by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 17, 2019 | International News, Life, Reinsurance
OLDWICK: Growth in the U.S. life reinsurance market has been challenged due to limited growth by direct writers, but opportunities have taken shape in emerging markets, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as in legacy life/annuity blocks of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 17, 2019 | International News, Non-Life
PARIS: French insurance firm AXA said on Tuesday it provided insurance coverage for two of the contracting firms that were working on Notre-Dame’s restoration prior to the blaze that devastated the cathedral. The fire ripped through the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The International Monetary Fund warned governments not to rock the boat with trade wars and other disruptions at a time when the global economy is already sailing through choppy waters. “We see downside risk and that means one has to be very...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2019 | Indian News, Life
Bhopal: Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday accused the Central government of forcing the state-run Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to bail out cash-strapped entities in contravention of norms. He also alleged that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 15, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: Indians are most worried about terrorism, unemployment, and financial and political corruption, even as at least 73 per cent of the countrymen are optimistic that the nation is headed in the right direction, according to a survey. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 14, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
Washington: India has shortage of an estimated 600,000 doctors and 2 million nurses, say scientists who found that lack of staff who are properly trained in administering antibiotics is preventing patients from accessing live-saving drugs. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 14, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai airport has more private jet departures than Dubai, Tokyo city airport leads Dubai and Tokyo by a wide margin in private jet departures at around 1,516 outbound aircraft movements in 2018, which is 8.28 percent higher than the Gulf city at 1,400, and 20...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 14, 2019 | International News, Pension & Social Security
Foreign insurers including Generali and Prudential Plc are in early talks with authorities to enter China’s private pensions sector, people with knowledge of the matter said, as Beijing opens up to overseas companies. Hong Kong-based AIA Group and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 14, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
The risk of being kidnapped or taken hostage is being added to the travel advisories issued by the State Department. State Department advisories have until now included warnings about such things as crime, civil unrest or the potential for terrorism. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 14, 2019 | Health, International News, Risk Management
Johnson & Johnson won the latest trial over claims its iconic baby powder can cause cancer, as a jury in Long Beach, California, rejected a lawsuit brought by a 65-year-old retired teacher who claimed the product was contaminated with asbestos. The...
