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Some Auto Insurance Pandemic Rebates Are Too Small: U.S. Consumer Groups
Two consumer groups said on Thursday that some of the largest U.S. auto insurers, including billionaire Warren Buffett's Geico Corp, are short-changing customers on premium rebates as Americans drive ...
Everest Re Expects $150M in Q1 Pretax Losses From Coronavirus-Related Claims
Everest Re Group estimated pre-tax losses of $150 million during the first quarter from claims related to the coronavirus pandemic. The company expects that the majority of pandemic losses will come ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Insurance and AXIS
Everest Insurance made changes to its Commercial Casualty leadership team. AXIS Insurance appointed its first head of Strategy and Innovation for the company's Global Cyber and Technology unit, ...
The Latest Launches From Beazley and Erie Insurance
Beazley is launching a new product recall insurance policy for private enterprises in the United States. Erie Insurance is adding gift card and gift certificate reimbursement coverage to the ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Sees Massive Profit Drop
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd, on Thursday reported a 42.7% drop in first-quarter profit, its biggest fall in quarterly profits in more than eight years, as the coronavirus outbreak ...
White House Explores Liability Protections for Businesses Facing Coronavirus Claims
Donald Trump's top economic adviser said the administration will look at limiting liability for businesses over the spread of the coronavirus. "I think liability reforms and safeguards are going to ...
Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Should Not Read Coverage Into COVID IBNR: Berkley
Like other commercial insurers reporting first-quarter earnings, W.R. Berkley Corporation included a provision for COVID-19 related losses. But that doesn't mean the specialty insurer or the industry ...
The Hanover CEO Roche on Working From Home: Adjust and Adapt
When the pandemic-related lockdowns came into force, John Roche shifted gears like legions of other workers globally and started working from home. Roche, president and CEO of Massachusetts-based The ...