Insurance Claims Unlikely to Cushion Coronavirus Losses – But There Are Exceptions March 5, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli, Katherine Chiglinsky and Benjamin Robertson Don’t look for much relief from insurers to cushion losses from canceled events, travel disruptions and potential medical claims from...
Half of World’s Sandy Beaches May Disappear, Say Climate Researchers March 5, 2020 By Frank Jordans Scientists say that half of the world’s sandy beaches could disappear by the end of the century if climate change...
Unwitting Insurers May Be Subsidizing Marijuana Grow Houses March 5, 2020 By Jim Sams GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — While California has a $1.4 billion legal marijuana market, a black market of perhaps equal size...
Marsh Seeks 2020’s Best Cybersecurity Products March 5, 2020 Global insurance broker Marsh announced the 2020 opening of its Cyber Catalyst program that identifies cybersecurity products that cyber insurers...
Chubb Expands North American Claims Leadership with Hazelton, Watt March 4, 2020 Chubb has expanded its North America claims leadership team with two appointments: Bill Hazelton has been named head of Chubb...
Building Information Modeling Pitched as Claims Management Tool March 4, 2020 By Jim Sams GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — As an attorney who focuses on construction litigation, Vasko C. Alexander says he has spent a...
Parametric Insurance Could Offer Hotels Relief from Coronavirus Cancellations March 4, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn | Organizers of events called off because of the coronavirus are likely to miss out on insurance payouts because typical policies...
Popular Climate Change Mitigation Financing Plan Has Its Fans and Foes March 4, 2020 By Alex Harris A decade ago, if a Floridian wanted extra cash to replace a roof, install solar panels or a brand new...
Australian Court Orders J&J to Pay $1.7 Million in Pelvic Implant Case March 4, 2020 An Australian court on Tuesday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay three women a total of A$2.6 million ($1.7 million)...
AIR Worldwide Pandemic Model Identifies Countries at Highest Risk for Coronavirus March 4, 2020 AIR Worldwide published an evaluation of potential coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in other countries, using its pandemic model to...