by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 30, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
London: Amid heightened focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, developments in sustainability reporting and increased calls for standardisation of such reporting, the The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation are now seeking stakeholder...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Paris: SCOR announces the appointment of Ian Kelly, currently Head of Investor Relations, as chief financial officer, with effect from October 2, 2020. Ian Kelly will join the group executive committee on this date. He will succeed Mark Kociancic,who...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 30, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
MUMBAI: India’s monsoon rains in 2020 were above average for the second year in a row, the first time that has happened in more than six decades, weather department officials said on Wednesday. The 9% above-average rainfall replenished reservoirs and built up...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
BENGALURU India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 6.23 million after it reported 80,472 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Wednesday. Deaths from coronavirus infections rose by 1,179 in the last 24 hours to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
WASHINGTON: World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday he is seeking board approval for a $12 billion (£9.33 billion) coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure a sufficient share of vaccine doses when they become...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 29, 2020 | Indian News, Non-Life
Kolkata: Kolkata based state- owned National Insurance Company(NIC) has made a net loss of Rs. 4108 crores in 2019-20. The losses for the third year in a row can be mainly attributed to high claims ratio in our major portfolios like Motor,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: Aon plc today announced the launch of its ILS Annual Report 2020, which analyses the key trends observed in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector during the 12-month period to June 30, 2020. The report, Alternative Capital: Growth Potential...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
New Delhi: One in 15 individuals aged 10 years and above were estimated to be exposed to SARS-CoV2 by August 2020, showing that a considerable population is still susceptible to Covid-19, according to the ICMR's second sero-survey findings released on Tuesday....
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Policy
New Delhi: India is planning to seek cabinet’s approval to sell 25% stake in the nation’s largest life insurer, people with knowledge of the matter said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks resources to plug a widening budget gap. The government plans to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
European governments will pay claims above an agreed limit against AstraZeneca over side-effects from its potential COVID-19 vaccine, under different terms to a deal struck with Sanofi, an EU official told Reuters. The deals reflect different strategies by two...
