Monthly Archives: <span>April 2020</span>

New York Nurses Sue State and Two Hospitals Over ‘Inadequate’ Virus Protection

The New York State Nurses Association sued the state and two hospitals on Monday to force them to provide equipment and adopt safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the association’s members in the hard-hit state. The association …

Travelers, Insured Law Firm Spar Over Civil Authority Business Income Loss Claim

Travelers Cos. has gone to federal court in California seeking a declaratory judgment that it is not obligated to pay any business income losses of a law firm it has insured under two business owner policies. Its law firm insured, …

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Appoints Grass as CFO, Succeeding Mueller

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Matthias Grass as chief financial officer, where he will be responsible for ensuring the Swiss Re business unit achieves its financial targets and implements its strategy. He will oversee a team of around 200 finance …

Beazley Gets Approval to Launch Malaysia Company to Build Asia Pacific Distribution

Specialist insurer Beazley has extended its distribution capabilities in Asia Pacific following the authorization by the Labuan financial regulator of a new service company. The new company, Beazley Labuan Ltd., will support Beazley in building its presence in the Malaysian …

UniCredit Hackers Try to Sell Employee Data on Cyber-Crime Forums

Data on about 3,000 UniCredit SpA employees was put up for sale on cyber-crime forums after a hacking attack. The data went on sale on April 19 and contained what the hacker said was information on UniCredit workers, including emails, …

Ferrari Provides Coronavirus Tests so Employees Can Return to Work

Workers at Ferrari are signing up en masse for voluntary coronavirus screening so they can return to work as soon as possible in an ambitious scheme that could serve as a blueprint for manufacturers desperate to resume production. Under its …

Danish Insurer Tryg Expects Wave of Travel Claims as Customers Cancel Holidays

Danish insurer Tryg expects to be hit by a wave of travel insurance claims as customers cancel their summer holidays due to travel restrictions imposed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, it said on Tuesday. Denmark’s biggest insurance company said it …

UK Insurance Industry Leaders Form Steering Group to Propose Pandemic Response, Chaired by Catlin

UK Insurance industry leaders have combined to form a steering group, which will work with terrorism reinsurer Pool Re, with the primary objective to ensure that, working alongside the industry to support customers and communities in the current crisis, the …

Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC introduces the Client Solutions Group

San Diego, CA, April 21, 2020 – Atlas General Insurance Services is proud and excited to announce the formation of the Client Solutions Group. This group will be housed at our corporate headquarters, managed by Brent Lambert, and staffed by …

4 Tyson Foods Poultry Workers in Georgia Die of Coronavirus

Four employees of a major poultry producer’s operations in rural southwest Georgia have died after becoming infected with the coronavirus, a company spokesman said Friday. Tyson Foods spokesman Gary Mickelson said three of the employees worked at the company’s chicken …