A new research by University of British Columbia (UBC) says air travellers are willing to pay more for flights if they believe the extra money will be used to tackle carbon emissions.
The Omani Capital Market Authority (CMA) has launched a database for health insurance in preparation for implementation of the nationwide insurance scheme for private sector employees, residents of Oman and visitors.
China's first online shipping insurance trading platform was launched on 18 October in Nansha in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou.
A report published by convergence payments solutions company Razorpay revealed that digital transactions in India witnessed 383% growth in the last financial year ending March 2019 and will continue to grow rapidly in the future.
Local SMEs in Hong Kong seem to be underestimating the prevalence of health issues among employees while growing their businesses. A survey conducted by newly-launched digital healthcare platform StartupCare among 1,000 founders and representatives of local start-ups and SMEs revealed that almost half of them do not provide group medical insurance to employees.
Swiss Re has partnered with global car electronics company Pioneer to co-develop a telematics solution which will be integrated in the reinsurer's Coloride app. The solution is said to provide insurers with better and more personalised risk assessment while supporting safer driving behaviour. It is set to be launched globally early next year.
According to a report by Bain & Co, in collaboration with Temasek and Google, digital financial services are expected to cross the $1tn mark by 2025.
The Korean government will revise regulations and set up traffic infrastructure for fully autonomous vehicles, as well as lay out insurance rules and drivers' responsibilities, by 2024.
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report highlights the urgency of prioritising timely, ambitious and coordinated action to address unprecedented and enduring changes in the oceans and cryosphere.
Malware Smominru, whose incidence was first reported in 2017, continues to infect computers in a big way. The fact that infected 4,700 computers a day shows how fast it is spreading according to cyber security experts at Kaspersky,