AIG Takes Hit from Coronavirus in Q1; Sees Industry’s ‘Biggest CAT Loss Ever’ Ahead May 5, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn, Noor Zainab Hussain and Bharath ManjeshR Insurer American International Group Inc. on Monday posted a 93% drop in quarterly adjusted profit, as it set aside money...
Analysis: Insurers Feel Rising Legal Heat for COVID-19 Business Interruption Exclusions April 28, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn, Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain Daniel Duckett, owner of the Lazy Claire patisserie in Belfast, was hoping for an insurance payout of up to 100,000...
Travelers Sees Q1 Profit Fall From Storms; It’s Watching COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims April 21, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a 25% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and warned that potential...
Insurers Worry About D&O Claims Against Executives From Coronavirus April 2, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders, employees or customers bringing coronavirus-related claims against company executives and are considering excluding the...
How Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed Underwriting at Lloyd’s of London March 30, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn, Noor Zainab Hussain and Jonathan Saul Thousands of London’s underwriters took their stamps and fountain pens home last week, which they use to sign insurance contracts,...
Olympics’ Postponement Likely to Cost Insurers Much Less than Cancellation March 25, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain Delaying the Olympics is likely to cost insurers much less than canceling the Tokyo Games altogether, with a chance that...
Parametric Insurance Could Offer Hotels Relief from Coronavirus Cancellations March 3, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Organizers of events called off because of the coronavirus are likely to miss out on insurance payouts because typical policies...
Global Insurers Face Hefty Claims If Coronavirus Forces Olympics Cancellation February 28, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Global insurers face a hefty bill if the coronavirus forces the cancellation of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with estimates...
Insurers Rush to Exclude Coronavirus Epidemic from Event-Cancellation Protection February 13, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain Businesses looking to buy cancellation insurance for events around the world will not be able to get cover for the...
Many Global Firms Face High Coronavirus Costs Due to Insurance Exclusions February 10, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain, Carolyn Cohn and Sumeet Chatterjee Many global companies from hotels and airlines to industrial houses are expected to have to foot the bill for disruptions...