Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pandemic Brings Shift in Younger Workers’ Views of Employee Benefits
Sep 29 2020 // The coronavirus pandemic has led to a greater emphasis on employee benefits that help people plan for unexpected life events and provide financial protection, according to a study by The Hartford. The Hartford’s...
Meat Plant Workers Being Denied Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19: Reuters
Sep 29 2020 // Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacker JBS USA’s slaughterhouse in Greeley, Colorado, the site of one of the earliest and deadliest coronavirus outbreaks at a U.S....
Executives Reassess Work-Life Balance After Experiencing Coronavirus Blues: Survey
Sep 29 2020 // Nearly eight out of 10 corporate executives have experienced poor mental health during the coronavirus crisis, prompting a number of them to re-evaluate and improve work-life balance, a survey showed on Monday. Many top...
White House Vows 150 Million Rapid COVID Tests for Schools, Seniors
Sep 29 2020 // President Donald Trump, under fire over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic, announced on Monday the federal government would ship 150 million rapid tests to U.S. states and warned an increase in positive cases is...
U.S. Pension Funds Sue Allianz After $4 Billion in Coronavirus Losses
Sep 28 2020 // Pension funds for truckers, teachers and subway workers have lodged lawsuits in the United States against Germany’s Allianz, one of the world’s top asset managers, for failing to safeguard their investments...
Report: COVID-19 Accounts for 1-in-9 California Workers’ Comp Claims in 2020
Sep 28 2020 // The California workers’ compensation COVID-19 claim count continued to grow in August, albeit at a much slower rate than in July, with new data showing that as of Sept. 21, the state had recorded 5,130 COVID-19...
Restaurant Owners Sue W.Va. Governor Over Coronavirus Bar Closures
Sep 28 2020 // The owners of 12 restaurants and bars sued the governor of West Virginia on Wednesday for indefinitely closing establishments in student-heavy Monongalia County due to the coronavirus. Gov. Jim Justice ordered bars closed...
Florida Gov Lifts Virus Restrictions On All Businesses
Sep 28 2020 // Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida on Friday, and banned local fines against people who refuse to wear masks as he seeks to reopen the state’s economy despite the...
Minnesota Hits 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Daily Case High
Sep 28 2020 // Minnesota recorded a grim milestone on Saturday as health officials reported that over 2,000 people have died from COVID-19. The state also posted an all-time high for cases reported in a day with 1,478 people testing...
Wisconsin Hits 2,817 Infections, Record for New Coronavirus Cases Reported
Sep 28 2020 // Wisconsin on Saturday hit a record for coronavirus cases reported in a single day as health officials reported 2,817 people have tested positive for the virus. The state has seen some of the nation’s fastest...
EU Strikes Low-Cost Deal With AstraZeneca to Pay COVID-19 Vaccine Claims
Sep 28 2020 // European governments will pay claims above an agreed limit against AstraZeneca over side-effects from its potential COVID-19 vaccine, under different terms to a deal struck with Sanofi, an EU official told Reuters. The...
D&O Insurers Under Pressure But Big Enough to Handle Pandemic Claims, Says Fitch
Sep 28 2020 // As claims related to the economic fallout from the pandemic emerge in the U.S. directors & officers (D&O) liability insurance segment, insurers can expect the claims to take several years to pay out and...
U.S. to Research Transmission of COVID-19 in Beef Supply Chain
Sep 28 2020 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a $1 million research project to identify how the virus that causes COVID-19 might be transmitted in the nation’s beef supply chain, from cattle on the farm to the...
Iowa Beef Plant Fine After Coronavirus Outbreak: $957
Sep 25 2020 // Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce — a $957 fine for a minor record-keeping violation. The outbreak at the Iowa Premium...
Michigan House Passes Bills Shielding Employers from Virus Lawsuits
Sep 25 2020 // A divided Michigan House voted on Sept. 23 to shield health providers and businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits filed by patients, employees or customers, advancing bills that majority Republicans said would give...
Lloyd’s CEO Neal Sees Appeal of COVID Business Insurance Ruling Coming
Sep 25 2020 // Lloyd’s of London Chief Executive John Neal said on Thursday he expected a London judgment, which ordered some insurers to compensate struggling businesses for losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, to be...
Oregon Businesses Threatening to Sue Over Virus Restrictions
Sep 24 2020 // Several Oregon businesses have threatened a class action lawsuit against the state over COVID-19 restrictions implemented by Gov. Kate Brown to slow the pandemic. A lawyer representing the businesses argues that Oregon...
For Carnival Cruise Lines, 1920 ‘Death on the High Seas Act’ Curbs Coronavirus Damages
Sep 23 2020 // Carnival Corp. is poised to dramatically curb monetary damages for passengers killed by the coronavirus under the latest court decision to side with the company. If a ruling Monday by a Los Angeles federal judge is...
2 Reasons COVID-19 Legislation is the Wrong Solution
Sep 23 2020 // Back in March and April, I gave two webinars on COVID-19 for the Academy of Insurance. If you haven’t had a chance to take those, click here to get the Academy of Insurance COVID-19 related classes. One of the topics...
Confident Russia Vows to Shoulder Some of the Legal Liability of Its COVID-19 Vaccine
Sep 23 2020 // Russia is so confident in its COVID-19 vaccine that it will shoulder some of the legal liability should anything go wrong, rather than requiring buyers to take on the full risk, the head of the state fund bankrolling the...
