Specialty
Financial System Risks Initially Contained, but IMF Warns Vulnerabilities Are Rising
Policymakers' unprecedented response to the global health crisis has contained risks to the financial system, but a prolonged recession or policy missteps could ignite growing vulnerabilities ...
Executives On The Move at Munich Re, BHSI and Willis Towers Watson
Munich Re Specialty Insurance has a new Chief Underwriting Officer. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named an underwriting executive in Ireland. Willis Towers Watson hired a director for ...
Widespread Working From Home Won’t Go Away: Viewpoint
The Covid-19 pandemic has crushed the economy, sent joblessness soaring, and killed over a million people worldwide. But there are a few ways in which the pandemic may prompt society to improve, and ...
A Look at What InsurTech Investors Should Embrace and Leave Behind
Which technology should InsurTech investors move away from, and what should they embrace instead? These are typical questions investors in the space (and others) must ask themselves over time, in ...
Public-Private Partnership Warranted to Help Businesses Harmed by COVID-19: A.M. Best
A public-private partnership or an outright government program will be both necessary and warranted to help businesses harmed by COVID-19, A.M. Best said in new commentary. One reason why: the ...
Insurers Express Confidence Over Vaccine Trial Coverage
The world is racing towards a vaccine in record time, stirring public concerns about safety to the extent that nine leading developers have felt compelled to issue a pledge to uphold scientific ...
Lloyd’s Reviews Insurance Contracts Due to COVID-19
Lloyd's of London is reviewing the way insurance products are designed and sold as it calls for simpler products in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on ...
Ethics and Insurance Fraud
It has been reported that the federal government's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program has been victimized by fraud. This program was designed to extend unemployment insurance benefits to ...