by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 29, 2019 | International News, Non-Life, Technology
RUCKERSVILLE, Va.: Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at consumers eyeing discounts for buying collision-avoiding brakes or automated cruise control. The global...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 28, 2019 | International News, Non-Life
SINGAPORE: Chubb announced on Monday it will provide instant shipment insurance on the Networked Trade Platform (NTP) via its Value-Added Service (VAS) listing. Catering to the needs of the transport community, a wide range of goods including commercial containerised...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 28, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life
Air travel is becoming a test of physical endurance. Seats have shrunk, legroom has vanished — and the airlines aren’t done with you yet. Cebu Air, the Philippines’ biggest budget carrier, last month said it was moving kitchens...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 28, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Reversing their five-month buying trend, overseas investors have pressed the exit button in July and pulled out a net Rs 3,758 crore from the Indian capital markets on account of multiple headwinds, including the super-rich tax announced in Budget 2019-20....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 28, 2019 | Blog, Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography
It was an odd title for a comedy night, but British stand-up Carl Donnelly turned out to have chosen an environmental theme with impeccable timing. With temperature records tumbling daily in last week's European heatwave, a crowd in an east London...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
SoftBank Group Corp.’s founder Masayoshi Son launched a second Vision Fund, seeking to extend his reign as the world’s most influential technology investor. The Japanese conglomerate will commit $38 billion to Vision Fund 2 with the goal of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 27, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Technology
New Delhi: The GST Council on Saturday cut GST on electric vehicles (EVs) to five per cent from 12 per cent . The new rates will be effective from 1st August 2019.It also reduced the GST on EV chargers from 18 per cent to five per...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 26, 2019 | International News, Regulation, Technology
WALLDORF: SAP SE on Friday announced the expansion of its joint co-innovation project with insurance giant Swiss Re, which now provides software that goes beyond accounting to include simulation, forecasting and planning capabilities essential to support...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 26, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
Sydney: Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the US technology giants, potentially setting a precedent for global lawmakers. The move...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 26, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Hyderabad: The insurance regulator IRDAI has asked all insurers to ensure cancellation of Certificate of Registration (RC) of the vehicle in case of total loss claim settlement. It has come to the notice of the IRDAI that in case of Total Loss (TL) of the...
