Cyclone Nisarga Lashes India’s Business Capital, Forcing Evacuation of 100,000 June 4, 2020 By Rafiq Maqbool, Emily Schmall and Aniruddha Ghosal A cyclone made landfall Wednesday south of India’s financial capital of Mumbai, with storm surge threatening to flood beaches and...
Nigeria’s Regulator Gives Insurers Additional Year to Recapitalize on COVID-19 Impact June 4, 2020 By Emele Onu Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission gave underwriters an additional year to recapitalize as companies deal with the effects of the coronavirus...
UK Employee Union Urges Insurers, Banks to Protect Call Center Staff During Pandemic June 4, 2020 Employee union Unite has called on finance firms to do more to protect call center staff after a survey of...
AXA Identifies 1,700 Restaurant Contracts with Unclear Terms on Pandemic Payouts June 4, 2020 French insurer AXA has identified 1,700 contracts signed with restaurant owners in France where the terms are not clear as...
Michigan’s AmeriTrust Group Extends Policyholder Relief Programs to Sept. 1 June 4, 2020 AmeriTrust Group Inc., based in Southfield, Michigan, has extended both its program to guarantee renewals of all admitted general business...
Midwest Business Leaders Optimistic Despite Coronavirus: Survey June 4, 2020 Business leaders are optimistic the economy will begin to recover later this year in a nine-state region of the Midwest...
Insurance Survey: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry? June 4, 2020 No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting...
Amazon Sued Over Warehouses After N.Y. Worker Brings Coronavirus Home June 4, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Amazon.com Inc has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at...
Insurers Prepare for Claims as East States See Property Damage from Civil Unrest June 4, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield Scenes that played out over the past few days in several East region states are serving as a stark reminder...
As Doctors Prescribe Fewer Opioids for Injured Workers, What Do They Offer Instead? June 4, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The good news is that doctors are less likely to prescribe opioids to injured workers than they were years ago....