Special Coverage: COVID-19

Worker fakes COVID-19 doctor note

Posted: May 22, 2020

An unnamed Fortune 50 company had to pay upwards of $100,000 after having to close its Atlanta offices after one of its workers faked a COVID-19 diagnosis.

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French Court Orders AXA to Pay Restaurant’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses; AXA Vows to Appeal

Posted: May 22, 2020

A Paris commercial court has ruled that French insurer AXA will have to pay a restaurant owner two months’ worth of coronavirus-related revenue losses, the restaurant’s lawyer said on Friday, potentially opening the door to a wave of similar litigation. …

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Most California COVID-19 comp claims accepted: Study

Posted: May 22, 2020

Of the 1,077 workers compensation COVID-19-related claims filed before April 30 in California, 35% were denied and of those 69.7% involved negative tests for the virus, according to a white paper released Thursday by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute.

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The BI Top 10: Week of May 18, 2020

Posted: May 22, 2020

COVID-19 litigation and legislation were much in the news this week. The naming of underwriting officers at Chubb and Liberty Mutual also drew interest.

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AIR Worldwide Estimates Global COVID-19 Deaths Could Reach 644,000 During June

Posted: May 22, 2020

The number of COVID-19 cases globally over the next four weeks may reach 50 million total cases, with 644,000 estimated deaths, according to estimates provided by Verisk’s catastrophe modeling unit, AIR Worldwide, on May 20. As of May 19, 2020, …

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Pacific Hurricane Forecast Complicated by Coronavirus

Posted: May 22, 2020

The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said this week. The annual National Weather Service prediction came as wary Hawaii residents begin to emerge from …

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Philadelphia Insurance Companies donating $1M to COVID-19 relief

Posted: May 22, 2020

The Tokio Marine Group, PHLY’s parent company, will provide a 50% match and contribute an additional $500,000 donation bringing the total to $1.5 million. PHLY will also continue to match employee donations to charities.

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Maryland P/C Insurance Consumers to Receive More Than $250M in Premium Relief

Posted: May 22, 2020

Maryland property and casualty insurance consumers will receive more than $250 million in premium relief during the COVID-19 State of Emergency, according to a Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) press release. As of May 14, property and casualty insurance companies have …

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Some of Hand Sanitizer Purell’s Claims Called Misleading, Draw Lawsuits

Posted: May 22, 2020

Everyone’s favorite hand sanitizer may have to stand trial for claiming it can stop you from getting sick. A trio of lawsuits has hit Purell’s maker, Gojo Industries Inc., since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a public …

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Generali Sees Net Profit Plunge Due to COVID-19-Related Investment Losses

Posted: May 22, 2020

Generali Sees Net Profit Plunge Due to COVID-19-Related Investment Losses Generali's first-quarter net profit plunged 84.8 percent to €113 million ($124 million) from €744 million ($815.5 million) reported in Q1 2019 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

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Aviva expects nearly $200 million worth of COVID-19

Posted: May 22, 2020

U.K.-based insurer Aviva PLC expects £160 million ($195.5 million) in claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic and weaker second quarter sales.

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Insurance sector to face uncertainty, challenges

Posted: May 22, 2020

A report by A.M. Best Co. Inc. expects the Indian nonlife insurance sector to face uncertainty and challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic-driven economic turbulence.

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Optimism or pessimism for insurance tech post-COVID-19?

Posted: May 22, 2020

Month-to-month changes in the insurance industry's fiscal outlook will impact digital choices.

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National Alliance to Resume In-Person Educational Offerings. CIC and CISR classroom programs to be held in Austin in June

Posted: May 22, 2020

Austin, TX, May 22, 2020 — The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announced that it will conduct two in-person courses after it had temporarily suspended all in-person classroom sessions due to COVID-19. The decision was made in accordance …

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COVID-19’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity by Alan Walker

Posted: May 22, 2020

My article on the longer-term business model implications of Covid-19 asked whether COVID-19 creates an opening for new, or updated, products and services that insurers should be offering to the market. This article is an attempt to answer that question, focusing on P&C/general insurance. Person...

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Generali expects COVID-19 to take a bite out of 2020 profits

Posted: May 22, 2020

Country's largest insurer says it expects operating profits to be "resilient" – but come in lower than 2019

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Will COVID-19 Spur Life Insurance Sales? by Matt Battersby

Posted: May 22, 2020

As the pandemic began to sweep across the world, reports of people panic-buying life insurance appeared in the media. RGA reviewed the available data to determine if a COVID-19-inspired spike in sales is in fact taking place and to consider whether the current crisis could prove to be the tipping p...

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Court opinion finds COVID-19 qualifies as a natural disaster

Posted: May 22, 2020

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision may help policyholders seeking claims coverage for COVID-19 losses.

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How COVID-19 has impacted 10 of the largest U.S. industries

Posted: May 22, 2020

Each of these industries is grappling with its own specific set of struggles but share many of the challenges.

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U.S. Insurers Propose Taxpayer-Funded Business-Loss Coverage For Future Pandemics

Posted: May 22, 2020

With U.S. insurance companies facing criticism over their response to the coronavirus outbreak, three industry groups on Thursday proposed putting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in charge of a taxpayer-backed program to protect businesses from revenue losses during future …

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