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N.J. Bill Would Make Insurers Cover COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
A proposed New Jersey bill, which aims to create business interruption insurance coverage for COVID-19 related claims despite virus exclusions in many policies, has drawn concern about the ...
A Spring El Niño or La Niña Is Increasingly Unlikely
There is about a 65 percent chance that neutral weather conditions will prevail in the Northern Hemisphere this spring with no El Niño or La Niña, up from 60 percent last month, a U.S. government ...
Fitch Changes Allstate’s Rating Outlook Due to Life Insurance/Coronavirus Concerns
Allstate has been hit with a downgraded rating outlook from Fitch Ratings, driven by the global coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainty it creates in the life insurance business. Fitch said it ...
Lloyd’s Asks Members for Estimates of Coronavirus-Related Losses
Lloyd's of London has asked its member firms to provide estimates of their potential current and final losses from coronavirus, a spokesman said on Tuesday, to help the insurance market understand ...
Coronavirus Fallout: EU Regulators Ask Firms to Delay M&A Antitrust Filings
European Union regulators have asked companies seeking to complete their desired mergers to delay submitting antitrust filings due to the coronavirus outbreak. That could affect the timelines of ...
Industry Body Warns Most British Companies Not Covered for Coronavirus Closures
Most companies in Britain don't have insurance cover for closures caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the Association of British Insurers said on Tuesday. The government recommended on Monday that ...
Banks Still Lend After Floods; Insurers Are Backing Out
Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australia's north eastern coast of Queensland, people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots. But while banks have been ...
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 ...