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Fewer than 10% of Hiscox events customers have pandemic cover
Hiscox yesterday played down worries over coronavirus as it revealed it had seen some small claims.
Insurers and organisers count cost of events cancelled by coronavirus
Organisers and event insurers face uncertainty over what cancellations stemming from the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak will cost them, as wordings are pored over and new policies have cover for the virus stripped out.
Cybercriminals look to exploit panic over coronavirus outbreak
Cybercriminals are increasingly using crisis events such as the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak to breach the security systems of businesses and individuals.
Covid-19: Travel insurers at odds on coronavirus approach
Travel insurers are keeping a close eye Foreign Office travel advice and have taken differing positions on whether travelling to China amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak would invalidate policyholders' coverage.
Insurance policies likely to provide limited protection from coronavirus costs
Businesses seeking to use insurance to recoup costs incurred by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak are likely to find their cover wanting, due to a raft of exclusions, stringent notification criteria and sublimits.
Blog: Controlling the business impact of Coronavirus
The human impact of Novel Coronavirus has already been devastating – around 500 deaths so far, and nearly 25,000 people have been infected. Simon Worrell, global medical director at Collinson, explains that businesses can play a significant role in…
Coronavirus: Organisations urged to review business continuity and crisis management plans
As the number of confirmed Novel Coronavirus cases hit 2014 yesterday, businesses have been advised to make sure they factor the virus into their risk plans.
Analysis: Pandemic bonds
Pandemics bonds have launched, with the help of the insurance market, to channel surge funding to developing countries dealing with a disease outbreak.
H7N9 bird flu: China's latest killer virus
Bird flu has not only been terrible for people's health but also awful for the poultry business. Mukul Gupta investigates the options for insurance cover.
Expertise-in-Action: Claims fraud - Contagion
Despite the insurance industry's valiant efforts, fraud is spreading through the market place like a virus. What can be done to stop the rot?
SARS-like virus kills five in Saudi Arabia
Five people have died and two are ill in Saudi Arabia after contracting a SARS-like virus.
Swine Flu: World Health Organisation raises alert level to four
The World Health Organization has raised its alert level to four - just two notches below 'pandemic' level - for the swine flu after senior health officials said that the virus could not longer contained.