Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Massachusetts: First State Top Court Gives Industry a Win in Covid-19 Claims Case
Apr 21 2022 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the first state high court ruling on the question, has sided with an insurer and an insurance agency in finding that the Covid-19 losses claimed by three restaurants were not...
Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate Amid Covid Case Surge
Apr 13 2022 // Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the city’s top health official announced Monday. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10...
Bar Owners Get No Relief from Florida’s COVID Shut-Down Orders
Apr 12 2022 // Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal has affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a suit brought by bar owners in Orlando who were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Orlando Bar Group and its three...
Biden Orders Push on Long COVID, Pandemic’s Shadowy Mystery
Apr 11 2022 // Confronting the pandemic’s lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on April 5 ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and...
Denial of Restaurants’ Claim Upheld in First Covid-19 Ruling by a New York Appeals Court
Apr 11 2022 // An insurer has been upheld in its denial of coverage in a first ruling on Covid-19 business interruption insurance by a New York appellate court. The appeals court upheld a New York county court—and said it agreed with...
Smart & Final Paying for Egg Price Gouging in California During Pandemic
Apr 7 2022 // Grocery chain Smart & Final has agreed to pay $175,000 in penalties to resolve allegations that the grocer engaged in price gouging of certain organic and cage-free eggs at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Drop in Cargo Thefts Follows Spike During Pandemic Lockdowns
Apr 4 2022 // A rash of railcar thefts in the Los Angeles area may have given a different impression, but nationally the number of reported cargo thefts dropped by 15% in 2021 compared to the prior year, according to CargoNet’s...
Arizona Auto Insurance Rates Rising on Heels of COVID
Apr 4 2022 // As if spiraling gas prices weren’t enough, motorists across Arizona and the nation are paying more for auto insurance as repair costs and more crowded roads push premium rates higher. After giving customers premium...
How Talent Chiefs Led Through the Pandemic
Apr 4 2022 // For insurance leaders tasked with managing their organization’s human capital, the COVID-19 pandemic presented myriad challenges around employee safety and wellness, and transformed their workplace responsibilities...
FDA Green Lights 2nd Booster of Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna COVID Shots for Older Americans
Mar 29 2022 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a second booster dose of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines for people age 50 and older, given data showing waning immunity and the risks posed by...
Planning, the Pandemic and Price Increases
Mar 23 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Here’s valuable advice you can share with your construction clients, particularly those who require performance bonds. Although this article was written...
Arizona Auto Insurance Rates Rising on Heels of COVID
Mar 22 2022 // As if spiraling gas prices weren’t enough, motorists across Arizona and the nation are paying more for auto insurance as repair costs and more crowded roads push premium rates higher. After giving customers premium...
Drop in Cargo Thefts Follows Spike During Pandemic Lockdowns
Mar 17 2022 // A rash of railcar thefts in the Los Angeles area may have given a different impression, but nationally the number of reported cargo thefts dropped by 15% in 2021 compared to the prior year, according to CargoNet’s...
Global Drugmakers Blast Plan for COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver
Mar 16 2022 // Global drugmakers condemned on Wednesday an initiative by four World Trade Organization members to introduce an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, saying it could undermine the industry’s ability to...
China Battling Multiple Coronavirus Outbreaks; Shuts Business Hub Shenzhen
Mar 15 2022 // TAIPEI, Taiwan — China banned most people from leaving a coronavirus-hit northeastern province and mobilized military reservists Monday as the fast-spreading “stealth omicron” variant fuels the...
Managers at UK Firms Expect to Dial Back Pandemic-Era Flexible Work Arrangements
Mar 10 2022 // Many managers at UK companies expect to dial back their pandemic-era embrace of remote work and flexible arrangements once COVID-19 recedes, dampening hopes among employees that many of the changes will endure. A survey of...
4th Circuit Affirms Decision Rejecting Art Studio’s COVID-19 Claim
Mar 8 2022 // Another federal appellate court ruled Monday that a business interruption caused by COVID-19 does not amount to a physical damage or loss covered by a commercial property insurance policy. A panel of the 4th Circuit Court...
Pandemic Brought Surge in Illegal Street Racing Across U.S.
Mar 7 2022 // Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her. She is one of...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Reports 78K COVID-19 Claims
Mar 4 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) reported more than 78,000 COVID claims and 422 fatalities as of Feb. 6, 2022. DWC’s March report, “COVID-19 In The Texas...
California Cites Resort $3.3M for Failing to Rehire Workers Axed During Pandemic
Mar 4 2022 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes $3.3 million for failing to offer job positions to 53 employees laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic once the resort...
