Reinsurance
UK Agency Reportedly Targets July Court Date on Business Interruption Insurance
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to get business interruption insurance policies examined by a court as soon as July, a member of a policyholder action group said on Thursday. The ...
North America Commercial Coverage Will See Extended Hardening Into 2021
Buyers of North America commercial insurance should see an extended hardening market as well as added pressure on coverage terms and conditions for the rest of 2020 and into 2021, Willis Towers ...
FERMA Forms Task Force to Address Business Interruption Cover Challenges for Catastrophic Risks
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced the launch of a task force to create proposals to address the issue of business interruption coverage for catastrophic risks. ...
Global Regulators Voice Caution Over Forced Pandemic Payouts
Forcing retroactive payouts to cover business disruption losses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic could ultimately put financial stability at risk, global insurance regulators said. Disputes ...
Munich Re Expects $1B in Coronavirus Claims; 2020 Profit Still Envisioned
Munich Re said on Thursday it expected to receive claims for canceled or postponed events because of the coronavirus crisis in excess of 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) this year after it posted a ...
If Passed, Bills to Nullify BI Exclusions Could Prove Disastrous: AM Best
Legislation to nullify business interruption (BI) exclusions in some states could have disastrous consequences for the P/C insurance industry if passed, potentially wiping out up to 50 percent of ...
Executives On the Move at Everest Re Group, BHSI and Zurich
Everest Re Group promoted a veteran executive to a newly created position within its Reinsurance division. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance added a risk control consultant to its property team ...
AIG President Zaffino on Surviving COVID-19: Ongoing Adaptation Is Key
If there's one thing that AIG's top leaders have tried to get across, it is this: COVID-19 is like nothing else the industry has faced, it will impact nearly every part of what insurers do in the ...