Special Coverage: COVID-19

Cyber attacks rise as employees work from home amid outbreak

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

U.S.-based information technology consulting firm Cynet Systems Inc. has analyzed data from Italy and found that companies with higher proportions of employees working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak saw a rise in cyber attacks.

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Outbreak to not impact general insurance industry significantly

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

Estelle Pearson, a principal at Australia-based analytics consulting firm Finity Consulting Pty. Ltd., said that the general insurance industry will not be heavily affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

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Outbreak costs gaming firm more than $30 million

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

New Zealand-based casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group Ltd. has lost $55 million New Zealand ($32 million) due to a decline in tourism in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Businesses not covered for outbreak-related losses

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

The Association of British Insurers has said that most local firms that suffer sales loss due to the coronavirus outbreak are not protected by their insurance policies.

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Southeast Insurance Regulators Issue Industry Guidance for Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

Insurance departments across the Southeast are notifying industry representatives of updated procedures and expectations in response to the coronavirus outbreak, while also acknowledging the potential for a serious impact on state insurance operations, agents and policyholders. In some cases, regula...

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New AM Best stress test will assess impact of COVID-19 on insurers

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

The outbreak is "unique in its scope and complexity of potential losses," rating agency says

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Beazley Plc unveils changes to upcoming AGM

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

Adjustments announced on the back of the coronavirus pandemic

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COVID-19 cases hit the courts

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has already spawned multiple lawsuits — and class actions are no exception.

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Coronavirus Lives Up to 24 Hours on Cardboard, 3 Days on Stainless Steel

Posted: Mar 20, 2020

The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The scientists found that severe acute respiratory …

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Life Insurers Go Sow on New Policies to Limit Coronavirus Risk

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

U.S. life insurers are trying to curb their own risks to coronavirus by imposing waiting periods for applicants who have traveled to regions with widespread outbreaks, industry experts said. Life insurers are worried about insuring U.S. customers who have traveled …

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Life Insurers Go Slow on New Policies to Limit Coronavirus Risk

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

U.S. life insurers are trying to curb their own risks to coronavirus by imposing waiting periods for applicants who have traveled to regions with widespread outbreaks, industry experts said. Life insurers are worried about insuring U.S. customers who have traveled …

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California Places All Residents Under ‘Stay at Home’ Order

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

California’s governor on Thursday issued a statewide “stay at home order” directing residents to leave their homes only when necessary during the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Gavin Newsom said that modeling has shown that 56 percent of California residents were expected …

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Appian Offers Free Application to Manage COVID-19 Response

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

The app establishes a central command center to safeguard the health and safety of employees, tracking health status, location, travel history and any COVID-19 incident details.

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COVID-19: The European Insurance Industry in Crisis Mode—5 Strategies

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

How European insurers are weathering the COVID-19 crisis, and five lessons learned for the benefit of markets that are yet to feel the full force of the pandemic.

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COVID-19, the Economy, the P&C Industry, and Technology Spending

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

A significant economic downturn will hurt P&C insurers’ financial results, and when P&C insurers’ finances decline sharply, there is an impact on their technology spend.

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Insurers Adapt to the New Normal of COVID-19 and ‘Social Distancing’

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

Carriers around the world are reassuring their customers and implementing policies to protect their associates while providing a high level of service and advancing projects in flight.

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Coronavirus work-from-home response a boon for cybercriminal exploitation

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

As workforces take up social distancing to shelter at home, the risk of attacks against corporate remote access systems goes up.

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Lloyd’s Shuts Down London Underwriting Room Over Coronavirus Crisis

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

Lloyd’s Shuts Down London Underwriting Room Over Coronavirus Crisis After conducting a successful stress test of its electronic trading system last week, Lloyd's has made the decision to close its underwriting room in response to the coronavirus outbreak. As a ...

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No consensus on need for federal coronavirus ‘backstop’

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

As some U.S. lawmakers move to force insurers to cover business interruption losses arising from COVID-19, there was no consensus Thursday on whether a federal backstop for pandemic losses is needed.

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Lloyd’s Shuts Down London Underwriting Room Over Cornavirus Crisis

Posted: Mar 19, 2020

Lloyd’s Shuts Down London Underwriting Room Over Cornavirus Crisis After conducting a successful stress-test last week of its electronic trading system, Lloyd's has made the decision to close its underwriting room in response to the coronavirus outbreak. As a ...

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