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UK Supreme Court Rules Businesses Should Be Insured for COVID-19 Claims
Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners to beauty parlors, on Friday won the right to insurance payouts after Britain's highest court ruled many policies should cover ...
Initial Reactions to UK Supreme Court’s Ruling on Business Interruption Claims
Insurers, policyholders and industry observers have issued comments on the UK Supreme Court's ruling that insurers should pay small businesses for many business interruption claims from the COVID-19 ...
UK Insurance Ruling Is ‘Massive Boost’ for Businesses: Hiscox Action Group
A UK Supreme Court insurance judgment substantially in favor of policyholders will be a "massive boost" for British businesses currently suffering from a third government lockdown, the Hiscox Action ...
InsurTech Loop Announces Seed Funding, Targets Fair Auto Insurance
Loop, a B-Corp MGA focused on using AI, big data and telematics to build more inclusive auto insurance, announced the close of a $3.25 million seed round on Wednesday. Freestyle.VC led the funding ...
Electric Vehicle, Lithium Ion Battery Fires Put 1st Responders at Risk: NTSB
Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate, according to U.S. investigators. There are also gaps ...
Cyber Risk Specialist INSUREtrust Acquired
Constellation Affiliated Partners, a N.Y.-based insurance consolidator platform that specializes in acquiring U.S. and Canadian managing general agencies, program administrators and wholesale ...
American Family Acquiring InsurTech Bold Penguin
Madison, Wisc.-based American Family Insurance announced Thursday that it is acquiring Columbus, Ohio-based Bold Penguin, an InsurTech that simplifies the process of obtaining small business ...
Responding to the Impact of COVID-19 on Workers Compensation
The workers compensation system has faced extraordinary challenges in the past 12 months. They just aren't the same issues we thought we would be addressing when the pandemic hit the U.S. in March ...