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Executives Reassess Work-Life Balance After Experiencing Coronavirus Blues: Survey

Nearly eight out of 10 corporate executives have experienced poor mental health during the coronavirus crisis, prompting a number of them to re-evaluate and improve work-life balance, a survey showed on Monday. Many top company officials in France and Egypt …

Report: COVID-19 Accounts for 1-in-9 California Workers’ Comp Claims in 2020

The California workers’ compensation COVID-19 claim count continued to grow in August, albeit at a much slower rate than in July, with new data showing that as of Sept. 21, the state had recorded 5,130 COVID-19 claims with August injury …

Even Failed Claims Against Nurses Cost Insurers $20K, Liability Study Shows

Liability claims that involve nurses cost an average of $210,513 if a large indemnity payment is made, but even claims that are dropped, defeated or dismissed end up costing more than $20,000, according to a report released by CNA and …

D&O Insurers Under Pressure But Big Enough to Handle Pandemic Claims, Says Fitch

As claims related to the economic fallout from the pandemic emerge in the U.S. directors & officers (D&O) liability insurance segment, insurers can expect the claims to take several years to pay out and underwriting losses to continue over the …

U.S. to Research Transmission of COVID-19 in Beef Supply Chain

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a $1 million research project to identify how the virus that causes COVID-19 might be transmitted in the nation’s beef supply chain, from cattle on the farm to the packages of meat inside …

New York Again Ranks as Top Global Financial Hub But London Gains in Volatile Index

New York again heads the rankings of the world’s leading global financial centres. The Global Financial Centres Index 28, launched by London think tank Z/Yen Group in partnership with the China Development Institute (CDI), shows London improved its performance in …

Chinese Companies Lag Far Behind in Climate Risk Disclosure

A report on the current state of climate risk disclosures among the largest companies in China and the United States found that Chinese companies lag significantly behind their global peers in the S&P 500 in climate risk disclosures and need …

More Firms Turning to Insurance Captives in Tightening Market: Marsh

More organizations are using captives for insurance protection and financial flexibility in response to today’s risk and insurance landscape. In its 2020 captive report, insurance broker Marsh says that that tightening global insurance market conditions throughout 2019 led to higher …

Insurers May Cut Allocations to Poorly Performing Hedge Fund Investment Sector

Having complained for years about hedge funds’ high fees and lackluster performance, insurance firms may be preparing to cut allocations to the sector after its poor performance during recent market upheaval left many of them nursing losses. That would be …

Catastrophe Losses Driven Higher by Secondary Perils – And Climate Change

Secondary perils, exacerbated by climate change, are driving catastrophe insurance losses, warn a growing chorus of reinsurers and brokers. Indeed, broker Aon reveals that more than 60% of 2020’s insured catastrophe losses of $54 billion have been caused by secondary …