Investors Eye Windfall From Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claims February 12, 2021 By Jef Feeley and Lucca de Paoli A growing market niche where investors profit from others’ legal troubles is getting a boost from Covid. Distressed-investing funds and...
Irish Regulator Presses Insurers to Pay COVID-19 Claims Following Court Ruling February 12, 2021 By Padraic Halpin Ireland’s central bank governor told insurers to urgently honor and pay valid claims related to COVID-19 disruption, following a successful...
Amazon Sues New York Over COVID Workplace Safety, Firing Lawsuit February 12, 2021 By Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. on Friday sued New York’s attorney general to stop the state from filing its own lawsuit over the...
It Could Have Been Worse. An Update on COVID-19 Impact on Workers’ Compensation. February 9, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson While it obviously presented challenges, 2020 is looking like it may not have been such a bad year for workers’...
3 Ways COVID-19 Will Continue to Impact Insurance Industry in 2021 February 5, 2021 The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt by the insurance industry and its customers well into 2021 as...
Workers’ Compensation Underwriters Under the Gun to Understand Pandemic Data February 4, 2021 Workers’ compensation underwriters are about to be tested in the marketplace like never before. While the current situation is not...
Olympic Officials Unveil Rules on Masks, Singing, Transport for COVID-19 Games February 3, 2021 By Jack Tarrant and Sakura Murakami Olympic officials on Wednesday unveiled the first of many COVID-19 rules for the Tokyo Games this summer, banning singing and...
As Insurers Exit Coal Underwriting, They May Find It’s Good for Stock Valuations February 2, 2021 By Tim Quinson As far as climate groups like the Sunrise Project are concerned, getting insurers out of the coal underwriting business is...
Repair Your Damaged Reputations, AM Best Tells UK Insurers February 2, 2021 While most of the COVID-related problems that plagued UK commercial property insurers will abate after the March anniversary of lockdowns,...
House Committee to Probe Tyson, Smithfield, OSHA Over Covid Outbreaks February 2, 2021 By Laura Davison A Democratic-led House panel is launching a probe into coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants and whether the Occupational Safety and...