All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 30 2020 // It took playing games on all seven days of the week, a wide receiver starting at quarterback, numerous schedule changes and constant revisions to health and safety protocols for the NFL to reach Week 17 on...
Dec 29 2020 // A state-run veterans’ home in Pennsylvania heavily criticized for its handling of a coronavirus outbreak inside its walls drew a federal wrongful death lawsuit, filed by family members of five residents who died of...
Dec 29 2020 // Lost in the U.S. launch of the coronavirus vaccine is a fact most don’t know when they roll up their sleeves: In rare cases of serious illness from the shots, the injured are blocked from suing and steered instead to...
Dec 28 2020 // Restaurant owners, who have seen their capacity and hours limited by government entities, are struggling to keep the doors open, while their staff, often in a very public-facing position, try to stay both employed and...
Dec 28 2020 // The long-awaited and highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine is here. The first to arrive on the scene, from Pfizer-BioNTech, received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration several days ago. On the...
Dec 23 2020 // Indiana’s governor and legislative leaders are lining up in favor of giving a legal shield to businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits when the General Assembly returns to action next month.Supporters argue the liability...
Dec 23 2020 // Simply wearing a face mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing.In a new project Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers tested how five different types of mask materials...
Dec 23 2020 // Is the U.S. healthcare industry prepared to shoulder the massive responsibility of administering an estimated 300 million COVID-19 vaccinations?Healthcare professionals will face challenges, according to experts at...
Dec 22 2020 // Plans for a lawsuit against a Maine venue that hosted what became a “superspreader” wedding reception underscore the liability risks to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic and an uphill push by...
Dec 22 2020 // California workers’ comp COVID-19 monthly claim volume, which fell sharply in August and September, is now trending up again, climbing 9.0% in October, then more than doubling in November, according to a California...
Dec 22 2020 // U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, with votes on...
Dec 22 2020 // U.S. companies and industry groups trying to move their workers to the front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine remain confused about conflicting state and local guidelines on how shots will be administered and to which...
Dec 21 2020 // The U.S. government and two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home residents against COVID-19 on Monday, a week after the first vaccines authorized in the...
Dec 21 2020 // DOVER, England – A slew of countries closed their borders to Britain on Monday over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, heightening global panic, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of UK food...
Dec 21 2020 // U.S. commercial lines insurers will continue to be tarnished by an A.M. Best negative outlook, thanks to COVID-19 economic uncertainty, social inflation and other challenges.A.M. Best first revised its outlook for the...
Dec 21 2020 // Nurses and other long-term care workers in nursing homes who hold multiple jobs may be one of the factors contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in these facilities.According to a new study published in Medical Care...
Dec 21 2020 // While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers’ compensation benefits for employees who contract COVID-19, many of those directives are creating new exposure for only a...
Dec 21 2020 // When he started building Convelo Insurance Group, founder and CEO Josh Lamberg likely never imagined that the managing general agency (MGA) would be just about two years old when a pandemic hit.“This is the most...
Dec 21 2020 // Among the things that have become difficult in a year that has been marred by COVID-19, one key problem would seem to be fundraising, since in-person events have been quashed and the economy has been in the dumps.Overall,...
Dec 21 2020 // Every insurance agency client we have today is seeing producers struggling with new production because of COVID-19 restrictions. They are used to cold calling and getting in front of prospects and that has been difficult,...