All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 4 2020 // International insurance broker Gallagher announced the release of a Pandemic Group Insurance product, providing a comprehensive COVID-19 indemnity cover solution to the India market. For essential workers and front-line...
May 4 2020 // King of Prussia, PA, April 28, 2020 – Although physical therapy clinics are considered essential businesses, some workers’ compensation patients hesitate to start or continue physical therapy during the COVID-19...
May 4 2020 // Grange Insurance Co., based in Columbus, Ohio, and AmeriTrust Group Inc. in Southfield, Michigan, are offering relief plans to business insurance customers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Grange Insurance has launched...
May 4 2020 // The Hartford’s 2020 first-quarter numbers are yet another example of the coronavirus pandemic not yet affecting underwriting results in a major way. But net income took a big hit.First-quarter net income came in at...
May 4 2020 // Standard & Poor’s said it does not expect state legislators to succeed in their efforts to retroactively expand business interruption insurance coverage for COVID-19-related losses.The reason: An expectations of...
May 4 2020 // The employees of the state agency in charge of regulating the insurance industry in Texas might not put it this way, but in a sense, operationally at least, they have been preparing for the current health crisis brought on...
May 4 2020 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued an informational memorandum to all insurers and entities authorized to write workers’ compensation insurance providing guidance on the treatment of policyholders...
May 1 2020 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended his emergency order to Washington health insurers for 30 days, requiring them to waive copays and deductibles for any consumer requiring testing for...
May 1 2020 // The group of property/casualty insurers offering auto insurance premium discounts to recognize that insureds are driving less during the coronavirus crisis continues to grow, and now includes all major auto insurers. Most...
May 1 2020 // COVID-19 cases at a JBS meatpacking plant in Colorado have more than doubled “in a number of days” and a sixth employee died of the virus, a union official said on Thursday, underscoring the risks of U.S. meat...
May 1 2020 // Pinnacol Assurance donated nearly $2 million to an array of funds that support businesses and workers in Colorado impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Through its philanthropic giving program, Pinnacol donated the following...
May 1 2020 // Willis Towers Watson is withdrawing its 2020 guidance due to the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The broker said it will re-assess the guidance once it has a clearer understanding of the depth, duration, and...
May 1 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual meeting will be nothing like the extravaganzas of years past, but will give Warren Buffett a chance to show how resilient his cash-rich conglomerate may be to the coronavirus...
May 1 2020 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson on Friday estimated general insurance losses between $32 billion and $80 billion across key classes in the United States and UK from the novel coronavirus, surpassing claims from the...
May 1 2020 // Banks are dusting off their no-deal Brexit plans as concerns deepen that Britain and the European Union won’t agree a trade deal by December as the COVID-19 pandemic compounds fundamental disagreements over future...
May 1 2020 // Allianz SE withdrew its forecast for the year as Europe’s biggest insurer struggles with the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.Given the economic uncertainty, the board “does not assume that Allianz can...
May 1 2020 // As White House economic reopening guidance expired on Thursday after two weeks in place, half of all U.S. states forged ahead with easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses in hopes of reviving...
May 1 2020 // U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia on Thursday defended his department’s handling of workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic, saying “the cop is on the beat” in response to union criticism about...
Apr 30 2020 // Cannabis, cyber and COVID-19 – the three Cs may have more in common than meets the eye.Cannabis dispensaries, now considered essential businesses in many states, have stepped up deliveries, curbside pickups and online...
Apr 30 2020 // Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has formed a private foundation to focus on the areas of health, wellness, and safety in the workplace. It’s leading initiative, Louisiana Well...