Insurers, Agents Propose Pandemic Business Relief Plan; Plaintiffs Offer BIG Compromise May 22, 2020 Key segments of the property/casualty insurance industry, which is facing mounting claims for business interruption losses from the pandemic, have...
Federal Coronavirus Business Interruption Suits Now Top 100; Many More Expected May 22, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal court has received notice that 101 lawsuits have been filed as of Wednesday seeking coverage from insurers for...
UK’s Aviva Expects COVID-19-Related Claims of Nearly $200 Million May 21, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn British insurer Aviva expects 160 million pounds ($195 million) in claims related to the coronavirus pandemic and weaker second quarter...
Zurich Insurance Estimates Coronavirus Pandemic Claims to Hit $750 Million for 2020 May 14, 2020 By L.S. Howard Zurich Insurance estimates that the overall property and casualty (P&C) claims from the COVID-19 pandemic will be in the region...
Insurers Must Re-Think Pandemic Response or Risk Reputational Damage: UK’s Airmic May 12, 2020 Airmic, the UK association for risk and insurance professionals, has urged the insurance market to adopt a more responsible and...
For Global Insurers, Pandemic Likely to Erase Profits Until 2021 Second Half: Fitch May 11, 2020 While insurance rates have risen for nine consecutive quarters due to large catastrophe losses and accelerating claims inflation, Fitch Ratings...
National Governments Must Help Provide Insurance for Future Lockdowns: EU Regulator May 11, 2020 By Huw Jones National governments must help provide insurance cover for future lockdowns, the industry’s European Union regulator said on Monday, as the...
UK Regulator Seeks Court Review in July to Resolve COVID-19 Insurance Dispute May 8, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to get business interruption insurance policies examined by a court as soon as July,...
Willis Paints COVID-19 Insurance Loss Big Picture: It’s a Wash or Historic Catastrophe May 7, 2020 By Jim Sams If the novel COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control soon, the disease’s impact on the insurance industry as a whole...
Forced Payouts of Pandemic Claims Risk Insurers’ Financial Stability: Regulators May 7, 2020 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn Forcing retroactive payouts to cover business disruption losses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic could ultimately put financial stability at risk,...