Austin’s SXSW Cancelled Due to Texas Coronavirus Cases March 6, 2020 By Naomi Andu, The Texas Tribune Austin Mayor Steve Adler declared a local disaster on March 5 that effectively cancels this year’s South by Southwest festival....
Insurance Unlikely to Cushion Coronavirus Losses – But There Are Exceptions March 4, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli, Katherine Chiglinsky and Benjamin Robertson Don’t look for much relief from insurers to cushion losses from canceled events, travel disruptions and potential medical claims from...
Handshakes, Buffets Out. Otherwise It’s Insurance Conferences-as-Usual Amid Coronavirus. March 3, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and...
Parametric Insurance Could Offer Hotels Relief from Coronavirus Cancellations March 3, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Organizers of events called off because of the coronavirus are likely to miss out on insurance payouts because typical policies...
FACTBOX-Update on Coronavirus Around the World March 2, 2020 The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, sending global markets into a dive and...