by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
International consultant McKinsey has today released new insights on how insurers can adapt to the post-COVID-19 world, based on conversations with insurance leaders across the world. The report, entitled “Reimagine insurance:Five keys to innovation”,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Technology
The European Union’s executive will unveil an ambitious emissions-cut plan this week that’ll leave no sector of the economy untouched, forcing wholesale lifestyle changes and stricter standards for industries. Under a new climate target for 2030,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Facts, Non-Life
A court in Slovenia on Friday sentenced a 22-year-old woman to two years in prison for deliberately cutting off her hand with a circular saw to make a fraudulent insurance claim. The district court in Ljubljana said Julija Adlesic agreed with her boyfriend to have her...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
New Delhi: In the light of growing evidence of post-COVID recovery complications, the Health Ministry on Sunday issued protocols that mandate follow-up of discharged patients at health facilities within a week. The post-COVID Management Protocol for holistic...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life, Non-Life
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that marriage between same sex couples was "not permissible" as it is not recognised by "our laws, legal system, society and our values". The submission was made before a bench of Chief...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
NEW DELHI: India’s government sought parliamentary approval to inject Rs 200 billion ($2.72 billion) in state-run banks in the current fiscal year, to help lenders mitigate the expected surge in bad loans due to the pandemic. In April, Reuters reported that New...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pandemic
BENGALURU: S&P Global Ratings said on Monday that it was expecting India’s economy to shrink by 9% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, larger than its previous estimate of a 5% contraction, as the country reels under the impact of the COVID-19...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | International News, Non-Life
Hannover: Germany major Hannover Re expects to see significant price increases spanning the various lines of property and casualty reinsurance in the treaty renewals as at 1 January 2021. The key drivers here are the strains incurred by primary insurers and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
Zurich/London Countries should join the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX vaccine facility by a Friday deadline to help ensure that immunizations are fairly and efficiently distributed, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. So...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 14, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
TOKYO/SEOUL/BEIJING: Some Asian countries are rolling out early and more aggressive influenza vaccination programs this year, seeking to reduce the potential of people contracting the flu and COVID-19 simultaneously, crippling healthcare systems. With a second...
