Aon Enhances Reinsurer E-Trading Portal to Support Remote Working During Pandemic April 2, 2020 Aon plc, the global re/insurance broker, has enhanced its reinsurer trading portal, ABConnect Placements, to electronically bind treaty placements with...
Lemonade Launches in Its 2nd European Country: The Netherlands April 2, 2020 Lemonade, the New York-based insurer that is powered by artificial intelligence, has launched in a second European country – the...
COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Gulf Insurers’ Earnings: S&P Report April 2, 2020 The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and tumbling oil prices threaten the earnings of insurers in the Gulf, S&P Global...
Initial Insured Losses for UK’s February Floods Estimated at £297M (US$367.8M): PERILS April 2, 2020 Initial insured losses for the floods that hit the UK in February are estimated at £297 million (US$367.8 milion), according...
Germany to Provide Credit Insurance Guarantees to Keep Trade Flowing: Sources April 2, 2020 The German government and the country’s credit insurance industry have agreed to help to maintain insurance cover for trade despite...
Two UK Court Rulings Limit Corporate Responsibility for Employee Conduct April 2, 2020 By Ellen Milligan UK companies may let out a “sigh of relief” after Barclays Plc and Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc won a pair...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Names Shahkarami as 1st Chief Data Officer April 2, 2020 Ali Shahkarami (46) has been appointed as chief data officer for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). In this newly...
Louisiana Spillway May Have to Be Opened for a Record 3rd Year in a Row April 2, 2020 A major flood control structure on the Mississippi River may have to soon be opened up to ease pressure on...
Corps Says Some Midwest Levees Damaged in 2019 Still Vulnerable April 2, 2020 By Jim Salter With flood concerns already high in the Midwest, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning that many levees on...
EEOC Sues Blue Sky Vision for Disability Discrimination at Michigan Facility April 2, 2020 Blue Sky Vision L.L.C., a Delaware-based management services organization that provides support to eye care providers, has been sued by...