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Cyber Attacks and Identity Fraud Continue to Rise: Munich Re’s HSB
Consumer-focused identity theft, cyber attacks and online fraud are continuing to rise or remain at robust levels, a new national survey by Munich Re's HSB has found. Nearly 16 percent of individuals ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Laments U.S. Govt. Covid-19 Setbacks, Promotes Diversity Initiatives
Chubb's employees have begun to return to their offices in many countries around the world as governments have brought the coronavirus pandemic under control. That's been a problem in the United ...
Liability Shield Controversy Bogs Down Talks Over Coronavirus Relief Bill
Stimulus talks between President Donald Trump's representatives and Democrats bogged down Tuesday over demands by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that his proposed changes to liability law be ...
The Hanover Sees Limited COVID-19 Financial Impact to Date
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. saw higher net income in the 2020 second quarter compared to the same period a year ago, with limited impact to date from the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
South African Insurers Acquiesce to Demands for Pandemic Business Interruption Cover
South African insurers are bowing to demands for the payment of losses that businesses suffered during the nation's lockdown. Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Ltd.'s Guardrisk will make settlement ...
Michigan COVID BI Ruling Not A Knockout Punch; FCA Case Defeat Could Be Disastrous
A recent ruling from a Michigan judge that business interruption claims payouts require tangible alteration to a property may have sounded like a knockout win for the insurance industry but a legal ...
Volkswagen Forks Over $9.8B in Diesel Settlements to U.S. Consumers
U.S. buyers of polluting Volkswagen AG vehicles received more than $9.8 billion in settlements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday . Volkswagen agreed to offer to buy back or repair ...
AIG Investment Advisory Unit Will Resolve SEC Charges With $40M Payment
An investment advisory unit of American International Group has agreed to pay about $40 million for failing to disclose to teachers and other clients conflicts of interest and practices that ...