Insurance Regulation
Diverging Views: Is COVID a One-Off Cat or Not?
While reinsurers are "open for business" and insurers and reinsurers are reporting the impacts of COVID-19 as a one-off catastrophe impacting earnings rather than capital, equity markets are viewing ...
Global Regulators Voice Caution Over Forced Pandemic Payouts
Forcing retroactive payouts to cover business disruption losses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic could ultimately put financial stability at risk, global insurance regulators said. Disputes ...
If Passed, Bills to Nullify BI Exclusions Could Prove Disastrous: AM Best
Legislation to nullify business interruption (BI) exclusions in some states could have disastrous consequences for the P/C insurance industry if passed, potentially wiping out up to 50 percent of ...
Argo Group Experiences Both International and U.S. COVID-19 Losses
Argo Group International Holdings expects pretax net catastrophe losses of $29 million during the 2020 first quarter, the bulk of which stems from costs relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Opinion: Leaders Should Resist Rewriting Property, Business Interruption Coverage
Soon after the attacks on the World Trade Center and other locations on the morning of September 11, President Bush declared that the atrocities were "an act of war." That statement prompted a call ...
California Orders Carriers to Refund Premiums to Drivers, Businesses Slammed by COVID-19
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday ordered insurance companies to return insurance premiums to consumers and businesses and provide financial relief during the COVID-19 ...
APCIA Asks Regulators for More Coordination on COVID Data Calls
Delivering remarks about the property/casualty insurance industry's response to the growing impacts of COVID-19 on policyholders late last week, an industry group executive called on the NAIC to ease ...
How Silence May Impact Commercial Insurers on COVID Cover
Silence may be deadly for property/casualty insurers writing commercial insurance, an executive of an InsurTech that specializes in analyzing insurance policy language suggested recently, explaining ...