Congress Close to Deal on Funds to Fight Coronavirus March 4, 2020 By David Morgan and Richard Cowan Negotiators in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate neared a deal on Wednesday on a multi-billion-dollar emergency bill to...
Insured Property Losses for Australia’s January Hailstorms Hit A$670M: PERILS March 4, 2020 The initial insured property losses for January’s hailstorms in Australia are estimated at A$670 million (US$746.7 million), according to PERILS,...
Lloyd’s Promotes Miesowitz to Succeed Retiring Gunset as U.S. General Counsel March 4, 2020 Lloyd’s of London has promoted Sabrina Miesowitz to U.S. general counsel to succeed Joe Gunset who is retiring from the...
Direct Sales of Small Business Insurance Poised to Grow to $12B by 2025: Novarica March 4, 2020 Over the past decade, selling small commercial insurance directly online to customers has gone from an outlandish idea to a...
PG&E Not Committing to Expanding Tree-Trimming Force in California March 4, 2020 Lawyers for Pacific Gas & Electric said the utility can’t commit to hiring hundreds more tree trimmers in the way...
Earthquake Risk Prompts Order to Drain California Dam March 4, 2020 Worried that an earthquake could collapse a big dam south of San Francisco, officials have ordered its reservoir to be...
D&O Insurers Urged to Adjust Rates, Underwriting for Risky Environment March 4, 2020 Directors and officers liability insurance has gotten trickier and will confront major new challenges over the next few years. Continued...
Risk Modeling Firm Verisk Cancels Live Event Over Virus, Goes Virtual for Cyber Seminar March 4, 2020 Insurance data analytics and risk modeling firm Verisk has converted its Cyber and Casualty Seminar scheduled for March 10 in...
Delaware Judge Holds Hearing in Lawsuit Over Hidden Bathroom Camera March 4, 2020 A Delaware judge is holding a hearing in a lawsuit over the secret filming of women and girls in a...
Officials Try to Calm Nerves as New York Reports First COVID-19 Case March 4, 2020 New York leaders sought to calm jittery nerves Monday after the city recorded its first confirmed case of the new...