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War risk insurance premium through Red Sea remained stable despite the sinking of the cargo ship
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Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes: study
The study projects increasing spread over the next five decades of wildlife diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses and infectious worms. There are serious implications for humans, said co-author Jason Rohr of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
“We do know that 75% of emerging infectious diseases have a wildlife origin,” said Rohr, who runs an ecology and public health lab at Notre Dame. “We should be concerned for our own health when we see studies suggesting that there could be increases in infectious disease in wildlife.”
Contract clarity could drive insurance growth:Morgan Stanley
“If you’re very crystal clear about what’s being excluded it creates an opportunity to then provide another product that specifically covers something that otherwise would be carved out. At least people would understand what’s in and what’s out,” Chasin said.
He acknowledged that too many exclusions also present problems, referencing cyber insurance as an area of focus in this regard.
AXA XL launches Risk Scanning
Maxime Ambourg, Risk Consulting Manager for Innovation & Business Development at AXA XL Risk Consulting, commented: “Traditional loss prevention programmes usually focus on a company’s primary locations. They can neglect the risks associated with smaller sites that are rarely visited by risk engineers, despite being where losses most often occur. By leveraging both the experience of our consultants and new technologies, Risk Scanning allows for a more exhaustive and therefore precise assessment.”
ClearView adopts Munich Re’s new cloud-based digital services solution to automate underwriting decisions
ALLFINANZ Cloud,will enable ClearView to pursue its multi-year IT transformation project, which is centred on the development of an integrated life insurance Policy Administration System and a cloud-based underwriting rules engine, and strives to enhance the customer and advisor experience.
The platform will also support the experience of underwriters and other staff by giving them insights and easy-to-use tools to continually fine-tune underwriting rules, business processes and customer journeys.
Covid-19 Pandemic to slow down top 10 largest global insurance markets in 2020
The world’s 10 largest insurance markets, in order, as defined by total premium written in 2018-2019, are: the United States, China, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, South Korea, Italy, Canada and Taiwan. The Triple-I’s projection of a 4.5% GDP decrease in the world’s 10 largest insurance markets in 2020 as compared to 2019 was weighted based on the total premium written in each one.
bolt reaches $4 bn in active insurance premium on its platform
“The success of our customers and partners is why it’s so exciting to see us go from $3 billion in May to $4 billion in premium on our platform in such a short time,” said Eric Gewirtzman, CEO of bolt. “We will continue to work closely with our partners with a focus on speed and innovation to stay one step ahead of customers’ needs.”
Reinsurers’ pandemic losses have started to fade:Fitch
All four major reinsurers have remained well capitalised so far in 2020, which was partially achieved by the issuance of subordinated debt. This allowed for strong premium growth in reinsurance, driven by higher prices, rising demand in Asia, and an increased risk appetite.
In the hands of God:’ Central America bears brunt of powerful hurricane Iota
About 40,000 people in Nicaragua have been evacuated to shelters, authorities said. Many coastal areas are at risk of storm surges of as much as 20 feet (6 meters) above normal tides. In Honduras, 80,000 people were moved to safety.
“It’s the strongest hurricane that has touched Nicaraguan soil since records began,” said Marcio Baca, director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Earth Studies.
This is the first time two major hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic basin in November since records began in 1851.
Amazon launches online pharmacy in new contest with drug retail
The company founded as an online bookseller has disrupted industries including retail, computing and now potentially pharmaceuticals, drawing criticism of its size and power from labor groups and lawmakers along the way.
The company said Prime subscribers get up to 80% off generic and up to 40% off brand drugs when they pay without insurance, as well as two-day delivery.
Should Prime members prefer buying in person, Amazon said its discounts on non-insurance purchases apply at more than 50,000 brick-and-mortar pharmacies – including those run by rivals. Inside Rx, a subsidiary of Cigna Corp’s Evernorth, administers that benefit, Amazon said.
Privacy activist files complaints against Apple’s tracking tool
Apple directly rebutted the claims filed by Noyb, the digital rights group founded by Schrems, saying they were “factually inaccurate and we look forward to making that clear to privacy regulators should they examine the complaint”.