GOP’s Proposal Limits Virus Liability Claims Against Businesses, Schools, Caregivers July 17, 2020 By Laura Litvan Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to give federal courts jurisdiction over liability claims arising from coronavirus infections to limit...
Risk Placement Services Enhances Crisis Management Service for Businesses July 17, 2020 Risk Placement Services has enhanced its Crisis Protect product for clients, in response to the evolving risk landscape. In partnership...
Zurich NA Sustainability Head: Pandemic is a Roadmap for Climate Change Battle July 16, 2020 By Don Jergler Ben Harper picked an interesting time to start his new job as head of corporate sustainability for Zurich North America....
Americans Ignore Work-From-Home Cyber Attack Risks: Chubb Survey July 16, 2020 A large number of Americans working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic aren’t worried about cyber attacks even though...
Coordinated Twitter Hacking Raises Concerns About Platform’s Security July 16, 2020 By Joseph Menn and Raphael Satter The extraordinary hacking spree that hit Twitter on Wednesday, leading it to briefly muzzle some of its most widely followed...
Reinsurance Capital Dips 6%, Tightening of Capacity Accelerates: Aon July 16, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Global reinsurance capital fell 6% to $590 billion for the first quarter of 2020, Aon reported in its June/July Reinsurance...
Warning of ‘Trivial’ Suits, Judge Dismisses Cruise Passengers’ COVID-19 Claims July 16, 2020 By Tom Hals A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Grand Princess cruise ship passengers who sued for emotional distress caused by their fear...
The Class of 2020: Capital Raising for Existing Firms or Insurance Startups? July 16, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Even though accelerating hard market conditions may seem ideal for a growing crop of professionals with designs on starting up...
High-Tide ‘Nuisance’ Flooding to Continue to Grow and Plague U.S. Communities: NOAA July 16, 2020 Coastal communities in the U.S. continued to see record-setting high-tide flooding last year, forcing their residents and visitors to deal...
P/C Insurance Agency M&A Deals Down 12% in First Half of 2020: Optis July 15, 2020 There were 288 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of 2020, down from 328 in 2019,...