Workers’ Compensation Numbers Indicate Strong Performance During 2020 Pandemic May 12, 2021 Because of job losses and shrinking payrolls during the pandemic recession, the workers’ compensation industry’s net written premium dropped 10%...
How Auto Insurers, Consumers Rode the Bumpy Year of Pandemic May 10, 2021 The U.S. auto insurance market experienced market disruption due to pandemic-related shopping volatility, an uptick in dangerous driving, policy renewal...
Study Links High Hispanic Death Rate From Covid-19 to Work Exposure May 6, 2021 Hispanic Americans have died of Covid-19 at a disproportionately high rate compared to whites because of workplace exposure to the...
WHO Says China’s Vaccine Prevents COVID But Questions Data on Side Effects: Reuters May 6, 2021 By Stephanie Nebehay WHO experts have voiced “very low confidence” in data provided by Chinese state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm on its COVID-19 vaccine regarding...
Biden Backs Patent Waiver for Covid-19 Vaccines May 6, 2021 By Andrea Shalal , Jeff Mason and David Lawder President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure...
Workers Refusing Covid Vaccine Could Lose Their Jobs May 5, 2021 By Sarah Kopit Texas nurse Jennifer Bridges plans to go to work on June 7, like it’s any other day. The only difference...
Rare Covid-19 Vaccine and Treatment Injury Victims Look to U.S. Fund May 4, 2021 By Susan Decker High school senior Emma Burkey received her “one and done” Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on March 20, and within...
Biden Administration Considering Intellectual Property Rights Waiver for COVID Vaccines April 28, 2021 By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal The White House is considering options for maximizing global production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines at the lowest cost, including...
Europe’s Hopes for Digital Health Passports Face Security, Fraud, Political Challenges April 26, 2021 By Douglas Busvine and Clara Laeila Laudette As Europe races to set up a digital health pass scheme to save the holiday season from the pandemic, technical...
Businesses Turned to Risk Management Technology More During Pandemic April 21, 2021 Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and public entities increased their reliance on risk management technologies, as vendors expanded their...