Alaska Governor Makes New Emergency Virus Declaration November 10, 2020 Alaska’s governor has announced a new COVID-19 disaster declaration for the state that will take effect Nov. 16 and last...
COVID-19 Cases in Nursing Homes Rising in States Hit by Latest Virus Surge November 10, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Despite Trump administration efforts to erect a protective shield around nursing homes, coronavirus cases are surging within facilities in states...
Reduced Driving Turns Into Fewer Injuries and Workers’ Compensation Claims November 10, 2020 By Jim Sams The COVID-19 pandemic comes with one bright spot for workers’ compensation insurers: Fewer workers are being injured in motor vehicle...
Study Shows COVID-19 Patients at Greater Risk of Mental Health Problems November 9, 2020 By Kate Kelland Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said on Monday, after a...
Q&A: Where Drugmakers Are in the Race for COVID-19 Vaccine November 9, 2020 By Carl O'Donnell Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the...
Pro Sports Bubbles Offer Coronavirus Safety Lessons for Real World November 9, 2020 By Tim Reynolds and Stephen Whyno The NBA wants to be back in December. The NHL is aiming at games resuming in January. Baseball’s spring training...
P/C Insurers Face Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges as Pandemic Continues November 9, 2020 Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face...
EU Warns of New Wave of Consumer Scams Amid COVID Resurgence November 9, 2020 By John Chalmers The European Commission on Friday urged online platforms to gird for a fresh wave of consumer scams linked to the...
Q3 Global Commercial Insurance Pricing Rockets 20% Higher: Marsh November 6, 2020 Global commercial insurance pricing rocketed 20 percent higher on average in the 2020 third quarter, driven largely by rate hikes...
Eight Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions November 4, 2020 By David Porter Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder...