Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How U.S. Government Will Handle COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Is Largely a Secret
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...
North Carolina Restaurant Owners, Workers Clash Over COVID Safety
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...
Can Insurance-Related Firms Compel Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccination?
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...
Indiana Lawmakers to Push for Coronavirus Liability Shield
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...
Masks Help Curb COVID-19’s Spread But May Not be Enough at Close Distances
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...
Challenges Facing Healthcare Pros on COVID Vaccine Frontlines: Q&A with Aon Experts
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...
Small Businesses, Lacking Legal Immunity, Fear COVID-19 Liability Lawsuits
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...
California COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claim Volume Trending up Again
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...
Here’s What’s In the $900 Billion COVID-19 Bill
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...
Different Federal, State Rules Confuse Employers Seeking COVID Vaccine for Workers
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...
Walgreens, CVS Lead COVID-19 Vaccination Drive for Nursing Homes
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...
Many Nations Close Borders to British Travelers over Fears of New Coronavirus Strain
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...
COVID, Economy, Social Inflation Warrant Negative Commercial Lines Outlook: A.M. Best
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...
Workers With Second Jobs May Be Factor in Nursing Home COVID Risk: Study
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...
Expansion of Workers’ Comp for COVID-19 Created Narrow Benefit in 6 States
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...
How One MGA Is Helping Nonprofits Manage a Tough COVID-19 Year
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...
NIIC Fundraising for City of Hope Persisted Through Pandemic
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,...
Sales Management & Producer Goals During COVID-19
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,...
COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews
Dec 18 2020 // From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over the Port of Beirut, 900 meters away. When the flaming warehouse exploded, the force of the blast knocked Nabiyev...
Federal Court Advances COVID-19 Business Income Suit Despite Virus Exclusion
Dec 18 2020 // A federal district court in Virginia has ruled that a spa’s COVID-19-related business income loss lawsuit can move forward despite a virus exclusion in its insurance policy. The United States District Court for the...
