Car Crashes Became Deadlier During Lockdowns Across Globe: Reuters Insight June 30, 2020 By Lena Masri LONDON – Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped...
Emerging Mkt Infrastructure Projects to Bring Premiums of $50B in Next Decade: Sigma June 18, 2020 By L.S. Howard Investment in infrastructure development is set to be one of the main drivers of growth in emerging markets after the...
Lloyd’s Insurers Get Ready to Re-Open in September After Coronavirus Lockdown June 18, 2020 Clear screens on underwriting boxes, temperature-check thermal cameras and a click and collect take-away catering service are among changes Lloyd’s...
Sailors Stranded by COVID Restrictions Could Refuse to Work, Causing Trade Disruption June 17, 2020 By Elena Becatoros Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further...
Risk Professionals Reassess Top Risks During Post-COVID Era June 8, 2020 Reaching out to some of the same risk professionals that respond to the its “Global Risks Report” each year, the...
Reports of the Death of the Office Are Greatly Exaggerated: Opinion June 8, 2020 By Nisha Gopalan, Bloomberg Opinion I returned to the office this week, joining thousands of bankers from Citigroup Inc. to Morgan Stanley that are trickling...
Trade Credit Insurers Seek $60B from U.S. Towards Pandemic Payouts June 8, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn U.S. trade credit insurers have approached the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve seeking financial backing for claims payments to...
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...
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...
Grounded Airplanes at Risk from Asia’s Tropical Storm Season, Industry Experts Warn June 3, 2020 By Jamie Freed and Ben Blanchard Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region’s tropical storm...