P/C Insurance Industry Backs New Government Fund to Help Businesses, Workers Hurt by Coronavirus Shutdowns March 31, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The property/casualty insurance industry has joined a broad business coalition in supporting and crafting a new federal relief fund for...
Coronavirus Pandemic Reveals the Science of Risk That Shapes Our Lives March 31, 2020 By Akshat Rathi Hours after the results of a risk model reached the public, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald...
Rumbull Named Head of Willis Re Specialty in North America March 31, 2020 Charles Rumball, currently executive vice president of Willis Re’s Specialty Reinsurance Division in Bermuda, is relocating to New York to...
Coronavirus Infections on Rise in Already-Strained Urban Police Departments March 31, 2020 By Grant Smith, Michelle Conlin, Linda So and Brad Heath When nine police officers showed up to make an arrest near Melrose Avenue in the Bronx last Wednesday, none wore...
High-Flying Zoom Faces Privacy Suit Claiming It Fails to Protect User Data March 31, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Zoom Video Communications, which has seen its stock zoom by 115% since January, is being sued by a Sacramento user...
Insurance Agency Employees Making More Money But Not as Happy March 30, 2020 By Andrea Wells Insurance agency personnel on average made a little more money in 2019 but they were not as happy as they...
Second Racial Bias Case Against Cable TV Wins Second Look March 30, 2020 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to reconsider its decision to let comedian-turned-media executive Byron Allen’s...
P/C Insurers Put a Price Tag on Uncovered Coronavirus Business Interruption Losses March 30, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The property/casualty industry estimates that business interruption losses from the coronavirus just for small businesses in the U.S. could be...
The Longer Coronavirus Crisis Lasts, the More Uncertain Is P/C Insurance Outlook March 30, 2020 North American property/casualty insurers reported improved 2019 operating performance, but near-term performance will likely be more challenging with the onset...
GM Settles Faulty Ignition Switch Cases for $120 Million March 30, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel General Motors Co. has reached a $120 million settlement with owners who claimed that their vehicles lost value because of...