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U.S. Commercial Insurers Can Handle COVID-19 in the Short Term: Fitch Ratings
For U.S. commercial insurers, 2020 was once projected to be an improved, even booming year. Then COVID-19 happened, with the ongoing pandemic increasingly making heavy losses all but certain. Still, ...
Executives On The Move at Munich Re and BHSI
Two Munich Re subsidiaries recently made new executive appointments. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance an executive to be Senior Care Leader, Healthcare Professional Liability in the ...
SCOTUS Bars Discrimination Against LGBT Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a watershed victory for LGBT rights and a defeat for President Donald Trump's administration by ruling that a longstanding federal law barring workplace ...
Companies on the Hunt for Creative Workarounds Addressing Rising D&O Costs
When Elon Musk said in April he was dropping the insurance policy that protects Tesla Inc.'s board from shareholder lawsuits, it got Skip McBride's attention. To McBride, who used to manage law firm ...
UK Insurer Admiral Group Mulls Sale of Price Comparison Platform
UK car and home insurer Admiral Group Plc is considering a potential sale of its price comparison platform Penguin Portals, according to people familiar with the matter. The FTSE 100 company is ...
Aspen Insurance Revamps Exec Team with 2 New CEOs, Non-Exec Director
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it has made some major changes to its management team, including the appointment of a non-executive director, two chief executive officers and a chief ...
Body Language Awareness Can Make a Good Leader Better
For all good leaders, being aware of other people's body language can be a very good skill to have. Paying attention to body language can help an executive better understand an employee's problem or ...
Businesses That Remained Opened Despite Shutdown Could Face Questions About Coverage
Insurers are already seeing some pushback regarding virus-related claim denials from businesses that suffered losses while closed due to the pandemic, but what about claims a business could file if ...