by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic, Policy
A key question is how to handle a virus that’s become less threatening to most but remains wildly dangerous to a slice of the population. That slice is much bigger than many realize: Covid is still a leading killer, the third-biggest in the US last year behind heart...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Policy
A new pact is a priority for WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who called it a “generational commitment that we will not go back to the old cycle of panic and neglect” at the U.N. agency’s annual assembly. It seeks to shore up the world’s defences against new...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2023 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The deal terms include about $2.74 billion in cash and $250 million of RenaissanceRe common shares, the companies said in their statements “For AIG, (the deal) further simplifies our business model and reduces volatility in our portfolio, while generating...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The departure follows that of fellow Swiss firm Zurich Insurance Group AG, as well as Germany’s Munich Re and Hannover Re NZIA has no US members, and with the departure of Swiss Re, it has roughly 27 left, including Allianz SE, Aviva Plc and Axa SA, according to the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2023 | Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Anand Pejawar, whole-time director, SBI General Insurance Anand Pejawar, whole-time director, SBI General Insurance said, “We are confident that this product will serve as an effective tool for the infrastructure sector. Surety bonds offer financial security,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2023 | Facts, Health
Research has found that lactating mothers following a vegan diet compared to mothers with an omnivorous diet showed no difference in the human milk concentrations of vitamin B2 or carnitine, despite these nutrients being found in the highest concentrations in animal...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic, Technology
The International Pathogen Surveillance Network(IPSN), with a Secretariat hosted by the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, brings together experts worldwide at the cutting-edge of genomics and data analytics, from governments, philanthropic foundations,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2023 | Health, Indian News
Indian-made cough syrups were linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia and 19 in Uzbekistan last year, denting the image of India’s $41 billion pharmaceutical industry. India was considering a change to its pharmaceutical industry policy, including...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2023 | Indian News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
”The Cooperation Department would bear the premium of the insurance from the 2023 Kharif season to the 2025-26 Rabi season. Odisha is the first state in the country to provide free crop insurance to farmers,” he said Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 22, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Data, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography
Globally, 11,778 reported disasters led to more than two million deaths and USD 4.3 trillion in economic losses during this period ”Between 1970 and 2021, Asia accounted for 47 per cent of all reported deaths worldwide, with tropical cyclones being the leading...
