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15 09, 2020

Financial Conduct Authority Hails Business Interruption Ruling as Policyholder Win

By | September 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Financial Conduct Authority Hails Business Interruption Ruling as Policyholder Win

The Financial Conduct Authority said today’s High Court judgment in its coronavirus business interruption insurance test case found in favour of policyholders on the majority of the key issues. “Our aim throughout this court action has been to get clarity …

14 09, 2020

China Tightens Rules Governing Financial Holding Firms

By | September 14th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on China Tightens Rules Governing Financial Holding Firms

China issued new rules on Sunday to regulate financial holding companies, in its latest move to prevent systematic risks to the nation’s vast financial sector. The new rules were set to stem loopholes in supervision and regulation systems, as a …

14 09, 2020

Slovenian Woman Sentenced for Cuting Off Her Hand for Insurance Payout

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A court in Slovenia on Friday sentenced a 22-year-old woman to two years in prison for deliberately cutting off her hand with a circular saw to make a fraudulent insurance claim. The district court in Ljubljana said Julija Adlesic agreed …

9 09, 2020

European Insurers Worried Regulators May Block COVID-19 Dividends

By | September 9th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on European Insurers Worried Regulators May Block COVID-19 Dividends

Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time to report their capital positions, European insurers said on Monday. The pandemic will likely lead to between $50 and $100 …

8 09, 2020

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways Offers Passengers Coronavirus Insurance

By | September 8th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways Offers Passengers Coronavirus Insurance

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways on Monday said it would cover medical and quarantine costs for passengers if they contract the new coronavirus after traveling on one of its flights. Airlines around the world are trying to find ways to stimulate …

8 09, 2020

Japan Offers Mauritius ‘Unprecedented’ Support in Oil Ship Accident

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Japan has told Mauritius it would offer support on an “unprecedented scale,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday, after a Japanese-owned ship struck a coral reef off the country’s southeast coast in late July and spilled oil. Motegi was …

8 09, 2020

Munich Re Expects Beirut Losses of €100 Million; Sees Slowdown in COVID-19 Losses

By | September 8th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Munich Re Expects Beirut Losses of €100 Million; Sees Slowdown in COVID-19 Losses

Munich Re said it faces claims of at least 100 million euros ($118 million) stemming from the deadly explosion that ravaged much of downtown Beirut last month. The German reinsurer said losses in the “low three-digit-million euro range” are expected, …

1 09, 2020

China Reinsurance Group’s Premiums Rise 20% in First Half

By | September 1st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on China Reinsurance Group’s Premiums Rise 20% in First Half

In the first half of 2020, China Re Group Corp. enjoyed rapid growth in premiums and steady profitability despite the pandemic. In the first half of 2020, gross written premiums increased 20.5% year-on-year to RMB102.1 billion. Gross written premiums by …

21 08, 2020

Claims for Business Income Loss Due to Construction Dust Denied in Pre-COVID Case

By | August 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Claims for Business Income Loss Due to Construction Dust Denied in Pre-COVID Case

In an opinion that could inform coronavirus business interruption claims now before various courts, a federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida restaurant is unable to collect on its insurance for business interruption losses that it says were caused …

21 08, 2020

Bayer to Pay $1.6 Billion to End 90% of U.S. Claims for Essure Birth Control Device

By | August 21st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Bayer to Pay $1.6 Billion to End 90% of U.S. Claims for Essure Birth Control Device

German drugs and pesticides group Bayer said on Thursday it will pay around $1.6 billion to settle the majority of U.S. claims involving its Essure birth-control device. The agreement follows a $10.9 billion settlement in June of U.S. lawsuits claiming …