by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life
World Bank funding instruments issued to help emerging countries swiftly tackle pandemics have come under the spotlight after the latest deadly Ebola outbreak has yet to trigger a payout. Following the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak that ravaged Sierra Leone,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
London: The Bank of England for the first time is asking British insurers to gauge how global warming might impact the value of the stocks and bonds they hold — and its potential to upend financial markets. The central bank, which regulates the UK...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Paris: Hundreds of French farmers who signed up for specialist policies aimed at insuring against freak weather are getting swift payouts which could help them recover from heatwaves and prolonged droughts that hit parts of the country. The payments...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | International News, Life
London: Aviva Plc is considering options for its Asian business including a possible divestment of the unit as its new chief executive officer seeks to overhaul the British insurer, people familiar with the matter said. The Asian assets could be valued...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | Indian News, Life
Mumbai: Aegon Life Insurance, a joint venture between the Netherlands-based Aegon and India's Times Group, on Friday said its website possibly exposed data of 10,000 customers. The company, however, said it is investigating the matter. This incident...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
NEW DELHI: A bill seeking to set up an institutional mechanism for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams across the country was passed by Lok Sabha on Friday with the centre asserting it has no intention of taking over power of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | Indian News
New Delhi: The Parliament on Friday approved an amendment to the anti-terror law to give powers to the central government to designate an individual as terrorist and seize his properties. While Lok Sabha had passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The government is likely to put on hold a plan to raise the minimum public shareholding in listed companies, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, amid concerns it could force the issuance of billions of dollars worth of shares. Stock...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | Facts, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
Los Angeles: A consumer advocacy group has warned that automakers are rolling out new vehicles increasingly vulnerable to hackers, which could result in thousands of deaths in the event of a mass cyberattack. In a new report entitled "Kill Switch:...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 2, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
NEW YORK : The planet endured what may have been the hottest July in history, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday, just a week after a European heat wave shattered all-time records and also coming on the heels of the world’s...
