by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2018 | Health, Intermediaries, International News
Just as professional sports teams have used reams of data to maximize performance, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is turning to analytics to get the most out of fans and change the way athletic events are managed and people shop for gear. After getting its...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2018 | International News, Life, Non-Life, Reinsurance
OLDWICK, N.J: AM Best has revised its market segment outlook for the global reinsurance industry to stable from negative for 2019, citing factors stemming from a growing alignment between traditional and third-party capital among non-life reinsurers. A more-stabilized...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2018 | Indian News, Risk Management
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said the Centre and Internet giants, including Google, Microsoft and Facebook, were in agreement that videos of rape, child pornography and objectionable material needed to be "stamped out". A bench...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2018 | Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has topped sales satisfaction in the luxury vehicles segment followed by rival BMW in India, according to a study by global market research firm JD Power. According to the J D Power 2018 India sales satisfaction...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2018 | Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank will introduce an 'ombudsman scheme' to provide cost-free mechanism to redress grievances of customers related to digital transactions. With the digital mode for financial transactions gaining traction in the country,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2018 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Wolfsburg, Germany: Volkswagen's strategy chief said on Tuesday the German carmaker's core brand will develop its final generation of vehicles using combustion engine technology in 2026. Volkswagen made a strategy shift towards...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2018 | Disaster & Management, International News
Boston: Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that industry insured losses from the Camp Fire in Northern California will be between USD 6 billion and USD 9 billion. Taken together with the Woolsey fire in Southern...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2018 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: The government is likely to include an opt-out clause in the Aadhaar Act,allowing citizens to opt-out of Aadhaar and withdraw their biometrics data. According to a media report the Aadhaar issuing body, Unique Identification Authority of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2018 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
ACCRA: According to a new World Bank report, more than a third of girls in sub-Saharan Africa marry before their 18th birthday, which costs countries billions of dollars in lost earnings. Estimates for 12 countries suggest some $63 billion (55.5...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Health, Indian News
KATOWICE (POLAND): ndia and China could gain massive health benefits by tackling climate change, the WHO said on Wednesday. For India, the gains could be $3.28-8.4 trillion. Meeting the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement could save about a million...
