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The Hartford to restrict insurance coverage for fossil fuel companies

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 Marc

Fossil fuel companies - Factory

The major insurer has announced its intention to limit available protection, citing climate change concerns. The Hartford major insurance company revealed that it will be limiting the coverage it sells to fossil fuel companies. The insurer cited concerns about climate change to explain its decision to restrict coverage. Among the new limitations, the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. revealed it won’t cover businesses that earn more than a quarter of their revenue as fossil fuel companies. This includes coal mining earnings or energy production with coal as a fuel source.…

Insurance industry legal costs exploding as US juries increasingly side with plaintiffs

November 26, 2019November 24, 2019 Nordstrom

Insurance industry legal costs - american dollars

Insurers from around the world are expected to face legal expenses topping $200 billion. United states jury payouts are sending global insurance industry legal costs skyward. Insurer execs face a rising fear from the size and frequency of awards jurors are requiring the firms to pay out to plaintiffs. Payouts insurance companies must pay to lawsuit plaintiffs are starting to pose a threat to the industry. The trend is being called “social inflation” as juries demand more frequent and generous payouts that insurers must cover for cases ranging from tainted…

Why your customers will demand personal chef insurance before hiring you

November 18, 2019November 17, 2019 Marc

personal chef insurance - chef - restaurant

It’s important for these culinary pros to learn that the best clients will require coverage. Personal chef insurance is among the first things you should purchase before cooking a professional meal for another person. There are many reasons that this coverage should be considered a foundation component to your business. This protection starts with liability insurance but expands beyond that depending on your services. The main issue is simply that chefs are people, too. Mistakes happen. Regardless of the care taken to avoid the mistakes, the training and experience they…

Janitorial insurance provides cleaning businesses affordable and necessary coverage

November 11, 2019November 10, 2019 Logan B.

Janitorial Insurance - Industrial - Woman Worker

This coverage is designed to protect against the unique risks faced by this type of business. When you have a home or office cleaning business, janitorial insurance is among the first things you’ll need to investigate as you get started. This coverage is a group of different policies that are packaged together for anything from residential maid services to commercial cleaning businesses. The risks you need to cover depend on the type of cleaning services your company provides. Depending on the size of your business and the nature of the…

Nationwide announces the launch of a new digital insurance platform

October 9, 2019October 8, 2019 Nordstrom

Digital insurance platform - Woman using smartphone and laptop

The insurer has made the move in order to respond to a rising trend of consumer digital expectations. Nationwide has announced the launch of a new digital insurance platform. This has been a long awaited move by the company, which is responding to the growing need for digital options from a new generation of consumers. The new digital platform is called Spire, and it will officially launch before this year is complete. The Fortune 100 giant, based in Columbus, Ohio intends to make its digital insurance platform available to its…