From Free Coverage to Medical Masks. P/C Insurers Deliver Some Good News. March 30, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson While the property/casualty insurance industry is fighting attempts to force it to pay for the huge business income losses that...
New York Court Rules Gig Drivers Are Employees Eligible for Unemployment Benefits March 27, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Drivers for the online food delivery service Postmates Inc. are employees who are eligible for state unemployment insurance, New York’s...
What State Insurance Regulators Have Asked of P/C Insurers to Address Coronavirus March 25, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane and Andrew G. Simpson As state insurance regulators monitor and respond to the coronavirus impact on insurance, property/casualty insurers are calling on them to...
Insurance Makes ‘Essential Business’ List for States Restricting Commerce Due to Virus March 24, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance industry professionals might take some pride in knowing that they are considered essential. In states where only essential businesses...
Ransomware Attacks, Funds Demanded Soared in 2019: Beazley March 24, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The number of ransomware attack notifications against insurance clients increased by 131 percent in 2019 and the funds demanded by...
Pressure Builds on Insurers to Be Part of Coronavirus Business Solution March 20, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson While legislators in Washington and states try to fashion financial relief for businesses interrupted by the public health actions related...
Investor Suit Alleges Pharma Company Made False Claim of COVID-19 Vaccine March 18, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Pennsylvania-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals is the target of a planned class action lawsuit alleging it falsely claimed it has developed a...
Study Finds Bias Against Job Candidates Motivated by Pay, Benefits March 18, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson People with work they are passionate about say it doesn’t even feel like a job. But that doesn’t have to...
U.S. Cybersecurity Report Calls for Major Government Role in Cyber Insurance March 11, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A major government report on cybersecurity that warns the nation is seriously underprepared for cyber attacks calls for the creation...
Handshakes, Buffets Out. Otherwise It’s Insurance Conferences-as-Usual Amid Coronavirus. March 3, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and...