by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Intermediaries, International News, Regulation, Reinsurance
BRUSSELS, Dec15: The European Union’s antitrust regulators are to open a full-scale investigation into Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world’s largest insurance broker, two people familiar with the matter said.The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi, Dec 15: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday appealed to finance commissions and local bodies to encourage green buildings through various measures including tax incentives. He also wanted all states to create online portals to provide single-window...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Industry body Assocham on Tuesday urged the Centre and farmers' organisations to resolve the impasse over the new agri laws, saying that the protests are inflicting a heavy blow to the economies of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K. "A...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
LONDON:Dec15: Lloyd’s of London and supply chain data insurtech Parsyl have launched a programme to insure the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in emerging markets as drugmakers race to address the biggest global logistical challenge since the Second...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi,Dec 15: India's daily COVID-19 case count fell below 23,000 after a little over five months, while the national recovery rate stood at over 95 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday The coronavirus caseload...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Paris, Dec 15 : French President Emmanuel Macron announced a referendum to add the fight against climate change and the need to preserve the environment into the French Constitution. Speaking on Monday to a citizen's group in charge of making proposals on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Zurich, December 15: Insurance industry losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters globally amounted to USD 83 billion in 2020, according to Swiss Re Institute's preliminary sigma estimates. This makes it the fifth-costliest year...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi, Dec 15: Over 60 per cent women in 12 states and union territories have never used the internet, the latest National Family Health Survey has revealed. The survey covered 22 states and UTs in the country. The states and UTs where less than 40 per cent...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
NEW DELHI, Dec 15:: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that qualified AYUSH doctors can prescribe government-approved tablets or mixtures as immunity boosters for COVID-19 patients as per the directions in the March 6 order of the Ministry. A bench headed by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Technology
BOSTON: Earnix, a global provider of advanced rating, pricing, and product personalization solutions for insurers and banks, announced the launch of its Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) and Behavior-Based Insurance (BBI) offering. Through Earnix, insurers will now...
