News

East

• Maryland P/C Insurance Consumers to Receive More Than $250M in Premium Relief
• Retaliation Claim Against Delaware Law Firm Over Softball Injury Nixed
• Zurich North America Brings Apprenticeship Program to New York City

National

• Workers Worry Over Enforcement of Meatpacking Plant Safety Recommendations
• Not All Homes in Wildfire Zones Are Uninsurable. Here’s How Insurers Can Tell.
• Insurers, Agents Propose Pandemic Business Relief Plan; Plaintiffs Offer BIG Compromise
• Some of Hand Sanitizer Purell’s Claims Called Misleading, Draw Lawsuits
• SelectQuote Raises $350M in IPO; Shares Jump 40% in Market Debut
• Federal Coronavirus Business Interruption Suits Now Top 100; Many More Expected

International

• French Court Orders AXA to Pay Restaurant’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses; AXA Vows to Appeal
• Coalition Launches Cyber Insurance and Security Coverage in Canada
• AIR Worldwide Estimates Global COVID-19 Deaths Could Reach 644,000 During June
• Australia Clamps Down on Litigation Funders Following Surge in Class Action Lawsuits
• Update: Airbus A320 Jet Crashes in Pakistan with 99 People on Board
• Brazil Reinsurer IRB Eyes Purchase of Foreign Competitors’ Portfolios: Sources