by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
ZURICH: Siemens is rolling out its Comfy mobile phone app to hundreds of its offices around the world to help staff safely return to the office after the coronavirus shutdown. More than 100,000 staff in 30 countries will get access to the app, which gives data on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
Mumbai: With a view to promote less cash economy, the government should provide incentives to popularise usage of QR (Quick Response) code transactions among consumers, a report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday. QR Codes are two-dimensional...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
CHICAGO: Global natural disaster events during 1H 2020 caused total economic losses estimated at USD75 billion – 23 percent lower than the 2000-2019 average of USD98 billion.Iinsured losses were estimated at USD30 billion – eight percent higher than...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Indian News, Intermediaries, Non-Life, Technology
NEW DELHI: Amazon.com Inc’s Indian unit on Thursday said it will begin offering auto insurance, making India the e-commerce giant’s first market for the service. Amazon Pay, the India unit’s payments arm, has partnered with private firm Acko General...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Health, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
Zurich: Swiss Re has booked $ 476 million of losses related to COVID-19,mainly for event cancellations,in the first quarter ending in March 2020. The reinsurer has conducted a thorough and prudent analysis of all potential exposures related to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Comparing how banks and insurers from different countries cope with climate change is being hampered by a lack of consistent data, the Financial Stability Board said on Wednesday. Regulators are asking financial firms to gauge “physical” and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India's Covid-19 recovery rate rose to 63.13 per cent on Wednesday with a record 28,472 patients recuperating from the disease in 24 hours, while the case fatality rate further dropped to 2.41 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. According...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: With the highest-ever single-day spike of 45,720 cases,India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakh mark on Thursday, while the death-toll mounted to?29,861 with a record 1,129 fatalities in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data. With 1,129...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2020 | Indian News, Life
Mumbai: Tata AIA Life has re-appointed Naveen Tahilyani as its chief executive officer & managing director.He was holding same position in Tata AIA Life between 2015 to 2018.He had joined Axis Bank's group head in charge of transformation...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 22, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life
New Delhi: Delivering his keynote address at the India Ideas Summit 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said this is the best time to invest in India and US firms must make use of this opportunity for mutual growth of the two countries. He said...
