by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Risk Management
The surge in shares of Netflix , Zoom and other of this year's stay-at-home corporate winners has been brought to a sudden halt by promising vaccine data suggesting a possible way out of the COVID-19 pandemic.The jury was still out on Tuesday, however, as to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: A grey apocalyptic smog enveloped Delhi on Tuesday, blotting out the sun from the sky and smudging landmarks from view as the city's air quality hit "emergency" levels. Delhi recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 476, which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
New Delhi: In view of the governments recent initiative to make Work From Home (WFH) and Work From Anywhere (WFA) permanent features for the IT/ITeS/BPO sectors, companies will have to gear up for this new normal to implement it as a long term strategy. Building a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
NEW YORK Losses from cryptocurrency thefts, hacks, and fraud declined to $1.8 billion for the first 10 months of the year compared with last year, but crime in the hot "decentralized finance" sector rose, according to a report from crypto intelligence...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | International News, Reinsurance
Paris: In a judgment rendered on November 10, 2020, the Paris Commercial Court ruled that Covéa chairman and chief executive Thierry Derez Thierry Derez committed a serious breach of his legal and fiduciary duties and obligations as a director of SCOR in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
LONDON: Richie Whitt, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Markel Corporation said that investing in digital capabilities would be “critical” to re/insurers, particularly when trying to secure small to medium-sized enterprise business. “I am not...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Policy, Regulation
Washington: When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of Obamacare, arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest. But what's at stake has real-world consequences...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation, Reinsurance
LONDON: The European Commission is still waiting for Britain to say if it will diverge from European Union rules before Brussels can decide on UK financial market access, a spokesman for the EU executive body said on Tuesday.Daniel Ferrie, the Commission’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
London: Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange will have to improve disclosures on the risks they are facing from climate change from January, Britain’s financial watchdog said on MondayNikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on November 10 asked banks to ensure that all accounts are linked with Aadhaar numbers of respective customers by March 31, 2021. She said the financial inclusion story is not over and banks still have inclusion to carry...
