Coronavirus News
State, Local Lockdown Measures Reduced U.S. COVID-19 Cases by 34 Million: Study
Without the lockdown measures taken by state and local governments, the number of U.S. coronavirus cases would have been 35 times higher, says a new study published in Health Affairs. The study ...
Tesla Sues for Right to Reopen California Factory; Musk Threatens to Relocate
Tesla Inc sued local authorities in California on Saturday as the electric carmaker pushed to reopen its factory there and Chief Executive Elon Musk threatened to move Tesla's headquarters and future ...
UK Agency Reportedly Targets July Court Date on Business Interruption Insurance
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to get business interruption insurance policies examined by a court as soon as July, a member of a policyholder action group said on Thursday. The ...
Allstate Credits Active Risk Management for a Solid Q1
Allstate Corp. reported that its adjusted net income rose 47% in the first quarter to $1.14 billion, a jump of 47%, thanks to higher underwriting income and lower catastrophe costs, compared with the ...
After Crisis, It Won’t Be Business as Usual—It Will Be Business Done Better: Opinion
As the insurance industry begins to settle into the new norm of working from home (WFH), most companies will be questioning the very fundamentals of their day-to-day operating models. Staff will, of ...
Tesla Founder Musk Cancels Company’s D&O Cover, Pledging to Replace With ‘Personal Coverage’
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is getting into the insurance business again, sort of. Musk has cancelled his company's directors and officers insurance (D&O), replacing it with a promise to ...
Lack of Clarity on Infection, Fatality Rates Hinders Ability to Assess COVID-19 Impact: KCC
With social distancing and strict lockdowns around the world showing some success in "flattening the curve" of the coronavirus pandemic, leaders are starting to make tough decisions regarding when ...
Coronavirus-Related Event Cancellations Shift Swiss Re’s Q1 to a Loss
Reinsurer Swiss Re swung into a net loss in the first quarter of 2020 as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak began to bite, it said on Thursday. The Zurich-based company booked a hit of $476 ...