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Flyreel Raises $10M for AI Underwriting and Claims Technology
Flyreel, an artificial intelligence startup focused on claims technology for residential and commercial property insurers, raised $10 million in Series A financing from investors including Guidewire ...
2020’s Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane Strikes Central America
Hurricane Iota slammed into Central America late Monday with ferocious winds and rain, threatening to cripple a region already reeling from a deadly storm two weeks ago. Iota, the most powerful ...
Businesses Rank Cybersecurity as Top Worry in Risky Age: Marsh & McLennan CEO
Cybersecurity has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new "age of risk," topping the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, in part because cybercrime is so pervasive, ...
Insurers Make UK Case for Limiting Pandemic Business Interruption Cover
Major insurance companies told the UK Supreme Court on Monday it was wrong to assume there could be unlimited cover during a pandemic in an appeal closely watched by thousands of British businesses ...
Parents Fired During Pandemic Suing Employers in Droves, Alleging Discrimination
Parents who've lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them for taking care of their kids when schools closed. Since ...
COVID-19 Driving Huge Claims Hike in U.S. Professional Liability Market: A.M. Best
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating varying levels of disruption for writers in the U.S. professional liability insurance market, with many expecting a sizable increase in claims, according to a new AM ...
Insurers Targeted by U.S. Sanctions Over Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
The U.S. is drawing up additional sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, the latest obstacle in the path of the 9.5 billion-euro ($11.2 billion) Russia-to-Germany link that's ...
Ex-Amazon Worker Sues Retailer, Alleging Discrimination Over Pandemic Conditions
A former Amazon.com Inc worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the retailer on Thursday, accusing it of discrimination for firing him and for putting Black and ...