Global Economy
Investors See Dollar Signs in Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claims
A growing market niche where investors profit from others' legal troubles is getting a boost from Covid. Distressed-investing funds and litigation-finance boutiques are likely to be spoiled for ...
Chubb Wins in Judge’s Denial of Target’s Data Breach Bank Claims
Target Corp. has been denied its $138 million insurance claim against ACE (now Chubb) Insurance companies stemming from a 2013 data breach. A federal judge in Minnesota ruled the retailer had failed ...
Zurich Insurance’s Capital Target Disappoints; Full-Year Profit Beats Expectations
Zurich Insurance's new capital target disappointed market expectations on Thursday, even as claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic and higher losses from natural catastrophes bit less than expected ...
Irish Central Bank Pledges to Act Against Insurers Who Don’t Pay COVID-19 Claims
Ireland's central bank governor told insurers to urgently honor and pay valid claims related to COVID-19 disruption, following a successful test case in court last week, or risk facing legal action ...
Travel Business Dip, Catastrophes Leave Arch Capital With Insurance Underwriting Loss
Arch Capital Group reported a huge jump in fourth quarter net income, thanks in part to rate hikes and new business. But the Bermuda-based carrier's insurance business experienced an underwriting ...
Facebook Confronted With New UK Class Action Over Data Harvesting Scandal
Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring ...
Willis Towers Watson CEO Pledges Merger With Aon on Track for H1 2021
The merger of Aon with Willis Towers Watson is on course to close in the first half of 2021, said John Haley, Willis Towers Watson's chief executive. "In March of last year when we first announced ...
Brazil Group Sues Norwegian Aluminum Producer Over Alleged Toxic Waste Pollution
Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit against Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro for what they say is toxic waste pollution the company is causing in northern Brazil. The ...