by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
LONDON: Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said on Monday, after a large study found 20% of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days.Anxiety,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
LONDON: A 5.0 billion pound ($6.6 billion) English lawsuit against Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP BHPB.LBHP.AX has been struck out, in a blow to a 200,000-strong Brazilian claimant group seeking damages after a devastating dam failure in 2015.A High Court judge in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Friday urged online platforms to gird for a fresh wave of consumer scams linked to the resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Europe and said they need to work harder against the spread of disinformation related to the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) from the midnight of November 9 to the midnight of November 30. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | International News, Risk Management
Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos won’t have to go to trial in a defamation lawsuit his girlfriend’s brother brought against him over nude photos of Bezos leaked to the National Enquirer. A California state judge, who had issued a tentative ruling...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
LONDON: Some of the world’s largest insurers and pension schemes are warning companies they invest in not to finance, insure, build, develop or plan new thermal coal plants or face sanctions, including possible divestment.The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, whose...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
NEW YORK: Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants well underway.The following is what we know about the race to deliver...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Indian News, Life
Hyderabad: Led by state owned Life Insurance Corporation(LIC), the life insurance industry, amidst Covid-19 Pandemic disruptions,has staged a remarkable comeback as the new premium income of the industry has surged by 32 per cent year-on-year(Y-O-Y) to Rs...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: Cinven, the international private equity firm, and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, today announce that they have reached an agreement to acquire leading specialist insurance and (re)insurance broker,Miller, from its partners and corporate...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2020 | Indian News, Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: With premium rates starting at only Rs. 5,329, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance today announced the launch of Covid Shield+ offering a critical illness benefit of minimum Rs10 lakh post 24-hour ICU or HDU hospitalization owing to Covid-19. The...
