Underwriting
Chubb’s Net Income Plunges; Bigger Coronavirus Impact Predicted for Q2
Chubb said that the coronavirus pandemic's effects on its bottom line were relatively benign in the 2020 first quarter. But all bets are off for the months ahead. The global property/casualty insurer ...
California State Fund Will Now Accept Any COVID-19 Claim From Essential Workers
California's State Compensation Insurance Fund said it is now accepting any claim by an essential worker for a diagnosed case of COVID-19, regardless of whether that worker can demonstrate the virus ...
Zoom, House Party or Webex: Choose Your Ideal Videoconferencing App
The coronavirus crisis has seen millions locked in their homes turn to videoconferencing apps, bringing with it question marks over security and privacy and a new verb - Zoombombing - the practice of ...
British Insurers Pursue Government Trade Credit Backstop
British insurers are talking to the government about a backstop for trade credit insurance to support business supply chains hit by the coronavirus pandemic, an industry trade body said. States such ...
COVID-19 Aftermath: Employers May Exclude Payroll to Employees Not Working for Workers Comp
Businesses that have suspended operations due to COVID-19 but continue to pay employees who are at home but not working will not have to include the payroll paid to these employees in the calculation ...
Coronavirus-Related Business Failures, Layoffs Will Cause Significant Impact on Workers Compensation Cover
A new analysis of the economic effects of the coronavirus finds that while layoffs of workers will have the most immediate effect on workers compensation, a rise in business failures could pose a ...
Businesses Contemplating Reopening Fear Lawsuits From Sick Patrons
Whenever U.S. stores, restaurants and theaters reopen from coronavirus shutdowns, they may face an unexpected problem: lawsuits from sick patrons and workers. Business owners hit hard by Covid-19 are ...
VW Has Settled Majority of German Consumer Diesel Emission Lawsuits
Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging of diesel emissions ...