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Markets steady after initial omicron shock
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Pornkamon Teerapiboonkun, Published on 04/12/2021
» Recap: European shares edged higher yesterday while global markets steadied after a tumultuous week induced by the the new Omicron Covid-19 variant and the prospect of accelerated stimulus tapering by the US Federal Reserve.
Insurers brace for rise in Covid claims
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 26/07/2021
» Covid-19 insurers are preparing for an increase in claims as the number of new cases per day keeps setting records.
Media spending to see 4% decline
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/07/2021
» The worsening pandemic situation and plunge in advertising budgets are expected to drive down media spending this year with a 4% year-on-year contraction to 72.1 billion baht -- a critical situation for the industry, according to Media Intelligence (MI), a creative and media planning agency.
TQM posts dip in Covid insurance
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 12/05/2021
» TQM Corp's average daily sales for Covid-19 insurance dropped to about 10,000-20,000 policies in May, a level expected to continue until June as health concerns intensify amid the outbreak, says Napassanun Punnipa, TQM's chief executive.
Covid-19 policies wind down
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 01/04/2020
» Some 6.8 million coronavirus insurance policies were taken out in less than two months since they were made available, with many companies already ceasing sales of lump-sum payout plans, says Suthiphon Taveechaiyagarn, secretary-general of the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC).
A Global Conundrum: How to Pause the Economy and Avoid Ruin
Business, Marcus Walker, Published on 01/04/2020
» The coronavirus has produced something new in economic history. Never before have governments tried to put swaths of national economies in an induced coma, artificially maintain their vital organs, and awaken them gradually.
Insurance policies go viral
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 23/03/2020
» The number of Covid-19 infections worldwide is nearing 250,000 and the death toll has exceeded 10,000, while the number of new patients diagnosed with the deadly virus in Thailand is rising rapidly.
Tourism sector scrambles for virus support
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai & Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/02/2020
» Tourism businesses have been knocked comatose by the virus panic spreading around the country, while the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) cut its estimate for international arrivals to 33 million in 2020.