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Top Risks For The Global Insurance Industry

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Implications of COVID-19 for Insurers: Responding to challenging times. #INSURANCECANCELED #CANCELCULTURE A crisis such as Covid-19 affects all business sectors – but there are some unique considerations that impact the insurance industry. So, how is the insurance industry likely to shape up to the unfolding crisis? What are the implications across the different segments of general and life insurance? And what longer-term trends might the outbreak serve to usher in for the future? . . . To help you understand your exposure to COVID-19, and more importantly, position your business to be resilient in the face of this and prepare for the future, please review timely insights from KPMG Insurance leaders from across the globe. . . . https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2020/04/implications-of-covid-19-for-insurers.html#:~:text=COVID%2D19%20could%20create%20liquidity,a%20result%2C%20a%20cash%20management.&text=Insurers%20drive%20towards%20a%20wider,in%20wake%20of%20COVID%2D1

**2018: Flat Earther's Genius New Idea: We Live In A Magical Pac-Man World..**

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**2018: Flat Earther's Genius New Idea: We Live In A Magical Pac-Man World..** A conference of flat Earth believers met in the UK to hash out new ideas and pat themselves on the back for single-handedly disproving NASA. One of the new genius theories to come out of the conference is that we live on a Pac-Man world where planets and objects are instantly transported to the other side of the world as they pass through the warp tunnel. The Birmingham, UK convention of hundreds of flat Earth believers included people who work in education and IT. Strangely, many of them flew in airplanes to the UK perhaps with their eyes closed the entire flight, only to land safely back on their flat Earth. Despite discovering that the Earth is indeed round (oblate spheroid to be exact) thousands of years ago, there is an increasing number of people who claim to believe the Earth is flat. While the group can all agree on their mutual disbelief of NASA, they have differing opinions on what exactl
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3 Teens with COVID-19 Developed Sudden Severe Psychiatric Symptoms. Why? UCSF-Led Study Shows Unruly Immune System May Trigger ‘Turncoat’ Antibodies. Suicidal thoughts, “paranoia-like fears,” delusions and “foggy brain” have been identified in three adolescents who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19. Now, a new study into their immune responses identifies a potential mechanism by which these symptoms emerged. The study, led by researchers at the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and the UCSF Department of Pediatrics, is the first to look at anti-neural antibodies – “turncoat” antibodies that may attack brain tissue – in pediatric patients who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2. https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2021/10/421666/3-teens-covid-19-developed-sudden-severe-psychiatric-symptoms-why https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2020/07/08/brain-damage-and-hallucinations-associated-with-even-mild-covid-19-coronavirus-infection/?sh=6998b81e6d91 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/j