Latest COVID-19 Headlines

All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Florida Grand Jury Finds No Criminal Activity With COVID Vaccine Development

Jan 9 2025 // TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” concerning COVID-19 vaccines did not find any evidence of criminal...

Germany’s BioNTech Settles With US Agency, UPenn Over COVID Vaccine Royalties

Dec 27 2024 // BioNTech has entered into two separate settlement agreements with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the University of Pennsylvania over the payment of royalties related to its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in...

Ruling on Field Stands: Philadelphia Eagles Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claim

Dec 16 2024 // The Philadelphia Eagles football team has lost its bid for federal court reconsideration of the dismissal of the team’s claim for insurance coverage for COVID-19 losses.The Eagles tossed a red flag in November after...

NC Supreme Court Bucks Trend, Finds COVID Caused Physical Loss to Restaurants

Dec 16 2024 // Courts across the country have overwhelmingly ruled in favor of insurance carriers in claims disputes following the government-ordered closures of businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The North Carolina Supreme Court...

Future Pandemic Could Cause $13.6 Trillion in Economic Losses Over 5 Years: Lloyd’s

Dec 11 2024 // Another human pandemic could cause economic losses of $13.6 trillion for the global economy over a five-year period, commercial insurance market Lloyd’s of London predicted.The impact would mainly be from disruption...

West Haven Gains $1 Million From Insurance for Employees’ Theft of Covid Funds

Dec 2 2024 // The Connecticut city of West Haven said it is being reimbursed more than $1 million from its insurer to cover the cost of federal pandemic relief funds stolen three years ago by two city employees.Then-state Rep. Michael...

Philadelphia Eagles Seek to Extend Covid-19 Business Insurance Bid Into Overtime

Nov 19 2024 // The Philadelphia Eagles football organization wants to force its case for Covid-19 business interruption insurance against insurer Factory Mutual Insurance Co. into overtime, arguing that its situation is unlike any other...

Michigan Jury Awards $12M to Woman Fired for Refusing to Get COVID Vaccine

Nov 12 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — A jury awarded more than $12 million Friday to a woman who lost her job at a Michigan insurance company after declining to get a COVID-19 vaccination.Much of the award — $10 million — is for punitive...

Management Liability in the Post-COVID Era – What’s Brewing Podcast (Episode 5)

Nov 4 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In this episode, John Passaro, EVP of Management Liability, discusses trends that impacted Management Liability in the post-COVID era – like PPP loans,...

Long COVID Claims Still Impact California’s Workers Comp System, Report Shows

Oct 21 2024 // The impact and surge of long-term COVID on the California workers’ compensation system since 2020 has been prevalent, including long-term impacts on disability and long-term patterns of medical cost and treatment on...

Judge Tosses Philadelphia Eagles and 76ers Covid Loss Cases

Oct 18 2024 // Two Philadelphia professional sports team have lost their appeals over denied business interruption insurance claims tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson this week dismissed lawsuits by the...

GSK Sues Moderna for Patent Infringement Over COVID, RSV Vaccines

Oct 15 2024 // British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline sued Moderna in federal court in Delaware on Tuesday, accusing its American rival of violating GSK’s patent rights in messenger RNA (mRNA) technology with its blockbuster COVID-19...

Long COVID Claims Still Impact California’s Workers Comp System, Report Shows

Oct 7 2024 // The impact and surge of long-term COVID on the California workers’ compensation system since 2020 has been prevalent, including long-term impacts on disability and long-term patterns of medical cost and treatment on...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Yanks Dentist’s COVID Insurance Coverage Win

Oct 4 2024 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has reversed lower court rulings and denied a dentist’s bid for insurance coverage for loss of use of his offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The high court concluded in a case...

US Court Declines to Dismiss Mandarin Hotel COVID-19 Claim Against Insurers

Sep 25 2024 // Insurers have failed to win dismissal of a federal COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit against them by the luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental.Judge John P. Cronan of U.S District Court in New York found that...

London’s ExCel Centre Wins Insurance Appeal Over COVID-19 Losses

Sep 6 2024 // The owners of London’s ExCel conference center on Friday won an appeal brought by insurers, including Allianz, over pandemic-related losses, which its lawyers said could help thousands of other policyholders.London...

Oklahoma Manufacturer Sued For Firing Employees Over COVID Vaccine Exemptions

Sep 3 2024 // AG Equipment Company, a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma compressor packaging manufacturer, violated federal law when it fired 10 employees for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination because of their religious beliefs or medical...

Michigan Court: Businesses Can’t Get State Compensation Over Pandemic Closures

Sep 3 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday shut the door on businesses seeking to be paid by the state for restrictions that harmed sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.The court, in a pair of 5-2 orders, let...

Michigan Golf Club Pays $440K Settlement for Alleged Fraudulent Pandemic Loan

Aug 28 2024 // RICHLAND, Mich. (AP) — A golf club in southwestern Michigan has agreed to pay $440,000 to settle allegations that it wrongly obtained a loan through a federal program during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said...

North Carolina Supreme Court Says Speedway Can Sue Over COVID Closure

Aug 27 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina racetrack, shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic, can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration...