Industry News
Fitch Changes Allstate’s Rating Outlook Due to Life Insurance/Coronavirus Concerns
Allstate has been hit with a downgraded rating outlook from Fitch Ratings, driven by the global coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainty it creates in the life insurance business. Fitch said it ...
Lloyd’s Asks Members for Estimates of Coronavirus-Related Losses
Lloyd's of London has asked its member firms to provide estimates of their potential current and final losses from coronavirus, a spokesman said on Tuesday, to help the insurance market understand ...
Industry Body Warns Most British Companies Not Covered for Coronavirus Closures
Most companies in Britain don't have insurance cover for closures caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the Association of British Insurers said on Tuesday. The government recommended on Monday that ...
P/C Innovation Leaders Scarce, AM Best Finds; Reinsurers Reign
In an initial test of its new innovation assessment scores, AM Best found that only 1 percent of rated property/casualty insurers merit scores high enough to categorize them as innovation leaders, ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Re and Willis Towers Watson
Everest Re Group promoted one of its executives to the role of Everest Group chief risk officer and chief actuary. Willis Towers Watson appointed a former Marsh Canada executive to a leadership ...
Insurance Information Institute Will Brief State Regulators on Coronavirus P/C Insurance Impact
The Insurance Information Institute will brief state regulators this week on the financial impact/policy coverage issues raised by COVID-19 in the U.S.'s property/casualty insurance markets. The ...
Banks Still Lend After Floods; Insurers Are Backing Out
Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australia's north eastern coast of Queensland, people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots. But while banks have been ...
American Family Closes Regional Office for Cleaning After Possible Employee Coronavirus Exposure
American Family Insurance Co. closed a regional office last Friday out of concern that an employee may have been exposed to an airline passenger on a March 4 domestic flight who later tested positive ...