Zurich Insurance Reports Sales Growth, Higher Rates, Modest COVID-19 Claims November 12, 2020 Zurich Insurance Group saw increased commercial lines insurance sales and a modest impact from COVID-19 related claims for the first...
QBE North America Hires Berkshire Hathaway’s Fortin, Greeley for Financial Lines November 12, 2020 QBE North America has appointed Dan Fortin as president and Todd Greeley as chief operating officer for Financial Lines. Both...
HUB Acquires Assets Of Florida-Based Leading Edge Benefit Advisors & Affiliates November 12, 2020 HUB International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Leading Edge Benefit Advisors, LLC, Raimey,...
Pandemic Risks to Last for Months, Warns Swiss Financial Market Supervisor November 12, 2020 By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi Financial risks related to the coronavirus pandemic will last for months if not years, Switzerland’s financial market supervisor FINMA said...
U.S. Sanctions to Target Insurers In Fight Against Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 November 12, 2020 By Daniel Flatley and Dina Khrennikova The U.S. is drawing up additional sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, the latest obstacle in...
How Lloyd’s Underwriters Are Viewing Today’s U.S. Property Insurance Environment November 12, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson While the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed business activity around the globe, for underwriters in the Lloyd’s market who were in...
Employers Facing Wave of Lawsuits by Parents Fired During Pandemic November 12, 2020 By David Yaffe-Bellany Parents who’ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them...
UK Hopes New Task Force Reassures Business Leaders Over Brexit November 12, 2020 By Andrew MacAskill Britain will attempt to reassure nervous business leaders that it appreciates the need for clarity on rules outside of the...
Coverys Managing Agency Placing Lloyd’s Syndicate 1991 Into Runoff November 12, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Coverys Managing Agency Ltd. announced that its DTW Syndicate 1991 at Lloyd’s of London will stop accepting new and renewal...
California Workers’ Comp Hospital Stays From 2010 to 2019 Examined November 10, 2020 A new study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows the steep drop in the number of inpatient hospitalizations involving...