Business Insurance

Lloyd's considers part-virtual underwriting room

The Lloyd's of London insurance market said on Friday it is considering combining its physical underwriting floor in the City of London with some online elements.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Regulator tells Italian insurer to increase capital

Italy's insurance regulator IVASS has asked Cattolica Assicurazioni to boost its capital by 500 million euros ($557 million) and draw up a plan to strengthen its solvency and liquidity position, the insurer said on Monday.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Hiscox, RSA among insurers tapped for UK pandemic test case

Insurers including Hiscox, RSA and QBE will take part in a U.K. test case to decide whether their policies should pay out millions of pounds to companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the industry regulator said on Monday.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Standard P&I to end Charles Taylor contract after 135 years

U.K.-based mutual insurer Standard Protection & Indemnity Club plans to transfer its management in-house from insurance management group Charles Taylor PLC.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Insurer ordered to pay $15 million for troubled cargo ship

Australian regulators have ordered U.K.-based Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Ltd., the insurer of cargo ship APL England, which lost around 50 containers in rough seas off the coast of Sydney on May 24, to pay $22 million Australia ($15 mi...

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Storm lashes El Salvador, Guatemala

Storm Amanda, which lashed El Salvador and Guatemala on May 31, caused floods and power outages.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Steel maker extends production suspension for another month

Turkish steel producer Koc Metalurji AS has extended the suspension of operations at its plant in the city of Osmaniye for another month and will not produce crude steel in June.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Cyclone to hit two Indian states

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat ahead of a cyclonic storm.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

New office premiums plunge nearly 60%

Data from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority showed that new office insurance premiums in respect to policies issued to mainland Chinese visitors fell nearly 58% year-over-year to $5.4 billion Hong Kong ($697 million) in the first quarter.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

6.0-magnitude quake hits Peru

The U.S. Geological Survey said that an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit the town of Lampa in Peru on May 31.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

10 trends causing workplace disruption in 2020

From pandemics to cyber events, a variety of trends are disrupting day-to-day business operations and could negatively affect productivity and profitability. Is your business prepared? Learn more from Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Insurer asks court to throw out COVID-19 claims

Selective Insurance Group Inc. on Wednesday filed motions to dismiss two lawsuits filed by businesses that had sued the insurer seeking coverage for coronavirus-related business interruption claims.

Posted: May 29, 2020

Appeals court rules only 50% of knee disability work-related

Only half of a workers compensation claims adjustor’s total permanent disability was caused by a fall at work, with the remaining half due to degenerative conditions, an appeals court in California ruled Wednesday in its annulment of a 100% disabilit...

Posted: May 29, 2020

ACLU sues biometrics company under Illinois privacy law

The American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations filed suit in state court in Illinois Thursday charging a company that collects biometric data for law enforcement with violating the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act.

Posted: May 29, 2020

Oil fund faces probes into risk disclosures to investors

United States Oil Fund LP, the country's largest crude exchange-traded fund, is being investigated by U.S. regulators over whether its risks were properly disclosed to investors, Bloomberg reported Friday.

Posted: May 29, 2020

Insured storm damage in US tops $13B: Aon

Insured severe convective storm damage in the U.S. has already topped $13 billion through mid-May 2020, according to a report Thursday from Aon PLC.

Posted: May 29, 2020

DOL releases guidance on distancing, federal worker reporting

The U.S. Department of Labor released guidance Thursday detailing strategies on implementing social distancing in the workplace. The agency also issued new procedures to make it easier for federal workers in high-risk industries to obtain workers com...

Posted: May 29, 2020

Ohio will defer collection of comp premiums

The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation will defer collection of comp premiums until Sept. 1, the agency said in a statement Thursday.

Posted: May 29, 2020

Ohio House passes COVID-19 presumption, liability

The Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that temporarily provides health care and emergency services providers qualified civil immunity and expands access to workers compensation for certain employees who contract COVID-19.

Posted: May 29, 2020

AssuredPartners expands Florida footprint

AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Cypress Insurance Group Inc., a commercial and personal lines agency in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Posted: May 29, 2020

Pot users no more likely to be injured on job: Study

Marijuana users are no more likely to suffer injuries on the job than their coworkers who abstain, according to a study published in the May issue of the medical journal Substance Use and Abuse and conducted by researchers at the University of Britis...

Posted: May 29, 2020

Crashed Pakistan jet insured for $19.7M: Airline document

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus SE A320 jet that crashed into a crowded residential district of Karachi last week killing 97 people on board was insured for $19.7 million, an airline document showed.

Posted: May 29, 2020

Banks ordered to face big investors' currency rigging suit

(Reuters) — A U.S. judge on Thursday said institutional investors, including BlackRock Inc. and Allianz SE’s Pacific Investment Management Co., can pursue much of their lawsuit accusing 15 major banks of rigging prices in the $6.6 trillion-a-day fore...

Posted: May 29, 2020

Insurers report first combined quarterly loss in nearly two decades

Data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority showed that general insurers reported a $1 billion Australia ($663 million) loss in the first quarter.

Posted: May 29, 2020

Serious concerns with cargo ship that lost 40 containers

An investigation by the Australia Maritime Safety Authority found serious concerns with the way the load was secured on cargo ship APL England, which lost 40 containers in rough seas off the coast of New South Wales on May 25.

Posted: May 29, 2020