pacific region are not guaranteed to have early access to Covid-19 shots and urged them to adopt a long-term approach to the pandemic. "The development of safe and effective...
