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Overshadowed by COVID-19; Insurance Industry M&A Takes a Pause
Insurance industry M&A activity is on a temporary break due to uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Deloitte report. "COVID-19 has forced many insurance carriers to ...
More Firms Use Captives for Their Insurance in a Tightening Market: Marsh
More organizations are using captives for insurance protection and financial flexibility in response to today's risk and insurance landscape. In its 2020 captive report, insurance broker Marsh says ...
COVIDigation Nation Revisited: Analyzing the Late Summer Surge
Hello, devoted COVIDigation Nation readers. This is article two in a series tracking insurance lawsuits related to COVID-19 business claims (i.e., COVIDigation). It's kind of like a serial comic ...
Pandemic Leaves Many Workers Anxious About Returning to Office
The coronavirus pandemic has left a majority of workers feeling worried and anxious about returning to the office once their workplaces reopen, according to a new University of Phoenix survey. ...
COVID-19 Narrows VC Window to InsurTechs That Meet Urgent Industry Needs: Deloitte
InsurTech venture financing held its own in the first half of 2020, essentially matching robust levels reached over the same period last year despite economic shocks created by the coronavirus ...
Ransomware Attacks Soar and Grow More Malicious: Coalition
Ransomware attacks grew by nearly 50 percent in the 2020 second quarter compared to the first three months of the year, underscoring the risks created by pandemic-related work-from-home requirements, ...
Benefit Strategies Have Shifted From Talent Retention to Business Continuity: Gallagher
Before the pandemic, companies had spent years increasing benefits and compensation and even adding extra perks in a bid to win the war for talent. Now, the focus is on business continuity, and ...
More Negative Rating Actions Coming for Reinsurers Over the Next Year: S&P
Despite the global reinsurance sector's "robust capital position" and "very high rate rises," which are expected to "carry on for the remainder of year, and continue for major renewals in 2021," ...