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Lloyd’s Advocates State-Backed ‘Black Swan’ Reinsurance
"Black Swan" reinsurance schemes backed by governments could help businesses get insurance pay-outs after huge shocks such as the coronavirus pandemic, Lloyd's of London said. Commercial insurance ...
A Primer on London’s Former Role Insuring the Atlantic Slave Trade
London is facing up to its role in insuring the slave trade as part of a sweeping global reassessment of history and racism. This reappraisal was triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man ...
Hiscox, RSA, Other Carriers Will Join UK Pandemic Cover Test Case
Insurers including Hiscox , RSA and QBE will take part in a UK test case to decide whether their policies should pay out millions of pounds to companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the industry ...
Envelop Risk, a Cyber Underwriting Firm, Raises $6 Million in VC Financing
Envelop Risk raised $6 million in new venture financing, money that will help fuel expansion for the UK-based cyber underwriting and risk analytics startup. AI-specialist investor Alpha Intelligence ...
Lloyd’s COVID-19 Claims Payouts to Rival 9/11 Terror Attacks
Lloyd's of London revealed it will pay claims in the range of $3 billion to $4.3 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This payout is on par with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which cost ...
Lemonade Encourages Customers to Fuel ‘Social Good’ by Taking COVID-19 Research Surveys
Lemonade is encouraging its members to take online surveys – lots of them – in order to positively impact the COVID-19 crisis. The InsurTech focused on digital homeowners and renters insurance ...
Insurance Firms Begin Covering Charter Flights Carrying Gold
Insurance firms have started covering charter flights to carry gold, helping to ease logjams in the bullion supply chain that caused prices to diverge sharply in different markets, the London Bullion ...
UK Insurers Cancel More Than $1.2B in Dividends Over Coronavirus Worries
British insurers canceled more than 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of dividends on Wednesday, in moves welcomed by the Bank of England which had cautioned the sector about the risk of heavy costs ...