by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 20, 2019 | Articles, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Johannesburg/London/Munich/New York/Paris/Sao Paolo/Singapore: Large engineering and construction projects have changed beyond recognition in recent decades. Whether it is an airport, a power plant or a car manufacturing complex, sites are now much larger, more...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 20, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea of Facebook Inc for transfer of cases related to demands for linking of social media profiles of users with Aadhaar number, pending before the high courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh to the apex...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 20, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. and Philip Morris USA Inc. were sued for illegally marketing nicotine-delivery devices to minors and deceiving consumers about the risks of vaping. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 19-year-old, Christian Foss, who...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 20, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
President Vladimir Putin said there’s no risk from the explosion at a Russian military facility that caused a radiation spike and killed at least five people. “There’s no threat there and no increase in the background” radiation...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
By Eddie Spence President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are getting plenty of blame for slowing the global economy, however it’s his Twitter behavior that could be much more dangerous. According to a report by Bloomberg Economics’...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2019 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management
The 2008 Global Financial Crisis left the world in ruins. Inflation, debt and unemployment was everywhere. but there were some regions more resilient than others. A different narrative emerged in Southeast Asia. While growth has slowed among the 10-nation...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a “cluster” of lung illnesses that it believes may be linked to e-cigarette use after such cases were reported in 14 states. The CDC said there was no evidence that an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
Danish insulin-maker Novo Nordisk said it would fight a lawsuit filed in a Danish court on Friday which alleges the company made misleading statements about its insulin business in the United States, the company said in a statement. “Novo Nordisk...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
London: Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, according to leaked official documents reported by the Sunday Times whose interpretation was immediately contested by ministers. Setting...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 19, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai: Markets regulator Sebi on Monday said companies in violation of disclosure regulations will have to pay a penalty of Rs 20,000 per day till the date of compliance. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said that stock exchanges will...
