Business Insurance

Chubb appoints overseas claims executive

Chubb Ltd. has named Nandini Mani executive vice president, claims for overseas general insurance, Chubb’s international general insurance business in 51 countries and territories.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

OxyContin maker Purdue nears guilty plea agreement

Purdue Pharma LP, the OxyContin maker controlled by members of the wealthy Sackler family, is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to criminal charges as part of a broader deal to resolve U.S. Justice Department probes into its alleged role in fuelin...

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Supreme Court hears Google bid to end Oracle suit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether to protect Alphabet Inc.'s Google from a long-running lawsuit by Oracle Corp. accusing it of infringing Oracle copyrights to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world's smart...

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Office perks create work-from-home conundrum

The next pandemic toilet-paper concern: who pays for it for work-from-home employees?

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Top 10 Off Beats from September

September’s most popular Off Beat story featured People magazine honoring insurance companies for caring during COVID-19. A story on telecommuting interruptions, including your dog, was No. 2 for page views for the month.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

BDO USA acquires Quantum Global Advisors

BDO USA LLP said Wednesday it has acquired Quantum Global Advisors LLC, a property insurance claim and valuation consulting practice based in Chicago.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

'Mercenary' hacker group runs rampant in Middle East: Research

Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of hired hackers, according to research published on Wednesday by mobile firm BlackBerry Corp.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Hedge funds make pandemic bet on insurance

Five years after London-based hedge fund Toscafund ditched the shares it held in insurance companies, the $3.5 billion firm and its peers are flocking back, drawn by sharp premium increases that are lifting the sector's post-coronavirus prospects.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

US ban on Chinese chipmaker to disrupt supply chain

The U.S. ban on the use of components from China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. could cause widespread disruption to China's chip supply chain.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Hurricane intensifies, threatens Mexico's cat bond

Hurricane Delta has intensified into the third major hurricane of this year's Atlantic storm season and could pose a test for the World Bank Group's FONDEN 2020 catastrophe bond.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Capital requirement parity likely for EU, UK insurers

Insurers have said that reviews of capital requirements in the European Union and Britain are likely to produce a similar set of rules for cross-border insurers.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Port blast claims total estimated at $1.5 billion

Elie Torbey, president of the Association of Insurance Companies of Lebanon, said that insurance claims related to the Aug. 4 blast at Beirut port totaled around $1.5 billion.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

South African insurer launches cyber policy

South Africa-based information and communication technology provider Vox has partnered with King Price Insurance to launch cyber insurance for businesses.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Grocery stores run gauntlet of pandemic regulations

As essential businesses that never shut down, grocery stores must comply with myriad federal, state and local regulations to keep workers safe from COVID-19. The task is anything but simple, experts say.

Posted: Oct 07, 2020

Firefighter accused of lighting, not fighting flames

A man tasked with fighting the flames has been accused of fanning them instead when authorities charged a Florida firefighter with setting a fire at his own house to collect insurance.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

GE receives Wells notice from SEC

General Electric said on Tuesday it received a Wells notice, saying that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff is considering recommending a civil action against the company for possible violations of securities laws.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

Swiss Re unit, Hitachi partner on industrial IoT coverage

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, part of Swiss Re Ltd., said Tuesday it has partnered with technology company Hitachi Europe Ltd. to offer manufacturing and transport companies coverage for industrial IoT risks.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

No benefits for widow of worker who fell from hotel room

The widow of a 3M worker who died after falling out of his hotel window is not entitled to workers compensation death benefits, an appellate court held Thursday.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

Insurer must defend contractor in electrocution

An insurer that covered a subcontractor must defend the contractor in the electrocution death of a subcontractor employee, an Illinois federal district court ruled Monday.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

California reports comp premium declines

Written workers compensation premium in the state of California for the first two quarters of 2020 dropped more than 10% from the same quarter in 2019, according to a report released Monday by the state’s Workers Compensation Insurance Ratings Bureau...

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

Aon offering intellectual property cover

Aon PLC is offering coverage for intellectual property used as collateral in a loan, the broker said Tuesday.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

Nationwide unit obligated to cover trade show injury

A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and held a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. unit is obligated to provide coverage in connection with a trade show attendee’s injury from an electric boom lift as an additional insurer, not as...

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

Sedgwick unveils COVID-19 reporting portal

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has launched a COVID-19 intake portal to make it easier for California employers to report positive test results.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

New insurer focuses on sharing economy

CSAA Insurance Group on Tuesday launched Mobilitas Insurance Co., a commercial insurer focused on the sharing economy and mobility sector that has partnered with Lyft Inc. to provide ride-sharing coverage in 11 states from Oct. 1.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020

Bold Penguin buys analytics and software company

Bold Penguin Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based online insurance exchange, said Tuesday it has acquired analytics and software company RiskGenius.

Posted: Oct 06, 2020