Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Visits to Florida Nursing Homes Restricted Amidst Coronavirus Spread
Mar 13 2020 // Gov. Ron DeSantis placed limits Wednesday on who can can visit Florida’s nursing homes and other assisted living facilities, bidding to protect the state’s sizeable and vulnerable elderly population from the...
Coronavirus Work-from-Home Response May Expand Cyber Risk
Mar 13 2020 // As U.S. employers ask employees to work from home to avoid exposure to coronavirus, they may be exposing themselves to another kind of risk: Cyberattacks. Aon recently issued an advisory cautioning employers to take steps...
Booming Cannabis Conference Business Isn’t Immune to Coronavirus Fears
Mar 12 2020 // Cannabis has been touted as a therapy for just about everything from anxiety to cancer, but even the well-affirmed feel-good effects of the now broadly legalized drug aren’t immune to the caustic impact of an...
North Carolina Governor Declares Emergency to Combat Virus
Mar 12 2020 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state emergency Tuesday due to the coronavirus and his administration urged people over age 65 and medically fragile residents to avoid large gatherings. Meanwhile, Duke University...
Coronavirus Cases in at Least 10 Washington Nursing Homes
Mar 12 2020 // At least 10 long-term care facilities in the Seattle area have reported COVID-19 cases, with deaths at three of them _ a worrying development as health officials have cautioned that the elderly and those with underlying...
California Governor Warns of More Restrictions to Stop Virus
Mar 12 2020 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged the state’s nearly 40 million residents to avoid sporting events, concerts and large gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and adamantly warned the elderly to stay...
Lloyd’s to Shut London Building for Coronavirus Stress-Test – But Trading Will Continue
Mar 12 2020 // Lloyd’s is shutting its London underwriting room at 1 Lime Street for one day for a contingency planning exercise in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Starting at midnight tonight and for 24 hours, Lloyd’s...
Governor Murphy Waives Fees for COVID-19 Testing for Some New Jersey Residents
Mar 12 2020 // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said Tuesday the state will waive fees for COVID-19 testing for more than 2 million residents on certain health plans. The waivers apply to residents with health insurance through their jobs...
China Non-Life Insurers See Big Drop in Car Accident Claims in Coronavirus Silver Lining
Mar 12 2020 // Chinese non-life insurers are discovering a silver lining to the cloud spreading over China’s economic performance from the coronavirus outbreak – a sharp drop in car accident claims. Beijing’s efforts to...
Insurers Face Big Investment Losses, Trade Credit Claims from Coronavirus Crisis
Mar 12 2020 // Having initially brushed off the potential impact from coronavirus-linked claims, global insurers are waking up to the prospect of a double whammy – a sharp rise in payouts at a time of big investment losses. Because...
Coronavirus Likely to Trigger Pandemic Bond Payouts to Poor Countries
Mar 11 2020 // The severity of the global coronavirus epidemic has reached levels almost certain to trigger a financial instrument sold by the World Bank to raise money for developing countries in a pandemic. The bonds, which were sold...
Small Businesses in Seattle Pinched as Virus Keeps Workers Home
Mar 11 2020 // The coronavirus outbreak has largely emptied Seattle’s usually busy downtown streets after Amazon and other companies told tens of thousands of people to work from home. That means far fewer customers for...
COVID-19 Emergency Regulations for Health Carriers Approved in Maryland
Mar 11 2020 // The Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review has approved emergency regulations for all health carriers regulated by the Maryland Insurance Administration...
Florida Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus
Mar 11 2020 // Swift-moving developments over the new coronavirus ricocheted across Florida’s Capitol as Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Monday and lawmakers disrupted their legislative session so crews in surgical...
Governor Cuomo Announces More Than 100 Coronavirus Cases in New York State
Mar 10 2020 // The number of coronavirus cases in New York state rose Sunday to more than 100, an expected increase Gov. Andrew Cuomo predicts will continue as more testing is done. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that the...
Private Equity Firm KKR Shuts London Offices on Employee Diagnosis of Coronavirus
Mar 10 2020 // Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc. said late on Monday an employee in its London office had tested positive for coronavirus, and that it would temporarily close both its London offices to have them sanitized. “Our...
Brazil Insurer Caixa Seguridade Postpones IPO on Coronavirus Worries: Sources
Mar 10 2020 // Brazilian insurer Caixa Seguridade SA decided on Monday to cancel its initial public offering, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, amid concerns about the new coronavirus and plunging oil prices. Controlling...
Couple Suing Princess Cruise Line Over Coronavirus Claims Improper Screening
Mar 10 2020 // A Florida couple who was aboard the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess ocean liner has sued the ship’s owner for more than $1 million, claiming the company put profits over safety and did not have proper screening...
U.S. Says 7 Firms Falsely Claiming Products Treat COVID-19
Mar 9 2020 // The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have warned seven companies for allegedly selling unapproved products that may violate federal law by making deceptive or scientifically unsupported...
‘Cancel for Any Reason’ Travel Policies Offered in New York as Coronavirus Spreads
Mar 9 2020 // Six global and national insurance companies have agreed to offer ‘cancel for any reason’ travel policies in New York state after Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday confirmed 11 additional cases of COVID-19,...
