by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 16, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Intermediaries, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation, Reinsurance, Workplace/Employee Benefits
New Delhi: The Centre has allowed health and motor insurance policyholders to defer payment of their renewal premium falling due during the period of the ongoing lockdown that has been extended till May 3. The finance ministry in a revised notification...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: India needs to "significantly ramp up" the number of tests done across the country to trace COVID-19 infection cases if the pandemic is to be contained in time, experts said. The death toll due to coronavirus crossed 375 while the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has identified 170 districts as COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as potential hotspots, officials said on Wednesday, reiterating that there has been no community transmission of the disease in the country so far. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
The United States may need to endure social distancing measures adopted during the coronavirus outbreak until 2022, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. The study comes as more than 2,200 people died in the United States from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
LONDON: Most insurance policies bought by smaller companies do not cover for disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday.The watchdog also told banks they must designate a senior manager accountable to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Hamilton, Bermuda: Bermuda’s leading insurers and reinsurers are meeting clients' needs globally and demonstrating robust “operational resilience” during the COVID pandemic. As testament to the industry’s agility, the Association of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Articles, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life, Reinsurance
By Alison Franke For Steven Badger of Zelle, who specializes in representing commercial insurance companies in coverage disputes with policyholders, business has never been better. It’s a peculiar quirk of his practice that disasters breed demand for his...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Facts
Washington: US President Donald Trump has hinted that there would be consequences for China's alleged misinformation to the international community and the WHO on coronavirus, that originated from its Wuhan city last year, and has claimed 119,666 lives with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Banking & Bancassurance, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
MUMBAI: State-owned banks in India have barred employees from posting pictures, video clips or messages on social media on issues such as overcrowding at bank branches during the coronavirus crisis, according to multiple sources and documents seen by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
WASHINGTON/SYDNEY: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemnation from infectious disease experts as the global death toll mounted. Trump, who has...
