Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nebraska Farm Bureau: Potential Ag Losses from Pandemic – $3.7B
Jun 12 2020 // Nebraska potentially faces nearly $3.7 billion in agricultural losses from the coronavirus pandemic if economic conditions do not improve, the Nebraska Farm Bureau said. Its estimate projects revenue losses for this...
For Entertainment Insurance Specialists, Coronavirus Intermission Is Looking Long
Jun 12 2020 // The entertainment industry is prepping for its return to work after a near total shutdown from COVID-19. For the entertainment industry and the insurance brokers serving this sector, what that return to work will look is...
How Coronavirus Could Further Stress an Already-Stressed D&O Insurance Market
Jun 12 2020 // Players should expect the directors and officers insurance market to “undergo radical changes” based on 2019 results and the “unprecedented turbulence” created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
Coronavirus Survey Last Call: How Have the Pandemic and Lockdowns Affected You?
Jun 11 2020 // No matter where you work in the property/casualty insurance industry, your experience is important. How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you now? Going forward? What do you expect to change? When will you be ready to...
Coronavirus Spreading Among U.S. Fruit, Vegetable Packers Raising Concern
Jun 11 2020 // From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as “the world’s salad bowl,” outbreaks of the novel coronavirus are emerging at U.S. fruit and...
Iowa Republicans Push to Limit Coronavirus Liability
Jun 11 2020 // Iowa Republican legislators are fast-tracking a bill that would give meatpacking plants, nursing homes and other businesses broad immunity from coronavirus lawsuits despite criticism that it would also enable them to...
Senate Weighs Broad Coronavirus Liability Shield for Employers
Jun 11 2020 // Senate Republicans are drafting legislation that would let employers choose which government coronavirus safety guidelines to follow in order to be shielded from lawsuits if their customers or workers contract the virus,...
New York DFS Launches Program to Drive Innovation Post-Pandemic
Jun 10 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has launched DFS FastForward, a new program to support innovators seeking to deliver new solutions in financial services, fintech, insurtech and healthtech for New...
Global Insurers Pulled into Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis, Firmly in Uncharted Territory
Jun 10 2020 // Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal locked in spell-binding battle. Paul McCartney sharing a stage with Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift. The long-awaited 32nd Olympic Games. The list of canned crowd-thrillers that were planned...
Most in Sturgis Want Delayed Rally Due to COVID-19, Survey Finds
Jun 9 2020 // A survey by the Sturgis City Council found that most locals want the 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally postponed due to the coronavirus. The Rapid City Journal reports the city mailed 3,290 surveys to resident addresses...
Maryland Moves into Phase Two of Coronavirus Reopening Plan
Jun 9 2020 // Maryland further eased restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus by allowing businesses to reopen Friday, but some of the state’s largest jurisdictions are waiting to enter Phase 2 of the...
Nursing Homes Account for 60% of Idaho’s COVID-19 Fatalities
Jun 9 2020 // More than 60% of Idaho’s coronavirus-related deaths are among residents of long-term care facilities like nursing homes, according to numbers released by the state on Friday. The Idaho Department of Health and...
S&P Pegs Coronavirus Losses at $15-$30B. Chief Risk Officers Think That’s Low.
Jun 9 2020 // Analysts for Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings shared a view that U.S. underwriting losses from COVID-19 would fall in the $15-$30 billion range. However, risk officers speaking at a rating agency conference last...
Facing Workers Compensation Challenges During the Pandemic: NCCI
Jun 9 2020 // The COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives, families, business routines, and the economy. Today, despite an uptick in May, 21 million people are unemployed in the United States, and the workforce has dropped to 137 million....
Coronavirus Lockdowns Substantially Slowed the Pandemic, Research Says
Jun 8 2020 // New research shows that the restrictive measures taken around the world to slow the spread of the coronavirus have delivered considerable health benefits. Public health measures including social distancing and lockdowns...
As Texas Grapples with Pandemic, Officials Prepare for Hurricane Season
Jun 8 2020 // More hurricanes and tropical storms than usual could make landfall in the United States this summer, forecasters predict. That is sending Texans and officials who are increasingly facing severe weather events scrambling to...
Nevada Readies for High-Risk Fire Season Amid COVID-19
Jun 8 2020 // Fire officials preparing for a hazardous wildfire season in Nevada will be challenged by high temperatures, drought and the coronavirus. “Fire doesn’t really care that there’s a pandemic. We’re...
Risk Professionals Reassess Top Risks During Post-COVID Era
Jun 8 2020 // Reaching out to some of the same risk professionals that respond to the its “Global Risks Report” each year, the World Economic Forum announced the results of a special “COVID-19 Risk Perception...
Trade Credit Insurers Seek $60B from U.S. Towards Pandemic Payouts
Jun 8 2020 // U.S. trade credit insurers have approached the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve seeking financial backing for claims payments to support business supply chains hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, three...
Alabama Alters Hurricane Shelter Plans Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Jun 8 2020 // Shelters that open during dangerous hurricanes may look and operate differently this storm season, state emergency officials said, as the new coronavirus complicate response plans. Across the coastal United States,...
