Insurance News
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ESG Movement Begins to Impact Insurers
November 22, 2022
In October, Munich Reinsurance Co., the world’s largest reinsurer, announced new stricter policies for investing in and underwriting oil and gas projects, drawing praise from environmental activists. Munich RE has said on its website that as of April 2023 it would not invest or insure projects involving new oil and gas fields or new midstream […]
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Standalone Website Not a Public Accommodation
October 28, 2022
If you read our story “Is Your Website Discriminatory?” you know that the website accessibility provisions in Title III of the ADA apply specifically to places of public accommodation. 42 U.S.C. § 12182(b)(2)(A)(iii). There is an issue, however, with how the phrase public accommodation Is defined. Last month a California state appeals court held that […]
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How to Submit a Claim
October 19, 2022
We hope it never happens, but when you suffer a loss, you’ll have to file a claim to receive payment from your insurer. Here’s how the process works, and how to handle it to your best advantage. Step One: Notify Authorities Your first priority is always to prevent further injury and to protect life and […]
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What Future Risks Worry Insurance Companies?
September 23, 2022
Here are the top five future risks troubling the reinsurance companies of the world, according to Swiss Re — reinsurers are the ones that back up the primary insurance companies who actually put their names on the policies (the retail insurers). Legal tech — is AI rendering justice? Over the past decades, AI in law […]