Pandemic Hampers World’s Weather Forecasts with Halting of Commercial Flights March 26, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan The pandemic that has idled scores of commercial flights is having a little-noticed consequence for meteorologists, whose forecasts rely in...
The Upton Group Launches Delivery Service Program for Restaurants, Small Businesses March 25, 2020 The Upton Group, LLC, a national insurance agency specializing in food delivery and restaurant insurance, has created a new website...
India in Lockdown Rushes to Maintain Back Office Functions for Global Businesses March 25, 2020 By Saritha Rai and Anto Antony Companies in India are scrambling to ensure that the millions who staff the back offices of Wall Street banks and...
Tokyo Games Delayed to 2021 in 1st Postponement in Olympics’ 124-Year History March 24, 2020 By Sakura Murakami and Karolos Grohmann The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday into 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as...
Fitch Revises Outlook for London Insurance Sector to Negative on COVID-19 Impact March 24, 2020 Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for the underlying fundamentals of the London market insurance sector to negative from stable....
Consumer Groups Want Auto Premiums to Reflect Coronavirus Curb on Driving March 24, 2020 By Jim Sams The shutdown of workplaces and gathering spots around the country to slow the spread of coronavirus may lead to a...
French Insurers to Contribute $216M to Coronavirus Solidarity Fund for Businesses March 23, 2020 French insurance lobby FFA said on Monday insurers would contribute up to 200 million euros ($216 million) to funds set...
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says Coronavirus Lockdown to Last Until June March 23, 2020 By Andrea Shalal and Susan Heavey The lockdown affecting large segments of the American public to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus is likely...
Cruel Paradox: Beating Virus Means U.S. Recession March 20, 2020 By Paul Wiseman The coronavirus is dealing a death blow to the longest U.S. economic expansion on record, triggering layoffs and putting intense...
Swiss Re, Zurich Insurance in Talks with Swiss Regulator About Coronavirus Impact March 20, 2020 By Patrick Winters Switzerland’s top insurance companies are in talks with the financial regulator about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their...