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12 11, 2020

AIG’s Fato Adds Communications to Government Duties; Garbaccio Promoted

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American International Group announced that Lucy Fato, executive vice president and general counsel, has assumed additional responsibilities in the newly created position global head of Communications and Government Affairs. In her expanded role, Fato has assumed responsibility for Global Communications …

12 11, 2020

Coverys Managing Agency Placing Lloyd’s Syndicate 1991 Into Runoff

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Coverys Managing Agency Ltd. announced that its DTW Syndicate 1991 at Lloyd’s of London will stop accepting new and renewal business starting December 31, 2020. “Every effort has been made to implement remediation measures on underperforming business over the past …

12 11, 2020

UK Hopes New Task Force Reassures Business Leaders Over Brexit

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Britain will attempt to reassure nervous business leaders that it appreciates the need for clarity on rules outside of the European Union by setting up a task force to discuss challenges 50 days before the transition period ends. The United …

12 11, 2020

Employers Facing Wave of Lawsuits by Parents Fired During Pandemic

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Parents who’ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them for taking care of their kids when schools closed. Since March, working parents have filed at least 40 lawsuits accusing …

12 11, 2020

How Lloyd’s Underwriters Are Viewing Today’s U.S. Property Insurance Environment

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While the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed business activity around the globe, for underwriters in the Lloyd’s market who were in the process of increasing property insurance rates when the pandemic hit, the timing may be auspicious. Had the outbreak struck …

12 11, 2020

U.S. Sanctions to Target Insurers In Fight Against Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2

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The U.S. is drawing up additional sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, the latest obstacle in the path of the 9.5 billion-euro ($11.2 billion) Russia-to-Germany link that’s been halted almost a year. House and Senate negotiators …

12 11, 2020

Pandemic Risks to Last for Months, Warns Swiss Financial Market Supervisor

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Financial risks related to the coronavirus pandemic will last for months if not years, Switzerland’s financial market supervisor FINMA said on Wednesday, pointing to particularly heightened risk of defaults on corporate loans. “Thanks to the cushion of liquidity and capital …

10 11, 2020

Supreme Court Again Weighs Fate of Affordable Care Act

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The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dives back into politically perilous waters as it hears arguments over a Republican challenge backed by President Donald Trump’s administration aiming to invalidate the Obamacare healthcare law. President-elect Joe Biden has criticized Republican …

10 11, 2020

Tropical Storm Eta’s Rains Threaten Floods for South Florida, Cuba, Bahamas

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Nov 10, 2020, 4:33 AM— After coming ashore in the Florida Keys overnight, Tropical Storm Eta is now hovering just north of the Yucatan Channel and is set to re-strengthen as it meanders over the south-eastern Gulf of Mexico on …

10 11, 2020

COVID-19 Cases in Nursing Homes Rising in States Hit by Latest Virus Surge

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Despite Trump administration efforts to erect a protective shield around nursing homes, coronavirus cases are surging within facilities in states hard hit by the latest onslaught of COVID-19. An analysis of federal data from 20 states for The Associated Press …