Mediating in a Social Distancing Environment

Life as we know it changed in January of this year upon confirmation that the Coronavirus had reached the US. As of this writing the United States has seen at
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Paycheck Protection Program An Economic Lifeline During an Unprecedented Crisis

The U.S. Treasury Department released new implementation guidance on April 6, 2020 regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including changes to interpretations for loan amount calculation. Additionally, the new guidance
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The Math Just Got More Complicated

California Insurance Commissioner Suspends All Statutory and Contractual Deadlines For 90 Days After the Termination of State of Emergency California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has suspended all statutory and contractual
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2020: Taxation on reinsurance premiums in Latin America

The world’s main reinsurance markets typically provide its services on a  cross-border basis for Latin American based cedants, considering that the reinsuring capacity within the region is limited, in comparison
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Does Time Stand Still? The Procedural Implications of COVID-19 in Washington, Oregon, and California

Insuralex´s exclusive member in California explains procedural implicatons of COVID-19 in Washington, Oregon and California The Procedural Implications of COVID-19 in Washington, Oregon, and California The judiciary tends to lag
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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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