Special Coverage: COVID-19

Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIS) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand

Posted: Mar 15, 2020

The world has been broadly challenged by the COVID-19 virus, and the related threat to public health makes the new virus the most serious respiratory illness since the influenza pandemic of 1918. This study shows the results of the epidemiological modeling that has shaped the policymaking in the U.S...

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British Insurers No Longer Sell Travel Insurance to New Customers

Posted: Mar 15, 2020

British Insurers No Longer Sell Travel Insurance to New Customers British insurers Admiral , Aviva and Direct Line are no longer offering travel insurance to new customers, they said on their websites on Friday. "The ongoing global situation with coronavirus means ...

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Meetings Update March 14: RIMS Huddles to Decide Fate of Annual Conference in Colorado

Posted: Mar 14, 2020

Following the continued spread of the coronavirus, Colorado’s ban on gatherings of more than 250 people and the closing of the Colorado Convention Center until April 12, the global risk managers’ organization RIMS is having to decide whether to continue …

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Meetings Update: RIMS to Decide on Annual Conference; IICF Postpones Events

Posted: Mar 14, 2020

Following the continued spread of the coronavirus, Colorado’s ban on gatherings of more than 250 people and the closing of the Colorado Convention Center until April 12, the global risk managers’ organization RIMS is having to decide whether to continue …

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RIMS holds talks on conference as Colorado bans large meetings

Posted: Mar 14, 2020

The Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. on Saturday said it is holding meetings into early next week on its plans for its 2020 conference scheduled for Denver May 3-6 after state and city authorities in Colorado clamped down on large meetings amid the new coronavirus pandemic.

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Buffett Cancels ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ Due to Coronavirus Worries

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

Buffett Cancels ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ Due to Coronavirus Worries Warren Buffett on Friday said the coronavirus pandemic forced him to cancel Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder weekend, the largest gathering in corporate America, because the safety of ...

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Washington Providing Workers’ Comp to Quarantined Health Providers

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

The state of Washington has made the decision to provide workers’ compensation benefits to healthcare workers and first responders who are quarantined after being exposed to COVID-19 while on the job. Gov. Jay Inslee and Joel Sacks, director of the …

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Trump to declare national emergency over coronavirus

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

The move would open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities.

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Buffet Cancels ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ Due to Coronavirus Worries

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

Buffet Cancels ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ Due to Coronavirus Worries Warren Buffett on Friday said the coronavirus pandemic forced him to cancel Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder weekend, the largest gathering in corporate America, because the safety of ...

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Silver Lining For Some: Virus Shutdown Boosts China P/C Insurers

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

HONG KONG/BEIJING — Chinese non-life insurers are discovering a silver lining to the cloud spreading over China’s economic performance from the coronavirus outbreak — a sharp drop in car accident claims. Beijing’s efforts to contain the new coronavirus have included …

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Lloyd’s Market Association to Close Offices in Response to COVID-19

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) is closing its office from Tuesday March 17 until the end of March in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. While its “Work From Home Business Continuity Plan” is operational and the office is closed, the …

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Lloyd’s Market Association to Close Office in Response to COVID-19

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) is closing its office from Tuesday March 17 until the end of March in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. While its “Work From Home Business Continuity Plan” is operational and the office is closed, the …

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Thai Forex Firm Disinfects Banknotes to Fight Coronavirus

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

BANGKOK — A Thai foreign exchange firm is disinfecting banknotes it collects from its branches as a safety precaution for its workers and customers because of the coronavirus outbreak. The money changer has around 15 branches at popular tourist areas …

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Italy’s Generali Will Create Fund to Help Countries Combat Coronavirus

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

Italy’s Generali Will Create Fund to Help Countries Combat Coronavirus Italy's biggest insurer Generali on Friday joined a rising number of companies that have rushed to provide funds to fight the coronavirus crisis. Italy has been hardest hit by the outbreak in Europe, ...

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First steps in COVID-19 response for insurers

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

The situation is changing rapidly, testing organization capacity and operational planning.

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The BI Top 10: Week of March 9, 2020

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

Two topics dominated this week’s news: Aon’s blockbuster deal to buy Willis Towers Watson and the growing coronavirus outbreak. Together they accounted for eight stories in this week’s Top 10.

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Generali, other Italian companies rush to provide funds for virus emergency

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

(Reuters) — Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A, Italy’s biggest insurer, on Friday joined a rising number of companies that have rushed to provide funds to fight the coronavirus crisis.

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Italy’s Generali maintains targets despite ‘difficult situation’

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

(Reuters) – Italy’s biggest insurer Generali Group confirmed all its targets through 2021 on Friday, after posting a record operating result for 2019, despite coronavirus-related uncertainty and soaring market volatility.

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Travel insurance coverage for coronavirus available – but limited

Posted: Mar 13, 2020

Comparison site says that a few providers are offering coverage for the outbreak

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