by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life
Established in 1970, Income Insurance serves about 1.7 million customers in Singapore and is designated by the regulator as one of four systemically important insurers in the country. It offers services in areas such as life, health, travel and home insurance, as well...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Under the Montreal Convention, Singapore Airlines is liable for accidents, which can include turbulence, on international flights regardless of whether the airline was negligent, according to U.S. aviation lawyers Allianz is the lead insurer for the Singapore Airlines...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Boeing has faced mounting questions after a door panel detached during a Jan. 5 flight on a new Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing while passengers were exposed to a gaping hole 16,000 feet above the ground U.S. planemaker Boeing...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Policy
“History is repeating, as the tobacco industry tries to sell the same nicotine to our children in different packaging.These industries are actively targeting schools, children and young people with new products that are essentially a candy-flavoured trap. How...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance
Between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years (back to the level of 2012). Similarly, global healthy life expectancy dropped by 1.5 years to 61.9 years in 2021 (back to the level of 2012) Geneva: The latest edition of the World...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse most likely as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said. India’s summer temperatures often peak in May, but scientists have predicted more heatwave days than...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Revenue Minister K Rajan today said parts of Kerala received over 20 cm of rain in the last 24 hours and added that a total of 11 people have lost their lives in the state in various recent rain-related incidents Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains continue to lash Kerala...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Features, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
While high-altitude turbulence isn’t a rare occurrence, resulting fatalities are. The phenomenon can be caused by rising pockets of hot air, or cumulonimbus clouds that are often accompanied by gusts and storms. At higher altitudes, aircraft might encounter sudden...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
World Bank report findings show large middle-income countries including Brazil, India, Chile, Colombia, and Türkiye are making strides in carbon pricing implementation. While traditional sectors like power and industry continue to dominate, carbon pricing is...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2024 | Disaster & Management, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Strong turbulence is produced when air streams traveling at significantly different speeds come together. This is typically encountered at the boundaries of jet streams, over mountains and in certain cloud storms, according to the turbli website The deadly turbulence...
