by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Bulgaria has detected another outbreak of African swine fever at a pig breeding farm near the north eastern city of Ruse, after the deadly virus was discovered earlier this month, the food safety agency said on Wednesday. That was the 19th case in pigs in farms...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2019 | Health, International News
Allergan Plc said on Wednesday it was recalling its Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders across markets, citing concerns over a rare form of cancer, after the U.S. health agency asked the drugmaker to pull the products. The Food And Drug...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2019 | International News, Reinsurance
PARIS: French reinsurer SCOR, which was the target of a failed takeover attempt last year, said its net profit for the second quarter rose 62% from the same period a year ago, helping the company meet financial targets it set three years ago. Net profit rose to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2019 | International News, Life, Non-Life, Technology
London: InsurTech investment worldwide continued at high levels during the second quarter of 2019, marking the fourth consecutive quarter during which total new funding commitments exceeded $1.2 billion, according to the new Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2019 | Indian News, Life, Non-Life
Mumbai: The insurance subsidiaries of financially battered Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL)- DHFL Pramerica Life and DHFL General Insurance- don’t have any risks in continuing their ongoing business, said Subhash C Khuntia, Chairman of Insurance Regulatory...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2019 | Blog, Eco/Invest/Demography
India, which is home to more young people than any other country, is running out of time to harness the potential of its youth to drive economic growth. Growing old The nation’s population in the under-19 age group has already peaked, government...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
CHICAGO: Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development team of Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business, today launched its Global...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro has managed to ramp up operations at its Alunorte refinery in Brazil despite a cyber attack in March, the firm said on Tuesday, boosting its shares. The Norwegian company’s stock rose as much as 6% in early trade after...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground to a halt for the first time in living memory last year, as shrinking alpine glaciers and severe drought made the key transport artery impassable. Those historic conditions could be repeated in a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 24, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others said on Wednesday they had been victims of cyber attacks, confirming a German media report which said the likely culprit was a state-backed Chinese group. Public broadcaster ARD said the...
