Dr. Robert Hartwig was featured in AM Best TV's newsletter with Robert Gordon, senior vice president of APCIA, to discuss their white paper on pandemic economic losses amid plunging demand for services. Click here to watch the video featuring Dr. Hartwig, and click here to view … [Read more...] about AM Best TV 10/28/2021- APCIA: Insurers Should Not Be Liable for Pandemic BI Losses, Now or Ever
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AAIS News 10/13/2021- Bob Hartwig Sheds Light On COVID-19, Climate Change, Cyber Risk & More
The AAIS Pulse newsmagazine featured Robert Hartwig speaking with AAIS CEO Ed Kelly on a variety of topics facing the industry today including COVID-19, climate change, cyber risk, year-end financials and more. Watch the interview here. … [Read more...] about AAIS News 10/13/2021- Bob Hartwig Sheds Light On COVID-19, Climate Change, Cyber Risk & More
Claims Journal 7/27/2021- Ruling May Portend Bitter End for COVID Business Interruption Claimants
Claims Journal's recent article on a court ruling that dismissed a dental practice’s COVID-19 business interruption claim proposes that this may be the beginning of the end for arguments that income lost because of COVID-19 government shutdowns should be recovered through … [Read more...] about Claims Journal 7/27/2021- Ruling May Portend Bitter End for COVID Business Interruption Claimants
Senator Tim Scott’s Website 7/22/2021- Ranking Member Scott Leads Senate Hearing on Potential Frameworks to Address Future Pandemic Risk
United States Senator Tim Scott led a hearing of the Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to receive relevant perspectives on potential ways to manage financial losses that may arise from future … [Read more...] about Senator Tim Scott’s Website 7/22/2021- Ranking Member Scott Leads Senate Hearing on Potential Frameworks to Address Future Pandemic Risk
NAMIC Insurance Uncovered Podcast 3/10/2021- COVID-19 One Year Later
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) podcast invited Dr. Robert Hartwig to share how COVID-19 has impacted the insurance industry and the challenges the that lie ahead for the industry. Listen to the podcast here. … [Read more...] about NAMIC Insurance Uncovered Podcast 3/10/2021- COVID-19 One Year Later
The Post and Courier 12/14/2020- US health care costs are trending down in 2020, but that’s not necessarily a good thing
Health care spending appears to be about 2 percent lower this year than last, which is the first decrease in health care spending since data first became available in the 1960s. While this may seem positive because health care costs in the U.S. are extremely high, the reasons … [Read more...] about The Post and Courier 12/14/2020- US health care costs are trending down in 2020, but that’s not necessarily a good thing
Insurance Journal 11/4/2020- Despite Challenges, New Year Will Bring Strong, Stable Industry: Hartwig
Dr. Robert Hartwig wrote an article titled, "Despite Challenges, New Year Will Bring Strong, Stable Industry," that was published by Insurance Journal. The insurance industry has been able to remain stable despite unprecedented challenges and uncertainty. This bodes well for the … [Read more...] about Insurance Journal 11/4/2020- Despite Challenges, New Year Will Bring Strong, Stable Industry: Hartwig
CBS News 9/21/2020- Companies say insurance companies are stiffing them over coronavirus losses
Roughly 1,100 lawsuits have been filed against insurance companies since the start of the pandemic. Most of these suits involve business continuity or business interruption disputes. So far, the majority of judges have sided with insurance companies. Dr. Robert Hartwig says, … [Read more...] about CBS News 9/21/2020- Companies say insurance companies are stiffing them over coronavirus losses
“Insurance for Economic Losses Caused by Pandemics” by Robert Hartwig, Greg Niehaus and Joseph Qiu
Dr. Robert Hartwig, Dr. Gregory Niehaus, and Dr. Joseph Qiu collaborated on a paper titled, "Insurance for Economic Losses Caused by Pandemics," that has been accepted for publication in the Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, which will be released in October. The paper examines … [Read more...] about “Insurance for Economic Losses Caused by Pandemics” by Robert Hartwig, Greg Niehaus and Joseph Qiu
A.M. Best TV Panel 8/26/2020- An Industry Transformed: Defending Relevancy
Dr. Robert Hartwig was featured on A.M. Best's TV panel about the global pandemic's impact on the insurance industry's present and future relevancy. He sat alongside Neil Sprackling the Managing Director at Swiss Re, Pina Albo the Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Insurance … [Read more...] about A.M. Best TV Panel 8/26/2020- An Industry Transformed: Defending Relevancy