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Risk Management

Stand-alone cyber insurance products to benefit both insurers and policyholders:S&P

Although cyber attacks and the resulting financial losses are on the rise, the cyber insurance market is underdeveloped. Cyber cover is often bundled into existing property or liability insurance policies, and in some cases, the policies do not explicitly include or exclude cyber cover at all. This gives rise to “silent cyber”, or the risk to insurers of losses from cyber-related claims on existing property or liability insurance policies.

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India’s Supreme Court says favours controls on video streaming services

“We are of the view there should be some screening of these types (of content). What they are showing? They are showing pornography also,” Supreme Court Justice Ashok Bhushan said.

Traditional film viewing in India, home to the thriving Bollywood industry, has changed as fewer people go to cinema halls and web series have become common, Bhushan said.

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Aon to collaborate with Nayms and Relm to launch cryptocurrency pilot

Dan Roberts, CEO at Nayms, said: “As the digital asset space soars to $1 trillion, the need for appropriate insurance protection to scale alongside that growth will be vital for the sustainability of this innovative market. By working with Aon and Relm, we are enabling the collaboration between technology, regulation and the existing insurance marketplace, bringing a robust solution for the cover of digital asset risk to the market.”

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Insurer Hiscox counts cost of virus claims, ‘brand damage’ after court case

“Hiscox has undoubtedly suffered some brand damage this year,” the company said
The company lost a high-profile court case in January over the policy wordings and has reserved $475 million for pandemic-linked claims.

Event cancellation and abandonment is expected to account for the biggest share of claims, followed by business interruption, the company said.

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Citi’s $900 million mistake prompts banks to seek new safeguards

After Citigroup inadvertently wired its own funds to Revlon lenders while serving as an agent and lost its fight to recover some of the money, it was forced to restate earnings after writing down the part of the loan it now owns. Reducing such risks for future deals makes sense, said Justin Forlenza, a senior covenant analyst at Covenant Review.
After last month’s surprise court ruling that let certain Revlon creditors keep $500 million of the mistaken transfer, banks began inserting new language into loan deals that would require investors to return the money if such an error occurred again. The provisions, which were in the works before the decision, aim to strengthen the hand of administrative agents that oversee interest distributions and repayment schedules.

After last month’s surprise court ruling that let certain Revlon creditors keep $500 million of the mistaken transfer, banks began inserting new language into loan deals that would require investors to return the money if such an error occurred again. The provisions, which were in the works before the decision, aim to strengthen the hand of administrative agents that oversee interest distributions and repayment schedules.

After last month’s surprise court ruling that let certain Revlon creditors keep $500 million of the mistaken transfer, banks began inserting new language into loan deals that would require investors to return the money if such an error occurred again. The provisions, which were in the works before the decision, aim to strengthen the hand of administrative agents that oversee interest distributions and repayment schedules.

After last month’s surprise court ruling that let certain Revlon creditors keep $500 million of the mistaken transfer, banks began inserting new language into loan deals that would require investors to return the money if such an error occurred again. The provisions, which were in the works before the decision, aim to strengthen the hand of administrative agents that oversee interest distributions and repayment schedules.

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China declares war on cryptocurrency mining, stirring wider fear

China’s Inner Mongolia, the autonomous region, a favourite among the industry because of its cheap power, also banned new digital coin projects, according to a draft plan posted on the Inner Mongolia Development and Reform Commission’s website February 25.
The aim is to constrain growth in energy consumption to about 1.9 per cent in 2021.

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