by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 14, 2019 | International News, Risk Management, Technology
U.S. airline safety regulators banned select MacBook Pro laptops on flights after Apple Inc. recently said that some units had batteries that posed a fire risk. In a statement, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it was “aware of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 13, 2019 | International News, Risk Management, Technology
At a conference where hackers can try their hand at picking locks and discover cyber vulnerabilities in a makeshift hospital, they can also endeavor to break into the control units of cars and take over driving functions. Those efforts at the DEF CON...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 13, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
Hong Kong: The protests, which China this week likened to terrorism, present President Xi Jinping with one of his biggest challenges since he came to power in 2012. Check-in operations were suspended at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday, a day after an unprecedented...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 13, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The passenger vehicles sales in India is seeing one of the worst slowdowns in its history and has registered another drop in sales in July 2019.Declining for the ninth consecutive month, domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales dropped 30.98 per cent to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 13, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Over 200 people have lost their lives in the recent monsoon rains in four flood-hit states of Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra, while nine people were killed in landslides in Uttarakhand and Jammu following heavy rains. Also, five people were killed...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 13, 2019 | Indian News, Life, Non-Life
New Delhi: Bharti Enterprises (“Bharti”), on Tuesday announced the appointment of Rajesh Sud as managing Director – Financial Services. He will report to Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises. Rajesh takes over...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 12, 2019 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
London: More than half of in-scope market risks were placed electronically in the London and Lloyd’s markets during the second quarter, surpassing targets placed on the Platform Placing Ltd. (PPL) and other recognized electronic placement systems. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 12, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The European Union faces an urgent challenge in tackling an outbreak of African swine fever which threatens Bulgaria’s pig breeding industry, a Commission spokeswoman said on last Thursday. Ten EU nations are currently affected by African swine fever,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 12, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management, Technology
San Francisco: A federal appeals court on last Thursday rejected Facebook Inc.’s effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent. The 3-0 decision from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 12, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Government meteorologists say this year’s hurricane season may be busier than initially expected now that summer’s weak El Nino has faded away. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday the...
