Underwriting
After Pandemic Legal Tussles, Insurers Rewrite Business Policies
U.S. insurers are strengthening language in policies that cover business losses to protect them from future claims related to the coronavirus pandemic or other widespread illnesses that disrupt ...
E&O Cyber Incidents Exploded in 2020: Aon
Aon released its first ever Errors & Omissions/cyber insurance product snapshot and it presents a pretty dire snapshot of worsening conditions. There were on average three new E&O cyber ...
First Anniversary of COVID-19 Shutdown Orders Could Spur New Wave of Lawsuits
The upcoming anniversary of COVID-19 shutdown orders may reveal whether a significant number of policyholders have been waiting on the sidelines before suing their insurers for business-interruption ...
Generali CEO Donnet: Insurers Can’t Handle Pandemic Risk on Their Own
Europe's insurance industry doesn't have the capacity to deal with the systemic risk of a pandemic and more protection needs to be put in place through private-public partnerships, the head of ...
Microsoft: Chinese Hackers Struck Groups Via Server Software
A China-linked cyber-espionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday - ...
Hiscox Loses Money From Virus Claims; Cites ‘Brand Damage’ From Court Case
British insurer Hiscox reported a big loss for 2020 after a jump in claims from businesses disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and also faces "brand damage" from a legal dispute over policy wordings ...
PLUS Starts New Designation Program for Cyber Liability Professionals
Cyber liability professionals can access a new designation program at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, or PLUS. The Cyber Professional Liability Practitioner (CPLP) designation builds ...
QOMPLX Eyes Global Growth After Planned Reverse Merger Deal
QOMPLX, an InsurTech focused on cyber security risk analytics, said it will become a public company in a reverse merger agreement and then acquire two other companies. The Virginia-based outfit ...