Lawmaker Details Federal Reinsurance for Pandemic Business Interruption, Event Losses May 27, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has introduced the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020, a federal backstop for pandemic-related business...
Property Damage – Is It Because the Government Says It Is? May 27, 2020 By Christopher J. Boggs Property Damage: Is it “Property Damage” Just Because a Jurisdictional Order Uses the Term “Property Damage”? Some plaintiff attorneys are...
Times Square to Go Dark to Shine Light on Fight Over Business Interruption Insurance May 26, 2020 The digital billboards in New York City’s famous Times Square will go dark tonight at 9 pm ET for one...
What’s a Life Worth? America Weighs Costs, Benefits of Social Distancing May 25, 2020 By Michael Tackett We are becoming a nation of amateur actuaries, calculating the risk of restarting our lives. Can we go outside? Can...
Workers Worry Over Enforcement of Meatpacking Plant Safety Recommendations May 22, 2020 By Amy Forliti Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus have...
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Proving Not Much of a Help Thus Far May 21, 2020 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer Harnessing today’s technology to fight the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared. The...
New York Dusts Off 1918 Pandemic Playbook For Help in Making Subway Safer May 21, 2020 By Nathan Layne As in 1918, New York may use staggered work hours to keep subway safe As New York City makes plans...
Roads Are Emptier But Riskier During Coronavirus Quarantine. Fatality Rate Up 14%. May 21, 2020 As Americans have been driving less and covering fewer miles, the emptier roads have become more lethal. Preliminary data from...
States Sharing of COVID-19 Patients’ Data With First Responders Sparks Privacy Concern May 21, 2020 By Kimberlee Kruesi More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19, all with the assurance that their private...
OSHA Vows More Work Safety Inspections for Coronavirus as Businesses Reopen May 21, 2020 By Tom Hals The U.S. Labor Department will expand inspections of businesses to reduce job-site hazards related to the new coronavirus as employees...