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Venture Funding Drop Leaves Digital Insurers Vulnerable to Takeover
Some digital insurers will be in serious jeopardy as standalone companies in the months ahead, thanks in part to a big coronavirus crisis-related drop in venture funding. That reality, in turn, could ...
U.S. Small Businesses See Big Increase in Phishing Emails: Munich Re/HSB Survey
U.S. small businesses have experienced a worsening cyber vulnerability over the last year: Suspicious emails seeking money. Nearly 60 percent of business executives polled in a new survey from Munich ...
The Latest Launches From AXA XL and W.R. Berkley Corp.
AXA XL Risk Consulting launched a new risk assessment service designed to continue evaluating loss prevention across business lines during COVID-19 restrictions. W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Berkley Program ...
Updated Small Business COVID-19 Loss Estimates Dwarf Insurance Premiums
Small businesses are confronting astoundingly large losses relating to the coronavirus pandemic that dwarf commercial property premiums in unprecedented ways, according to an updated estimate from ...
Criminal Liability Risks Loom for Some U.S. Firms Over Coronavirus Loans: Mnuchin
The U.S. Treasury Department will audit every loan for more than $2 million given under the Paycheck Protection Program for businesses hurt by the coronavirus fallout, Treasury Secretary Steven ...
Talc Lawsuits Against J&J Allowed to Proceed; Expert Testimony Limited
Thousands of plaintiffs who say that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and talc products caused cancer can go forward with their claims, but face limits on what expert testimony will be allowed in ...
AXIS Coronavirus Loss Estimates Based on Quarantines Lasting Until July 31
AXIS Capital President and CEO Albert Benchimol said that most of the company's insurance policies don't cover coronavirus pandemic-related claims. There are some that do, however, and those costs ...
Everest Insurance CEO Zaffino Departs to Join Ascot Group in Leadership Role
A major Everest Re Group executive has jumped ship for a leadership role at Ascot Group, a Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer. Jonathan Zaffino, president and CEO of Everest Re Group's ...