by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 5, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Asian cities perform comparatively well in disaster management, with Hong Kong, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo scoring high for culture of readiness Bangkok, Dhaka and Jakarta are poorly equipped to respond to flood, while New Delhi and Dubai are...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 5, 2023 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Isaac Meek,cyber senior underwriter, Markel In his new post, Meek will work closely with Priyesh Pradhan, Professional and Financial Risk (PFR) Senior Underwriter at Markel India, to drive the growth of Markel’s cyber offering in MENA and the broader Asia-Pacific...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 5, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation, Reinsurance
The Best’s Market Segment Report, “Market Segment Outlook: India Non-Life Insurance,” notes that factored into the outlook revision are recent regulatory shifts that have allowed for increased and new investments in Indian insurers by multinational players and direct...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “We need to rethink the insurance industry,” Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a panel on women and climate resiliency. “Insurance companies are pulling out of so many places. They’re not insuring...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister,Uttar Pradesh It is noteworthy that under the scheme, started by the Chief Minister in 2019, immediate assistance of up to Rs 5 lakh is being given by the District Magistrate in case of accidental death or disability of the farmers of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Regulation
The move came after several deaths were reported globally post consuming India-made cough syrups. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) after these deaths had made it mandatory for exporters to seek government clearance on the quality of cough syrups New...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Transportation services took a severe blow, with numerous trains and flights canceled. Waterlogged roads presented challenges for the scarce number of road users. Operations at the Chennai airport were halted from 9:40 am to 11 pm, with about 70 flights canceled due...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
Shipping is a major source of carbon emissions and the industry spewed more than 1 billion tons in 2018. While the sector is making some moves toward decarbonising, progress is relatively limited so far, with the vast majority of the world’s fleet still running on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Technology
The Indian government, which aims to deliver more services digitally, is also building language datasets through Bhashini, an AI-led language translation system that is creating open source datasets in local languages for creating AI tools. The platform includes a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
The market capitalisation of all listed companies on BSE surged by Rs 4.09 lakh crore to Rs 341.76 lakh crore BJP’s clear majority in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh state elections further fuelled the positive sentiment built up last week on the back...
