All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 24 2020 // More than 5,000 U.S. meat and food-processing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus, and 13 have died, the country’s largest meatpacking union said on Thursday.The statistics reflect how...
Apr 23 2020 // The state of Missouri filed a lawsuit on April 21 against the Chinese government over the coronavirus, alleging that nation’s officials are to blame for the global pandemic.The lawsuit, filed in federal court by the...
Apr 23 2020 // Shana Stodolski has been appointed assistant vice president, Cyber, for Brit Global Specialty USA. She will be based in Glastonbury, Conn. and be responsible for supporting the growth and underwriting of cyber insurance...
Apr 23 2020 // More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic had passed, but California’s governor held firm to sweeping...
Apr 23 2020 // Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said the administration will look at limiting liability for businesses over the spread of the coronavirus.“I think liability reforms and safeguards are going to be a very...
Apr 23 2020 // Tyson Foods Inc. plans to indefinitely suspend operations at its largest pork plant in the United States to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the company said on Wednesday.It said the Waterloo, Iowa plant had...
Apr 23 2020 // New York state brought civil charges on Tuesday accusing Mallinckrodt Plc of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, leading to medically unnecessary prescriptions.Governor Andrew...
Apr 23 2020 // China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd.”Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the legal action has “no...
Apr 23 2020 // A handful of mostly southern U.S. states will begin loosening economic restrictions this week in the midst of a still virulent pandemic, providing a live-fire test of whether America’s communities can start to reopen...
Apr 23 2020 // During an earnings conference call Tuesday, the leader of Travelers insurance alerted listeners to the possibility that frivolous lawsuits by plaintiffs lawyers could slow down the economic recovery from COVID-19...
Apr 22 2020 // COVID-19 has majorly disrupted the global economy, and while many business sectors are subjected to temporary shutdowns or bare minimum operations, the insurance industry is racing forward while confronting unprecedented...
Apr 22 2020 // In view of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the associated uncertainties surrounding both the claims development and the capital market environment, Hannover Re and its parent company, Talanx, have withdrawn their profit...
Apr 21 2020 // Almost all U.S. companies are likely to include in their quarterly filings broad statements on risks the ongoing coronavirus pandemic poses to their businesses. Should they be disclosing more?Smithfield Foods Inc., the...
Apr 21 2020 // A Minnesota dentist, an Ohio bridal shop and a New York pizzeria are among six small businesses that are the latest to sue insurers seeking compensation for business interruption claims due to the coronavirus crisis.The...
Apr 21 2020 // Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a 25% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and warned that potential claims tied to compensation coverage for furloughed and laid-off employees would hit results...
Apr 21 2020 // Nuclear power plants can now implement longer shifts for workers and delay some inspections, raising concerns that as the coronavirus pandemic upends basic operations the industry may be bending the rules too far.The...
Apr 21 2020 // Major U.S. business lobbying groups are asking Congress to pass measures that would protect companies large and small from coronavirus-related lawsuits when states start to lift pandemic restrictions and businesses begin...
Apr 21 2020 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John F. King has been on the front lines during times of crisis for the United States for most of his career. A former Georgia police chief and current Major General in the U.S. Army National...
Apr 20 2020 // The stars of the “Diesel Brothers” reality TV show are appealing a federal court ruling requiring them to pay $848,000 to the U.S. government and a Utah county over pollution law violations.U.S. District Judge...
Apr 20 2020 // First, it was bars, restaurants, hotels. And clothing stores, movie theaters, entertainment venues. And countless small businesses, from bookstores to barber shops.Now, the record-setting flood of layoffs unleashed by the...