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The UK’s Legal & General Wants Government to Lower Emissions From British Buildings
Legal & General called on Friday for the British government to introduce tighter building regulations to reduce carbon emissions in order to reach its net zero target by 2050. Britain said this ...
Insurers Develop Products for a World Where Virus Outbreaks Are New Normal
Insurers are creating products for a world where virus outbreaks could become the new normal after many businesses were left out in the cold during the COVID-19 crisis. While new pandemic-proof ...
The Latest Launches From Verisk and Kovrr
Verisk launched a new program designed to help insurers cover small business risks unique to the gig economy. Kovrr, a cyber risk modeling company, has developed what it bills as an easy-to-use open ...
Business Leaders Overestimated Their Digital Readiness to Adapt to the Pandemic
Most business leaders overestimated the state of their digital transformation (DX) efforts, hindering their ability to adapt to the pandemic, reveals a new survey from software company Pegasystems ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Insurance and Hiscox
Everest Insurance hired a new Head of Casualty Claims. Hiscox promoted an executive to Group Chief Marketing Officer.***
Everest Insurance hired Louis Manger as ...
Uncertainty Remains Whether UK Insurers Will Have to Cover Business Interruption Claims
The biggest uncertainty now facing insurers is whether they will have to pay for a raft of business interruption claims, the Bank of England said, as a court prepares to rule on whether existing ...
U.S. Insurers, Wary of COVID-19, Avoid Already Strained Senior Care Market
The coronavirus pandemic has made it even harder for senior-care centers in the United States to find or afford standard liability insurance, with rates soaring by as much as 300%, insurance brokers ...
Lloyd’s Starts Work With Three InsurTechs With Focus on COVID-19 Response
Lloyd's has started work with three InsurTech startups to help the market respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its package of measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lloyd's has ...