Special Coverage: COVID-19
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
Also, industry professionals discuss employees’ return to the workplace and how the most successful insurers will use artificial intelligence to the fullest.
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
Professionals also discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the auto insurance industry.
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
The insurance industry wants a government-assisted business interruption gap fix before the next pandemic hits.
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
The pandemic presented challenges for Russian insurers in terms of both the asset and the liability sides of their balance sheets. It also highlighted the increasingly important role of technology and innovation in the industry.
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus as being as transmissible as chickenpox and cautioned it could cause severe disease, the Washington Post said, citing an internal CDC document. The …
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
When setting premium prices, insurers review a would-be policyholder's credit information to assign them an insurance score. A good insurance score can ...
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened a shortage of white-collar workers in many countries, forcing companies to pay higher salaries to woo talent, a top London-based recruiter said on Tuesday [July 27]. Robert Walters – which specializes in the likes of …
Posted: Jul 30, 2021
Mississippi’s top public health official said that intensive care units are filling up in some hospitals and COVID-19 outbreaks are expanding in nursing homes as the delta variant of the virus continues to spread rapidly. “We are seeing more and …
Posted: Jul 29, 2021
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported second-quarter net income of $900 million, up 94% from the year-earlier period, driven in part by written premium and underwriting gains in commercial lines and a decrease in COVID-19-related losses.
Posted: Jul 29, 2021
Health officials in Oklahoma on July 27 urged Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue an emergency declaration that would allow for expanded care for those with COVID-19 — something the Republican has said he will not do. Such a declaration would …
Posted: Jul 29, 2021
The Biden Administration recently announced that COVID survivors who experience long-haul systems can qualify for federal disability. The post Risk & Insurance News + Notes: PartnerRe Releases Q2 Report, Long-Haul COVID Patients Qualify for Federal Disability and More appeared first on Risk &am...
Posted: Jul 29, 2021
With pay-per-mile insurance, your premium is based on the total distance you drive each month. Only a few insurers offer this coverage and it’s not...
Posted: Jul 29, 2021
The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals Monday climbed to more than 900 _ a number the state has not seen since February _ as the state sees a surge in virus cases. There were 947 COVID-19 patients in …
Posted: Jul 29, 2021
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited three El Super grocery stores in Southern California for failing to provide or delaying supplemental paid sick leave or other benefits to 95 workers impacted by COVID-19. Some of the workers were reportedly forced …
Posted: Jul 28, 2021
California farmers in high fire risk areas like San Diego County’s backcountry will now have access...
Posted: Jul 28, 2021
Projected COVID-19 workers compensation claim costs for accident years 2020 and 2021 in California are projected to be more than $1 billion, according to a report released Tuesday by the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.
Posted: Jul 28, 2021
Demand for trade credit insurance in India increased 30% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, as more businesses fear risk of payment delays and defaults due to a cash crunch spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns.
Posted: Jul 28, 2021
The number of compensable COVID-19 workers compensation indemnity claims in Florida dropped to their lowest level to date in June, according to a report released Tuesday by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Posted: Jul 28, 2021
A suburban Kansas City summer camp has been shut down after eight COVID-19 cases were reported, and hospitals were raising alarms about a rise in infected patients. The Kansas City Star reports that the camp, which was put on by …
Statistics
Global Stats
Confirmed cases
197,638,563
Reported deaths
4,218,982
Active cases
14,706,830
Recovered cases
178,712,751
U.S. Stats
Confirmed cases
35,588,314
Reported deaths
628,513
Active cases
5,332,910
Recovered cases
29,626,891
U.S. Cases by State
| State | Confirmed cases | Reported deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3,945,301 | 64,377 |
| Texas | 3,118,576 | 53,381 |
| Florida | 2,597,290 | 38,896 |
| New York | 2,207,246 | 54,226 |
| Illinois | 1,417,263 | 25,908 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,229,037 | 27,951 |
| Georgia | 1,175,845 | 21,665 |
| Ohio | 1,126,625 | 20,490 |
| North Carolina | 1,044,877 | 13,618 |
| New Jersey | 1,037,052 | 26,590 |
| Michigan | 1,008,429 | 21,165 |
| Arizona | 923,204 | 18,200 |
| Tennessee | 891,331 | 12,730 |
| Indiana | 769,875 | 13,999 |
| Massachusetts | 718,849 | 18,079 |
| Virginia | 693,206 | 11,525 |
| Wisconsin | 686,013 | 8,287 |
| Missouri | 672,586 | 10,289 |
| South Carolina | 614,912 | 9,904 |
| Minnesota | 612,001 | 7,756 |
| Alabama | 580,193 | 11,516 |
| Colorado | 573,907 | 7,202 |
| Louisiana | 536,366 | 10,968 |
| Kentucky | 481,001 | 7,327 |
| Oklahoma | 478,858 | 7,485 |
| Washington | 473,921 | 6,162 |
| Maryland | 467,961 | 9,818 |
| Utah | 431,256 | 2,450 |
| Iowa | 410,166 | 6,183 |
| Arkansas | 382,569 | 6,110 |
| Nevada | 355,091 | 5,900 |
| Connecticut | 353,844 | 8,293 |
| Mississippi | 343,505 | 7,543 |
| Kansas | 330,932 | 5,247 |
| Nebraska | 228,086 | 2,280 |
| Oregon | 218,689 | 2,855 |
| New Mexico | 210,085 | 4,408 |
| Idaho | 199,955 | 2,195 |
| West Virginia | 167,016 | 2,946 |
| Rhode Island | 154,153 | 2,739 |
| South Dakota | 125,216 | 2,043 |
| Montana | 116,143 | 1,704 |
| North Dakota | 111,486 | 1,538 |
| Delaware | 111,129 | 1,700 |
| New Hampshire | 100,554 | 1,387 |
| Alaska | 71,757 | 379 |
| Maine | 70,372 | 899 |
| Wyoming | 64,955 | 776 |
| District Of Columbia | 50,329 | 1,146 |
| Hawaii | 41,303 | 534 |
| Vermont | 24,889 | 260 |
| Puerto Rico | 145,487 | 2,578 |
| Guam | 8,541 | 143 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4,514 | 36 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 183 | 2 |
| American Samoa | 4 | 0 |
| US Military | 312,892 | 373 |
| Veteran Affairs | 274,778 | 12,727 |
| Federal Prisons | 55,188 | 244 |
| Navajo Nation | 31,351 | 1,374 |
| Grand Princess Ship | 122 | 7 |
| Wuhan Repatriated | 3 | 0 |
| Diamond Princess Ship | 46 | 0 |