Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How COVID Impacts Insurance in Unforeseen Ways
May 3 2021 // Having recently marked the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like an opportune time to consider how the pandemic has impacted the insurance industry. While business interruption (BI) lawsuits...
Returning to Work After COVID Workers’ Comp in a Post-COVID World
May 3 2021 // As the U.S. economy tumbled in March 2020 at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic millions of people were forced to leave their jobs. A year later, U.S. unemployment is at 6% in March 2021, down from 6.2% in February....
Committee Votes Down Missouri Bill to Block COVID-19 Lawsuits
Apr 30 2021 // A Missouri bill to shield businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits has failed in committee, casting doubt on its chances of passing this year. A House committee voted the Senate bill down on April 26. The proposal was...
Pennsylvania Regulator Asks Insurers To Assess Pandemic’s Impact in Rate Filings
Apr 30 2021 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has issued guidance for property/casualty insurers in the state to continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in rate filings. “Much has changed since the start of...
Fairfax Commits $5 Million for COVID-19 Relief in India
Apr 28 2021 // Fairfax Financial Holdings announced that it has made a commitment of US$5 million (approximately INR 37 crore) to fund initiatives to assist India with the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and the country’s urgent...
Biden Administration Considering Intellectual Property Rights Waiver for COVID Vaccines
Apr 28 2021 // The White House is considering options for maximizing global production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines at the lowest cost, including backing a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights, but no decision has been...
N.D. Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Protection Bill
Apr 27 2021 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on April 23 signed legislation that creates liability protections to shield health care providers, businesses and others from frivolous claims related to exposure to COVID-19. House Bill 1175...
Minnesota Nursing Home Fined $27K After Employee’s Coronavirus Death
Apr 27 2021 // A suburban Minneapolis nursing home has paid the state’s largest fine for a coronavirus-related safety violation after an employee contracted COVID-19 and died. State Labor Department inspection files show Sholom...
Are Brokers in for a Tsunami of Pandemic- Related E&O Claims in 2021?
Apr 27 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Worldwide Facilities, an Amwins Company. In November 2020, attendees of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s first-ever virtual conference warned insurance...
COVID Liability Protection Bill for Businesses, Other Groups Heads to Governor
Apr 26 2021 // The South Carolina House is sending a bill preventing people with COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups to the governor’s desk. The proposal protects businesses as long as they follow guidelines to protect...
No Delays Found in Medical Care for Workers’ Compensation Claimants During COVID
Apr 26 2021 // Despite potential obstacles posed by the coronavirus pandemic, injured workers experienced no meaningful delays in access to medical treatment under their employers’ workers’ compensation programs during the...
Pet Insurance Outshines Travel, Other Inland Marine Coverages Cut by COVID: AM Best
Apr 23 2021 // The U.S. inland marine insurance segment experienced a “significant downturn in profitability” in 2020, with its loss ratio deteriorating by nearly 16 percentage points amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
South Carolina Gov, Business Groups Push for COVID Liability Protection
Apr 22 2021 // South Carolina’s governor is pushing state lawmakers to approve a bill that would prevent people who contract COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups that have followed federal and state health guidelines. In...
Workplace Safety Regulator Warns Of COVID-19 Hazards Inside Iowa Capitol
Apr 21 2021 // A top workplace safety regulator warned the Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature that conditions inside the state Capitol are hazardous and may be exposing workers to the coronavirus, according to documents released...
Charting COVID: 1 Year In!
Apr 21 2021 // On March 20,2020, I began tracking COVID – specifically the daily numbers of new cases, deaths and recoveries. I undertook this task for several reasons: I enjoy data, I wasn’t going anywhere for a while, but more...
COVID-19 Experiences Show Need for Employment Practices Insurance
Apr 21 2021 // As soon as the first community was shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus or the first announcement of a safer at home order by a governor, some of us saw the storm of suits coming related to the loss of business...
Businesses Turned to Risk Management Technology More During Pandemic
Apr 21 2021 // Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and public entities increased their reliance on risk management technologies, as vendors expanded their offerings to meet their needs. A survey of 1,100 risk professionals found...
P/C Insurers Returned $13B in Premiums Due to COVID-19 Reduced Exposures
Apr 21 2021 // U.S. property/casualty insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums to policyholders in 2020 to reflect reduced exposures from the COVID-19 pandemic. Auto insurers returned premium in the greatest numbers, though...
J&J to Resume Shipments of COVID-19 Vaccine to EU with Safety Warning
Apr 21 2021 // Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after the region’s medical regulator said the benefits of the shot outweigh the risk of very rare, potentially lethal...
Jabs on the Job: Companies, Unions Offering COVID-19 Vaccines
Apr 21 2021 // Marie Watson wanted to be among the first in line when she and other essential workers became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine — and with good reason. The maintenance parts buyer for a Mission Foods tortilla plant in...
