by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Coronavirus cases in India saw a record single-day jump of 9,304 cases on Thursday pushing the total tally to 2,16,919, while the death toll climbed to 6,075 with 260 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry. India stood seventh...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday sought finance ministry's reply on waiver of interest on loans during the moratorium period after the RBI said it would not be prudent to go for a forced waiver of interest risking financial viability of the banks....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 4, 2020 | Articles, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
New risks and trends accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic are emerging, but the current crisis shouldn’t overshadow the need for the world to transition to a more sustainable economy and a low-carbon future, the new Swiss Re Institute’s SONAR report...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 4, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
PARIS: French insurer AXA has identified 1,700 contracts signed with restaurant owners in France where the terms are not clear as to whether business interruption losses due to the COVID-19 crisis should be covered, its CEO told Le Monde in an interview. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 4, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
LONDON: Britain’s government provided more support to businesses hit by the coronavirus crisis, saying it would guarantee up to 10 billion pounds ($12.5 billion) in trade credit insurance schemes which protect businesses against defaults or payment...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 4, 2020 | Indian News, Non-Life, Technology
Mumbai:: TATA AIG General Insurance Company launched an innovative telematics-based next-gen application and device ‘AutoSafe’ today. The app helps policyholders to save on premiums by selecting the kilometers driven, promotes safe driving, works as...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 3, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
MUMBAI: Mumbai escaped the brunt of a cyclone on Wednesday after winds changed direction and the storm made landfall further south on India’s western coast than expected, giving some respite to a metropolis already ravaged by coronavirus infections.Four people...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 3, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday announced setting up of a high level empowered group of secretaries, to be chaired by the cabinet secretary, and a Project Development Cell (PDC) in ministries/ departments with a view to attracting investments to the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 3, 2020 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
London: According to the latest Standard & Poor's(S&P) list on the global ranking of 25 international reinsurers, Munich Re has continued to top the global reinsurer rankings in 2019, although second-place Swiss Re AG substantially...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 3, 2020 | International News, Technology
NEW YORK: Four of the country’s biggest publishers have sued a digital library for copyright infringement, alleging that the Internet Archive has illegally offered more than a million scanned works to the public, including such favorites as Toni Morrison’s...