Coronavirus Raises Insurance Questions But Catastrophe-Tested Insurers Are Prepared February 20, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield As the coronavirus outbreak continues to cause concern around the globe, the insurance industry is facing a potentially far-reaching impact...
China’s Ping An Insurance Says Coronavirus Outbreak Could Hit Business February 20, 2020 By Zhang Yan and Engen Tham Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., China’s largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday that the coronavirus...
World Bank Pandemic Bond Losing Value, Facing Criticism as Coronavirus Spreads February 19, 2020 By Karin Strohecker A World Bank bond designed to deliver funding to help the world’s poorest countries to tackle fast-spreading diseases has lost...
Coronavirus, Pandemics and Workers’ Compensation February 19, 2020 By Christopher J. Boggs This week’s Academy Journal entry comes to us from friend of the Academy, Chris Boggs. Click and check out what...
FACTBOX: China Takes Steps to Bolster Coronavirus-Hit Economy February 19, 2020 Chinese policymakers have implemented a raft of measures to support an economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak that is expected...
12 Chinese Insurers Co-Launch Coverage for Businesses Hit by Coronavirus February 18, 2020 China’s southern province of Hainan has launched the first specially designed insurance product to cover losses incurred by businesses as...
Cruise Ship Tests Coronavirus Containment as 300 Passengers Return to U.S. February 17, 2020 By Stephanie Nebehay and Stephen Lam TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif./GENEVA, Feb 17 —More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for...
Coronavirus Epidemic Could Infect Two-Thirds of World’s Population: WHO Scientist February 14, 2020 By John Lauerman As the number of coronavirus cases jumps dramatically in China, a top infectious-disease scientist warns that things could get far...
Coronavirus Leads Companies with Supply Chain Disruptions to Invoke ‘Force Majeure’ February 13, 2020 By Jan Wolfe With the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Hubei province, China, showing no signs of abating any time soon, some companies...
Coronvirus Led to Cancellation of Telecoms Meeting, but Insurance Cover Is Excluded February 13, 2020 Companies that have spent money on a major telecoms conference in Barcelona that has been canceled after mass withdrawals due...