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16 11, 2020

Insurers Tell UK Supreme Court They Cannot Provide Unlimited Cover During Pandemic

By | November 16th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insurers Tell UK Supreme Court They Cannot Provide Unlimited Cover During Pandemic

Major insurance companies told the UK Supreme Court on Monday it was wrong to assume there could be unlimited cover during a pandemic in an appeal closely watched by thousands of British businesses devastated by the coronavirus crisis. Opening a …

16 11, 2020

3 Typhoons in 3 Weeks Kill 100-Plus People in Philippines, Causing Damages of $518.5M

By | November 16th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 3 Typhoons in 3 Weeks Kill 100-Plus People in Philippines, Causing Damages of $518.5M

Three strong typhoons over the past three weeks have killed more than 100 people in the Philippines and damaged farms and infrastructure worth almost 25 billion pesos ($518.5 million), based on reports from its disaster agency. A number of provinces …

6 11, 2020

Apple Faces Shareholder Class-Action Suit over CEO’s China Sales Comments

By | November 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Apple Faces Shareholder Class-Action Suit over CEO’s China Sales Comments

Apple Inc has been ordered to face a proposed class-action lawsuit by shareholders who accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of concealing falling demand for iPhones in China, resulting in billions of dollars of investor losses. In a decision on Wednesday, …

6 11, 2020

Weakened Storm Eta Moves over Honduras with Heavy Rains. Next Stop Cuba, Florida?

By | November 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Weakened Storm Eta Moves over Honduras with Heavy Rains. Next Stop Cuba, Florida?

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Eta is moving over Honduras as a weakened tropical depression but still bringing the heavy rains that have caused deadly landslides while drenching the country’s east and the north of neighboring Nicaragua. The storm no longer carried …

6 11, 2020

RSA’s $9.5 Billion Takeover Offer May Be Too Good to Refuse: Opinion

By | November 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on RSA’s $9.5 Billion Takeover Offer May Be Too Good to Refuse: Opinion

A takeover offer that would have been so-so in February becomes impossible to refuse for a company whose shares have been hit by the pandemic. The 7.2 billion-pound ($9.5 billion) approach for RSA Insurance Group has been shrewdly pitched by …

5 11, 2020

Liability, Safety and Infrastructure Concerns Slow Development of Self-Driving Cars

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Liability, Safety and Infrastructure Concerns Slow Development of Self-Driving Cars

Tesla recently made headlines with the beta launch of its Full Self-Driving system. That system comes with a disclaimer saying, “It may do the wrong thing at the worst time, so you must always keep your hands on the wheel …

5 11, 2020

UK Insurer RSA Receives $9.3B Takeover Offer From Intact Financial, Tryg

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on UK Insurer RSA Receives $9.3B Takeover Offer From Intact Financial, Tryg

RSA said it is in talks with a consortium of Canadian insurer Intact Financial and Danish insurer Tryg about a possible break-up deal that values the British firm at 7.1 billion pounds ($9.3 billion). RSA said its board would be …

5 11, 2020

Threat of U.S. Insurance Regulatory Crackdown Fades Without Democratic ‘Blue Wave’

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Threat of U.S. Insurance Regulatory Crackdown Fades Without Democratic ‘Blue Wave’

Insurers appear to have dodged a revival of strict regulations and policy upheavals after an anticipated Democratic “Blue Wave,” which would have allowed progressives to push for broad reforms, failed to materialize on Wednesday, said industry executives. The U.S. presidential …

5 11, 2020

Insurer RSA Says Pandemic Exclusions Will Limit Impact of England’s 2nd Lockdown

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insurer RSA Says Pandemic Exclusions Will Limit Impact of England’s 2nd Lockdown

England’s second national lockdown is unlikely to have much impact on insurer RSA as many policies now have pandemic-related exclusions, its CEO said on Thursday as it reported a rise in underwriting profit in the first nine months. England started …

5 11, 2020

Another Severe Storm Threatens Philippines Just Days After Super Typhoon Goni

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Another Severe Storm Threatens Philippines Just Days After Super Typhoon Goni

The Philippines is bracing for a severe tropical storm that’s expected to hit its northern tip days after Super Typhoon Goni left. Storm Atsani will likely strengthen into a typhoon with peak intensity of 120 kilometers per hour as it …