Thai Insurer’s Coronavirus Cover Draws ‘Overwhelming’ Demand April 6, 2020 By Anuchit Nguyen The founder of one of the world’s best-performing insurance firms this year never imagined its policies to cover illness from...
Federal-State Pandemic Training Focused on Flu, Not New Virus April 6, 2020 In August, months before the first case of the new coronavirus was documented, some of Colorado’s top health officials gathered...
Coronavirus Impact on Aviation Insurance: Gallagher April 5, 2020 Airplanes with a total insured value of more than $160 billion are grounded around the world, presenting risks for insurers,...
Travelers to Provide $100 Million Cash Flow Boost to Agents Amid Coronavirus Crisis April 5, 2020 The Travelers Companies announced that it will accelerate commission payments to eligible agents and brokers to help them ease liquidity...
Illinois Lawsuits Challenge Society Insurance’s Coronavirus Claim Denials April 3, 2020 Two lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Illinois by a group of businesses — who were forced to...
A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Farm Workers Would Be Catastrophic: Viewpoint April 3, 2020 By Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg View There is no evidence that Covid-19 has been transmitted by food or food packaging, according to U.S. federal health agencies....
Gig Workers Seeking Coronavirus Unemployment Insurance Frustrated April 3, 2020 By Tina Bellon Uber and Lyft drivers are hitting a wall in their efforts to apply for the coronavirus jobless benefits promised by...
This Insurance Would Have Helped in Coronavirus Crisis But Nobody Bought It April 3, 2020 By Russ Banham Like everyone else, Peter Lacovara is coping with COVID-19, working at home to limit contagion to the coronavirus and stay...
Fitch Places Lloyd’s of London’s on Rating Watch Negative on COVID-19 Crisis April 3, 2020 Fitch Ratings has placed Lloyd’s of London’s ‘AA-‘ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings on rating watch negative, on the uncertainty...
Health-Care Providers See Surge in Ransomware Attacks in Europe, U.S. April 3, 2020 By Ryan Gallagher When hackers broke into computers at Hammersmith Medicines Research, a London-based company that carries out clinical trials for new medicines,...