Judges break down consolidated business interruption claims – boost for insurers

A panel of judges has preemptively moved to prevent 1,000 COVID-19-related business interruption (BI) insurance lawsuits from consolidating, which would have swamped the one judge overseeing all the cases.

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Last week, a group of judges said that it would be too unwieldly for one judge to administer over 1,000 BI cases from all across the US, ruling that it would be more efficient

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Why tenant discrimination coverage should be part of any property owners’ insurance portfolio

Various social justice movements around the world have shone a spotlight on issues of discrimination. Considering these social shifts and developments, it’s crucial that property owners and managers both understand the laws regarding tenant discrimination, as well as take steps to mitigate risks they may face by violating tenant rights.

In this environment, tenant discrimination insurance (TDI)

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UK COVID-19 Insurance Dispute Could Be Heading to Supreme Court as Talks Falter

Britain’s markets regulator said on Wednesday it had failed to strike a deal with major insurers over prompt payouts to small businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic, dashing hopes that a Supreme Court appeal could be easily avoided.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set a Wednesday deadline for talks with insurers, such as QBE and RSA, to ensure eligible business interruption (BI)

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Pension’s asset base strengthens

Pension’s asset base strengthens

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Revaluation of investment property and quoted equities in response to currency reforms and inflation saw an 843 % increase in the pensions total asset base in the half year to June 2020.

The two asset classes increased by 1 263.41% and 657,10% respectively while the  total asset base of the industry increased to $66,41 billion as at 30 June 2020, up

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Usage based Insurance to revolutionalise the insurance industry.

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Fanset International says its new offering, User Based Insurance (UBI) is set to revolutionalise the local insurance industry as it aims to assist insurance companies to offer dynamic pricing to their customers.

This will be through use of its special technology that analyses driver’s behaviors and giving them a ranking on top of being able to accurately reconstruct accidents on the

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Funeral Assurers struggle to comply with prescribed asset ratio

Funeral Assurers struggle to comply with prescribed asset ratio

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Funeral Assurers compliance with prescribed assets declined by 50% in the half year ended June 30 2020 to 0, 02% from 0, 04% comparable period last year.

The funeral assurers are expected to comply with the minimum prescribed asset ratio of 10.00% as stipulated by Statutory Instrument 206 of 2019.

Insurance and Pensions Commission

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Those dying from COVID-19 are least likely to own life insurance

U.S. life insurers are paying out far fewer COVID-19 death claims than initially expected, largely because the virus is disproportionately killing people with little to no insurance.

In the past few weeks, many life insurance companies have sharply reduced estimates of their exposure, as measured by payouts per 100,000 U.S. COVID-19 fatalities. Estimates have come down by an average of 40% to

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Do You Have Too Much Travel Insurance?

When Brice Hagood moved to Europe, he wanted to make sure he had enough travel insurance. He went with a pricey type of travel insurance called expatriate insurance that also covered auto and medical. But soon he started to wonder: Did he have too much travel insurance?

“I discovered I was paying almost double what my colleagues were paying—and three times as much as locals,” says Hagood,

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How to Choose an Insurance That Doesn’t Break the Bank

Receiving the best possible insurance is what you want, but you also want to keep your budget in check for your monthly or yearly payments. While being insured is definitely important, your budget needs to be left in a manageable state so you can afford everything else in your life as well.

Finding the best possible insurance is becoming easier due to all the choices, but sometimes insurance can

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