Special Coverage: COVID-19

French Insurers Will Contribute $216M to Coronavirus Solidarity Fund

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

French Insurers Will Contribute $216M to Coronavirus Solidarity Fund French insurance lobby FFA said on Monday insurers would contribute up to 200 million euros ($216 million) to funds set up by the government to help companies deal with a significant drop in activity ...

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Fitch Downgrades Outlook for London Insurance Sector Over COVID-19 Impact

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

Fitch Downgrades Outlook for London Insurance Sector Over COVID-19 Impact Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for the underlying fundamentals of the London market insurance sector to negative from stable. The sector outlook revision reflects increased concerns over the ...

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Virus Fight Insurers Thought They’d Dodged Is Looming Anyway

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

For years, property-casualty insurers have sought to protect their business from the ripple effects of a pandemic. The spread of the coronavirus is showing it may not be easy. At issue are business-interruption policies, which tend to pay out only …

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Fitch adds London to insurance markets hit by virus concerns

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

Fitch Ratings Inc. on Tuesday added the London market to the list of international insurance markets for which it moved its outlook to negative from stable over coronavirus concerns.

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North America’s Best Restaurant Remains Open in AMLO’s Mexico

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

Finding a table at Mexico City’s exclusive Pujol restaurant has never been easier. Chef Enrique Olvera’s famous restaurant is still open for business amid the coronavirus pandemic, mainly because the Mexican government hasn’t said it should close. Usually booked for …

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Root expands in Chandler, Arizona creating 480 jobs

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

However, for the time being, Root has paused hiring amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Finding opportunities in these trying Covid-19 times

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

I have been wanting to write something since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak, but I knew you were all very busy at work and on the home front.  We...

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Helping the community get through a tough time

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

Tough times bring out the best in many people, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Citizens around the world are donating to crisis response organizations, sewing masks and gowns for medical workers, delivering groceries to homebound neighbors and boarding shelter animals....

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NCCI cancels annual symposium, schedules virtual conference

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

The National Council on Compensation Insurance announced Tuesday that it is reconfiguring its Annual Issues Symposium 2020 as a free virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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American Property Casualty Insurance Association reveals coronavirus focus

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

Trade association says it is ready to work with the government and regulators

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Elite hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

(Reuters) — Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month, sources told Reuters, part of what a senior agency official said was a more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks.

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Tokyo Games Delayed to 2021 in 1st Postponement in Olympics’ 124-Year History

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday into 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the last international sporting showpiece still standing this year. Though a huge blow to Japan, which …

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Commentary: Does Business Income Insurance Cover Coronavirus Shutdowns?

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

On March 16, a lawsuit was filed in district court in New Orleans seeking a declaratory judgment about whether the business income coverage in a Lloyd’s property policy would cover a government-mandated shutdown or curtailment of a restaurant due to …

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Fitch Revises Outlook for London Insurance Sector to Negative on COVID-19 Impact

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for the underlying fundamentals of the London market insurance sector to negative from stable. The sector outlook revision reflects increased concerns over the COVID-19 disruption and the related impacts on the credit quality of …

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Insurers in Japan, South Korea face increased risk from outbreak

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

U.S.-based Moody's Investors Service Inc. said that insurers in South Korea and Japan face increased risk from the coronavirus outbreak despite having less than 100 virus-related deaths each.

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US firm halts production at Romania plant amid outbreak

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

U.S.-based trailer equipment manufacturer Horizon Global Corp. has temporarily halted production at its manufacturing facility in Romania's Brasov county in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

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COVID-19 and Recession: How Both Could Impact Return to Work

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

It’s no secret that return-to-work is an important part of workers’ comp. Getting an injured worker back on the job and back to their full health marks the successful end to a workers’ comp claim and it allows the employee to get back to living their life. Advertisement The question of how to get...

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UK Travel Insurers Expect to Pay Record Coronavirus Claims of US$319M

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

UK travel insurers expect to pay record claims of at least £275 million (US$319 million) due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to first estimates from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The vast majority of payouts will be for cancellations, …

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Can We Thread the Needle on the Coronavirus? by Paul Carroll

Posted: Mar 24, 2020

I hope that you, your families, your friends and your colleagues are staying safe and aren’t going crazy in isolation. I live in Northern California and (gah!) am in the over-60 demographic, so I’ve been sheltering in place for days. The good news is that, without sports on in the background, I’...

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