Hiscox reports virus claims as insurers brace for Covid-19 impact

Tyler Davies

March 02, 2020 10:45 am

Coronavirus_UK_London_underground_PA_575x375_020320 — A woman seen on a tube wearing a face mask. A total of nine people in the UK are now being treated for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Doctors have warned that the London Underground could be a hotbed for the coronavirus. (Photo by S.C. Leung / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) | SOPA Images/SIPA USA/PA Images

UK insurer Hiscox said on Monday that it had received some ‘small claims’ relating to Covid-19, as credit analysts warned that the insurance sector was exposed to indirect impacts from the spread of the virus.

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