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Finding a Way to Make Pandemics Insurable Again
When much of the global economy locked down last year, insurers, facing estimated losses of more than $100 billion globally, reached straight for their red pens to strike pandemic cover from all new ...
AXA Won’t Cover Ransomware Extortion Payments Anymore in France
In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA said Thursday it will stop writing cyber insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion payments made to ...
Why Rapid Cyber Rate Hikes Will Continue for Some Time
While global commercial insurance rate hikes are starting to moderate, cyber seems likely to be an outlier for some time to come. "Right now, we are not at a stage where we can see the end of the ...
Texas Judge Rules Against Insurer, Refusing to Dismiss Theater Chain’s COVID Lawsuit
A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on Wednesday ruled against an insurer that sought to dismiss a $500 million COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit by the nation's third-largest chain of movie ...
Zurich North America Names Head of Private Equity for U.S. Middle Market Biz
Zurich North America said it is building a team to better support private equity-owned businesses. To that end, the longtime provider of insurance products and services for this customer class has ...
Insurer Reviews Options After Egyptian Court Allows Continued Container Ship Detention
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that the container ship which blocked the Suez Canal in March could continue to be held in the waterway, rejecting an appeal by its Japanese owner against its ...
COVID Is One of Many Risks Insurers and Financial Sector Firms Face: Allianz
Covid-19 may drive market corrections and insolvencies that could impact financial institutions' balance sheets, increase exposures for directors and result in litigation. However, financial ...
Allstate Books $1.4B Q1 Loss Over Life and Annuity Divestitures
Allstate lost more than a billion dollars during the first quarter, stemming from the sale of its life insurance and annuity business. But the company substantially boosted revenues based on ...