by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said extreme weather events, including heat waves facing Europe and other regions, and this year’s El Nino weather pattern, which could lead to heavy rainfall or temperatures, would affect crop yields and the ability...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Banking & Bancassurance, Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Regulation, Risk Management
”For this to materialise, central banks can incorporate climate-related risks into their supervisory frameworks and can contribute to the development of frameworks and standards for green finance. These frameworks can help promote transparency, standardization,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
”As of July 19, 2023, 5.39 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 66,236 crore have been authorised which is a direct out-of-pocket expenditure saving,” Baghel said in his written reply. Further, if these services would have been availed from the market, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Countries lacking adequate early warning coverage have a disaster mortality rate that is eight times higher than countries that do have such systems in place, the U.N. estimates. And without such precautions, regional annual losses from disasters are projected to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Data, Health
Cases of MERS-CoV – which can cause fever, coughing and shortness of breath, and in some cases can lead to pneumonia – have been recorded in 27 countries since 2012, according to WHO figures. Over that time, 2,605 cases and 936 associated deaths have been...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Facts, Health
“The coexistence of household food insecurity and service use for mental and substance use disorders here is problematic, given that both of these conditions have each been found to have negative consequences for social, educational and developmental outcomes...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Indian News, Life
The life insurer’s Value of New Business (VoNB) has declined by one per cent and stood at Rs 8.7 billion in the reporting quarter. Similarly, the company has seen its New Business Margin (VoNB Margin) falling to 28.8 per cent in Q1Fy 2023-24 from 30.4 per cent...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
90 per cent of COPD-related deaths were found to occur in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite these countries accounting for only 83 per cent of the global population India could face third highest economic burden of COPD from 2020-50: Lancet...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Risk Management, Technology
The most common attack type in India was phishing (almost 22 per cent), followed by stolen or compromised credentials (16 per cent). Social engineering was the costliest root cause of breaches at Rs 19.1 crore, followed by malicious insider threats, which amounted to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 25, 2023 | Briefs, Intermediaries, Life
Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd (Kotak Life) announced its corporate agency tie-up with Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd. (Muthoottu Mini) to offer life insurance products to retail/individual customers. The tie-up will help thirty lakh customer base of...
