April 29, 2020
After two passengers on their luxury cruise tested positive for Covid-19 in March, Emilio and Barbara Hernandez were so frantic to get off the ship, they wrote a note to the captain. The Costa Luminosa sailed on with them still …
April 29, 2020
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered meat-processing plants to stay open to protect the food supply in the United States, despite concerns about coronavirus outbreaks, drawing a backlash from unions that said at-risk workers required more protection. With concerns about …
April 29, 2020
Bayer said the economic downturn and the need to preserve cash means it is taking a tougher stance in talks to settle claims over accusations that its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer, even as its earnings rose. The pandemic has significantly …
April 29, 2020
Most of Tennessee’s restaurants were given the green light to allow dine-in service once again Monday as part of Gov. Bill Lee’s directive to begin reopening the state’s economy that had been largely closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19. …
April 29, 2020
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has extended an order issued last month to the insurance industry requesting that insurers defer policyholder payments for an additional 30 days, beginning April 27. The original order, issued March 27 and amended on …
April 28, 2020
Global insurer Liberty Mutual said the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have the most impact on its first quarter investment portfolio results, with its business in trade credit, general liability, workers compensation, and event cancellation coverage among the lines most …
April 28, 2020
Insurance agency Brown & Brown saw revenues and net income increase in the first quarter, even after accounting for expected lower revenues on existing employee benefits and workers’ compensation policies and other potential effects from the coronavirus crisis. Revenues increased …
April 28, 2020
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asserted on Sunday that parts of the state are now “on the other side” of the coronavirus outbreak, and said he would soon announce whether he would lift edicts that shuttered much of the state’s economy …
April 28, 2020
The city of Nashville will settle a lawsuit with the family of one of four victims shot to death inside of a Waffle House restaurant. The Metro Council voted April 21 to approve a $35,000 payment to the family of …
April 28, 2020
A three-year analysis National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) of insurance claims associated with hailstorms in the United States shows Texas once again leads all states in hail claims by a wide margin. NICB’s report is based on a review of …