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Please Place Your Masks in Upright Position. Airlines Stress Safety to Lure Passengers.

U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is improving. U.S. states are starting to reopen following stay-at-home …

MGM, Caesars, Boyd in Vegas to Participate in COVID-19 Testing Plan

The Las Vegas gaming industry will offer COVID-19 tests to employees before they return to work, the Culinary Union announced Tuesday, moving the hard-hit sector a step closer to reopening. MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Boyd Gaming Corp …

Activist Shareholder Urges Watford Holdings to Sell Itself, or Be Put Into Runoff

Capital Returns Management LLC, the fifth largest shareholder of Watford Holdings Ltd., is urging the re/insurer to sell itself or be put into runoff. In a letter to Watford’s board of directors, the activist shareholder and specialist insurance investor complained …

Generali Digitizes Art Insurance, Offering Collectors Remote Evaluation of Artworks

ARTE Generali, Generali Group’s business unit that provides art insurance to collectors, has unveiled a new app, which offers remote evaluation of artworks. In addition, ARTE Generali has set up a program to support small galleries, museums and art dealers …

Mississippi to Offer $300M in Virus Relief Grants for Small Businesses

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said last week that he expects to sign a bill to create grants for small businesses by using part the state’s coronavirus relief money. The governor’s staff was involved in negotiations that led to the bill …

West Virginia Expands State Reopenings Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday expanded his plan to lift coronavirus restrictions while acknowledging that cases will likely rise as the economy reopens. The Republican governor has added indoor malls to the growing list of businesses set to …

North Carolina Revises Workers’ Comp Premium Rules Related to COVID-19

Two new rule revisions to the North Carolina Basic Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability (NC Basic Manual) related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been approved by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) …

Work From Home Is Fine . . . For Now: Opinion

There are reasons to be optimistic about corporate America getting more comfortable with work-from-home arrangements brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Workers gain more flexibility around their working and living arrangements. Both companies and workers stand to save money by …

Pandemic Could Complicate Colorado’s Potentially Bad Fire Season

As if Southwest Colorado’s extreme drought wasn’t enough to raise concerns about a potentially destructive wildfire season, the added complications of the coronavirus have only fueled that anxiety. The COVID-19 outbreak demands people isolate as much as possible to reduce …

Report: Regulators Sat on Complaint as Virus Outbreak Grew at Iowa Plant

State safety regulators declined to inspect an Iowa pork plant after receiving a complaint alleging workers were exposed to the coronavirus in crowded conditions — a decision that critics said allowed a burgeoning outbreak to grow unabated. An April 11 …