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SCOR Absorbs Impact of COVID-19 Crisis in H1 2020, Demonstrates Resilience

SCOR is demonstrating its capacity to absorb the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, both operationally and financially. SCOR has been proactive in taking immediate actions to help stop the spread of the pandemic. The Group adopted early and strict prevention measures to protect the health of its employees and has been active in regularly… Continue reading SCOR Absorbs Impact of COVID-19 Crisis in H1 2020, Demonstrates Resilience

Coronavirus Spreads Among Fruit and Vegetable Packers, Worrying U.S. Officials

High angle view of a large assortment of healthy fresh rainbow colored organic fruits and vegetables. The composition includes cabbage, carrots, onion, tomatoes, raw potato, avocado, asparagus, eggplant, celery, cucumber, broccoli, squash, lettuce, spinach, lemon, apples, pear, strawberries, papaya, mango, banana, grape fruit, oranges, kiwi fruit among others. The composition is at the left of an horizontal frame leaving useful copy space for text and/or logo at the right. High resolution 42Mp studio digital capture taken with SONY A7rII and Zeiss Batis 40mm F2.0 CF lens

From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as “the world’s salad bowl,” outbreaks of the novel coronavirus are emerging at U.S. fruit and vegetable farms and packing plants. A rising number of sick farm and packing house workers comes after thousands of meat plant employees… Continue reading Coronavirus Spreads Among Fruit and Vegetable Packers, Worrying U.S. Officials

Swiss Re Reports $225M Loss in Q1

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Swiss Re reported a net loss of USD 225 million for the first quarter of 2020, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the underwriting (USD 476 million) and investment (net USD 300 million) results. The first-quarter result was also adversely impacted by the mark-to-market valuation of Phoenix Group Holdings plc shares, which Swiss… Continue reading Swiss Re Reports $225M Loss in Q1