UK Regulator Seeks Court Review in July to Resolve COVID-19 Insurance Dispute May 8, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to get business interruption insurance policies examined by a court as soon as July,...
Zurich Canada Appoints Snider as Head of Risk Services May 7, 2020 Chris Snider has been named head of Risk Services for Zurich Canada. Formerly the manager of Risk Services – Property,...
Two Law Firms Seek British Businesses to Join Biz Interruption Lawsuit Against Allianz May 6, 2020 Two law firms said on Tuesday they were gathering companies in Britain for a potential group lawsuit against German insurer...
Many Japan Firms Resist Telecommuting, Raising COVID-19 Risk for Call Center Staff May 5, 2020 By Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call center employees for telecom KDDI Corp still...
Top Insurers Face Lawsuit from UK Hospitality Sector on Rejected Biz Interruption Claims April 30, 2020 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Top insurers such as AXA, RSA, QBE and Zurich face a potential multi-million-pound lawsuit from British pubs, hotels, restaurants and...
Zurich Expands Marine Insurance Platform into Additional Countries, Regions March 25, 2020 Zurich Insurance Group is expanding the roll-out of a new marine insurance platform for small and medium cargo, following its...
Zurich Insurance Partners with Cyber-Security Specialist CYE February 26, 2020 Zurich Insurance Group has created a new offering together with cyber-security company CYE to shield businesses against the growing risks...
Insurers Rush to Exclude Coronavirus Epidemic from Event-Cancellation Protection February 13, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain Businesses looking to buy cancellation insurance for events around the world will not be able to get cover for the...
Financial Services CEOs in Davos Complain They Can’t Save Planet Without Clients’ Help January 21, 2020 By Viren Vaghela As the financial industry comes under pressure to avoid funding dirty energy, the heads of Citigroup Inc. and Zurich Insurance...
World Economic Forum Sounds Alarms About Climate Change Risks January 15, 2020 By Jill Ward The World Economic Forum is sounding alarm bells on climate change, with environmental risks occupying the group’s top five long-term...