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A Post-Covid Return to the Office? In London, Workers Want a Raise First
London office workers want an average pay rise equivalent to the cost of some annual railway season tickets to return to their desks full-time after the pandemic, according to a survey. With COVID-19 ...
Risk Alerts: Solar Panel Waste and Carcinogens
Is the U.S. heading toward a solar panel waste crisis? U.S. home installations of solar panels have rebounded after a pandemic slump, and analysts expect the capacity to quadruple in the next 10 ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg, Others Testify Before U.S. Senate Panel on Insuring Pandemic Risk
New Jersey business owner Adenah Bayoh told a U.S. Senate committee hearing on Wednesday she paid about $275,000 a year to insure her group of restaurants, only to discover the limits of her policy ...
W.R. Berkley Grows Premium Rapidly in Q2, Crediting Rate Adequacy, Improving Economy
W.R. Berkley Corp. reported net premium growth exceeding 27 percent and a combined ratio under 90 for the 2021 second quarter, positive results the commercial lines insurer and reinsurer attributed ...
Germany’s Floods Reveal ‘Sizable’ Protection Gap; Higher Insurance Demand Could Follow
With an insured price tag of €4 billion to €5 billion (US$4.7 billion to $5.9 billion), economic losses from Germany's recent floods are likely to be significantly higher, which highlights a ...
Digital Home Insurer Hippo Expands Into Commercial Insurance Market
Hippo, an InsurTech MGA known until now for digital homeowners insurance, is jumping into the commercial insurance market. The company's initial focus in the space still involves residences, however. ...
At $42B, Natural Disaster H1 Insured Losses Reach 10-Year High: Aon
Insured losses from natural disasters hit a 10-year high of $42 billion in the first half of 2021, with the biggest loss related to extreme cold in the United States in February, insurance broker Aon ...
Some Generali Investors Rev Up Plan to Challenge Insurer’s Leadership
Shareholders representing about 16 percent of Generali are ready to ask the chief executive not to present a 2022-2024 business plan, a move that would challenge the insurer's leadership, daily La ...