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Texas Bill Would Force Business Interruption Policies to Cover Pandemic Losses
A bill filed in Texas would require business interruption insurance policies to cover losses from a pandemic. Under SB 249, filed by Sen. Charles Schwertner, business interruption insurance would be ...
Diversity Officer With Starbucks, NBA Experience Joins Marsh & McLennan
Global insurance and professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. announced that Nzinga Shaw will join the company as chief Inclusion & Diversity officer effective February 16. Shaw most ...
Investors See Dollar Signs in Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claims
A growing market niche where investors profit from others' legal troubles is getting a boost from Covid. Distressed-investing funds and litigation-finance boutiques are likely to be spoiled for ...
The Latest Launches From Arch Insurance and Berkshire Hathway GUARD
Arch Insurance debuted a new online platform that lets brokers rapidly price and purchase Business Travel Accident policies for U.S.-based companies with up to 250 business travelers. Berkshire ...
Insurers Overwhelmed by Demand for D&O Coverage for Reverse-Merger Companies
The SPAC boom is overwhelming a key player in the creation of a blank-check companies: insurers. Firms selling directors-and-officers liability policies for special purpose acquisition companies have ...
Irish Central Bank Pledges to Act Against Insurers Who Don’t Pay COVID-19 Claims
Ireland's central bank governor told insurers to urgently honor and pay valid claims related to COVID-19 disruption, following a successful test case in court last week, or risk facing legal action ...
AI, Privacy, Racial Bias Among State Insurance Regulator Priorities for 2021
The country's insurance regulators are vowing to prioritize the monitoring of the use of consumer and non-consumer data by companies, the use of artificial intelligence, and the availability and ...
No Post-Brexit Big Capital Reduction Requirements for UK Insurers: Bank of England
The Bank of England told insurers on Wednesday not to expect any big reduction in capital requirements after Brexit, adding that more capital could be "part of the answer" to meeting a 1.7 billion ...