by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2020 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Singapore: Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Sam Pik Ying as a specialist marine underwriter. Based in the Singapore office, Sam will underwrite general marine and marine liabilities, including shipowners P&I, charterers, ship...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
WELLINGTON, Dec 02: New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declared a climate emergency on Wednesday, a symbolic move that critics said needed to be backed with greater actions to reduce emissions. Prime Minister Jacinda...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Dec 02: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 94.99 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 89 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to over 94 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
WASHINGTON: Top U.S. health officials announced plans on Tuesday to begin vaccinating Americans against the coronavirus as early as mid-December, as nationwide deaths hit the highest number for a single day in six months.Some 20 million people could be inoculated...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 2, 2020 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off the runway after landing, sparking an investigation by the country’s transport safety regulator. It found the pilot had flown less...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 1, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
AMSTERDAM : Environmental activists took Royal Dutch Shell to court on Tuesday, demanding the energy firm drastically reduce the production of oil and gas to limit its effects on climate change.Seven activist groups, including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 1, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
U.S. insurers dig into corporate diversity practices as lawsuits pile up U.S. insurers are taking a closer look at the recruiting and succession practices of corporate customers, worried about mounting lawsuits over a lack of diversity among top executives and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 1, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Risk Management, Technology
The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigger an alert. They'd planned for heavy criticism about privacy, in many cases making the features as bare-bones as possible. But, as more states...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 1, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
SEOUL: South Korean investment bank Mirae Asset Daewoo Co Ltd and affiliates won a U.S. court case against Anbang Insurance Group, a court document showed, after Mirae scrapped a $5.8 billion deal after the start of the pandemic to buy 15 U.S. hotels from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 1, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors’ U.S. units on Friday agreed to a record $210 million civil penalty after U.S. auto safety regulators said they failed to recall 1.6 million vehicles for engine issues in a timely fashion. The U.S. National Highway Traffic...
