by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Risk Management, Technology
International Business Machines Corp will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, new Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said in a letter to the members of the United States Congress on Monday. The company will stop...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management, Technology
: Around the globe, the take-up of electric cars is expected to accelerate rapidly in future, driven by consumer demand and government policies aimed at tackling climate change. The future of mobility is clearly electric, but the transition will lead to a fundamental...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Geneva, Switzerland: The World Health Organization said Monday that the coronavirus pandemic situation was worsening around the globe, as it warned against complacency. The WHO said it had recorded its highest daily tally of new infections, with COVID-19 raging in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Düsseldorf: Munich Re’s ERGO insurance unit has agreed to take a 24.9% stake in Chinese Taishan Property & Casualty Insurance Co.The transaction is a further step in expanding ERGO’s insurance portfolio in the Chinese market, said the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | International News, Reinsurance
The Global Reinsurance Forum (GRF) has appointed Emmanuel Clarke, president and CEO of PartnerRe for a two-year term. He succeeds Kevin J. O’Donnell, CEO of RenaissanceRe, who became chairman in 2018. Jean-Jacques Henchoz, CEO Hannover Re, was...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Asian companies are at a higher risk of default in the coming quarters than last year, a Reuters analysis of their credit ratios showed, as the coronavirus pandemic has squeezed revenue and made it harder to refinance debt. One measure of how easily a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Johannesburg: Lockdowns and other public-health measures may have prevented about half a billion coronavirus infections in six countries, including China and the U.S. “We find that the deployment of anti-contagion policies in all six countries...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will hold a meeting on Tuesday to assess whether there is community transmission of COVID-19 in the national capital. Addressing an online media...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Monday asked officials of 45 civic bodies across 38 districts in 10 states, that are witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, to focus onhouse-to-house surveys, carry out prompt testing and undertake active surveillance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 8, 2020 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Singapore: AXA XL today announced that Xavier Veyry has been appointed as CEO Asia & Europe. In taking up the role, Veyry will join AXA XL’s newly configured Leadership Team, reporting to Scott Gunter, CEO. Veyry is currently Country CEO...
