The Coronavirus’ Impact on Business Interruption Coverage Is “Direct Physical Loss” Being Redefined?

Background Recent years have witnessed pandemic outbreaks of Ebola, H1N1, Avian flu and Legionnaires’ disease, and now the world is reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 (“Coronavirus disease”). Pandemics
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COVID-19: Insurance Implications

Insuralex´s exclusive member in the UK comments on the insurance implications alongside local perspectives from Insuralex network member law firms in Italy, France, Spain and Japan Life, travel and event
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Germany: Coronavirus and insurance cover

Insuralex´s exclusive member in Germany writes about the coronavirus and insurance cover.   The coronavirus is currently causing a lot of uproar. Many companies are reviewing their risks in case
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Cyber-risk and cyber-insurance (II): silent cyber, an ongoing revolution?

ABSTRACT: cyber-risk is a source of opportunity but also of uncertainty towards traditional property and civil liability insurance policies. Cyber-insurance has been born to prevent silent cyber. We analyse the
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: WHERE DO THE CLAIMS FALL?

Amazon Go Grocery, the first full ‘cashier-less’ supermarket, opened in Capitol Hill this week. With the increase in the use of Artificial Intelligence and computers carrying out roles that had
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Insuralex´s exclusive member in Chile celebrates its 135th anniversary

Insuralex´s exclusive member in Chile, Estudio Carvallo Abogados, is celebrating its 135th anniversary on 2020. The firm was established on Feb 12th 1885 when their “book of assignments” was initiated in the
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Insuralex ranked Band 1 in Insurance by Chambers and Partners

Insuralex has been again ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners in 2020. The prestigious British publication Chambers and Partners identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers
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Excusive Insuralex member in California, Bullivant Houser´s President, elected as the Vice-Chair of Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association

Insuralex exclusive member in California, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, a nationally recognized law firm with offices in Washington, Oregon, and California, announced that Loren Podwill has been elected as the
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Cyber-risk and cyber-insurance in Spain: the necessary uncertainty.

ABSTRACT: Digitalisation is an unstoppable process that changes, day by day, the framework of interaction between citizens, companies and Public Administrations. Although the digitalisation simplifies recruitment processes and boosts the market,
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2020 Parametric Insurance in Latin America: An overview

The use of parametric insurance as an alternative to traditional indemnity-based insurance has increased over the last twenty years, particularly as a mechanism for insuring against extreme weather risks. Following
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