Coronavirus Could Complicate Hurricane Response, Warns Catastrophe Modeler June 1, 2020 By Kimberly Tallon “Hurricanes and COVID-19 are not a good mix,” says catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co., warning in a report...
Join the Big Coronavirus Survey for the Entire Property/Casualty Insurance Industry May 27, 2020 How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you, your life, your work and your industry? Now and going forward? No matter...
Coronavirus Cluster Found in Crew of Freight Cargo Ship in Australia May 27, 2020 By Rod McGuirk A coronavirus cluster was detected Tuesday on a freight ship berthed in the Australian west coast port of Fremantle, raising...
When UK Insurers, Banks Emerge from Lockdown, Their Employees Face New Normal May 21, 2020 By Lawrence White, Carolyn Cohn and Pamela Barbaglia Limits on elevators, thermal imaging and temperature checks will greet a first wave of traders and bankers in Britain preparing...
Update: Cyclone Amphan Floods Areas of India and Bangladesh, Killing Dozens of People May 21, 2020 By Pradipta Mukherjee, Arun Devnath and Pratik Parija The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades wrecked havoc along India’s east coast and in...
Roads Are Emptier But Riskier During Coronavirus Quarantine. Fatality Rate Up 14%. May 21, 2020 As Americans have been driving less and covering fewer miles, the emptier roads have become more lethal. Preliminary data from...
Please Place Your Masks in Upright Position. Airlines Stress Safety to Lure Passengers. May 20, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence...
Generali Digitizes Art Insurance, Offering Collectors Remote Evaluation of Artworks May 20, 2020 ARTE Generali, Generali Group’s business unit that provides art insurance to collectors, has unveiled a new app, which offers remote...
Insurer Beazley Raises $300M to Strengthen Balance Sheet on COVID-19 Uncertainties May 19, 2020 By L.S. Howard Beazley, the Lloyd’s specialist insurer, announced it raised £247 million (approximately $300 million) in capital via an equity placement designed...
Risk Managers Expect Prolonged Recession From COVID-19: World Economic Forum May 19, 2020 Risk managers expect a prolonged global recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the World Economic...