News

East

• Coalition Hires Weryk in New York as Head of Business Development
• Ten-Year-Old Charged with Arson in Maryland Garage Fire Causing $14K in Damage
• Former Owner of Cleaning Company Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud

National

• Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in Pandemic
• Amazon to Pilot Primary Care Health Centers for Employees Near Its Fulfillment Facilities
• Axis Adds Swiss Re, NAS and Hiscox Veterans to U.S. Cyber Insurance Team
• Second Wave of Coronavirus Lockdowns Could Weaken Insurers’ Capital Buffers: S&P
• W.R. Berkley Estimates $85 Million in Q2 COVID Catastrophe Losses
• Travelers Expects Q2 Loss From Storms, Civil Unrest, Investments; Modest COVID Impact
• Fed Warns Climate, COVID Worsen Western States’ Economic Risk From Wildfires
• U.S. Pressures Insurers, Certifiers, Shippers in Enforcing Tougher Sanctions on Venezuela

International

• Second Wave of Coronavirus Lockdowns Could Weaken Insurers’ Capital Buffers: S&P
• Aon Appoints Tunnicliffe as UK Chairman for Global & Specialty Business
• Face Masks Will Be Mandatory in English Shops as PM Johnson Responds to Pressure
• Just One-Quarter of UK Firms Are Prepared for End-of-Year Brexit Transition: Survey
• Russia Requires Firms to Develop Financial/Insurance Contingency Plans for Oil Spills
• UK Plans to Spend $6.6 Billion on Building Flood Defenses Through 2027