Special Coverage: COVID-19

Insurance Ecosystems: Navigating an Unfamiliar World

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Insurance Ecosystems: Navigating an Unfamiliar World Ecosystems ITL Editorial Team Thu, 08/14/2025 - 16:06 Traditional auto insurance models crumble as ecosystem partners must collaborate to navigate a rapidly changing market....

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Midwest Healthcare Company to Pay $1M in COVID Vaccine Mandate Case

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Mercyhealth, a health care system operating hospitals and clinics in Illinois and Wisconsin, agreed to pay more than $1 million in monetary relief to a class of employees and has offered to reinstate employees that it terminated for refusing to …

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CDC Shooter Believed COVID Vaccine Made Him Suicidal, Father Tells Police

Posted: Aug 12, 2025

A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds into the sprawling complex and killing a police officer, had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal, …

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Illinois Hospital Sued for Religious and Disability Discrimination

Posted: Aug 07, 2025

Silver Cross Hospital, based in New Lenox, Illinois, violated federal law when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to employees who requested to be exempt from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine because of religious and disability reasons, the U.S. Equal …

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Mayo Clinic Sued for Allegedly Forcing Security Guard to Get Vaccination

Posted: Aug 05, 2025

The Mayo Clinic violated federal law when it refused to grant a security guard’s request for a reasonable religious accommodation to its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, and instead threatened to fire the employee, effectively forcing him to receive the vaccine …

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Pennsylvania Court Affirms Workers’ Comp Eligibility for Nurse Terminated Over Vaccine Refusal

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that a nurse fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccination is still entitled to workers' compensation benefits for a prior injury, clarifying the intersection of workplace vaccine mandates and post-injury terminations for insurers and employers. The post Penns...

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Extreme Weather Could Cause 5% Drop in Euro Zone GDP, Bank Watchdogs Find

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding and wildfires could wipe as much off euro zone GDP in the next five years as the global financial crisis or the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior European Central Bank official said on Wednesday. …

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When a Disabled Employee Who Undermines Process of Accommodation Is Fired

Posted: Jul 10, 2025

A hospital lab employee who was fired for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has lost her claim that she suffered discrimination because her employer failed to accommodate her disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Fourth Circuit …

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P&C Carriers Can Win Against Insurance Fraud

Posted: Jul 03, 2025

P&C Carriers Can Win Against Insurance Fraud Claims ITL Editorial Team Thu, 07/03/2025 - 12:36 By deploying AI-powered multimodal technologies to sniff out fraudulent behaviors, insurers can help vanquish a multibillion-dollar drain on cons...

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Texas Braces for Budget Constraints as Federal Funding Dries Up

Posted: Jul 02, 2025

The era of massive state budget surpluses in Texas could be coming to an end. As the last of the federal government’s COVID-19 emergency funds are spent and sales tax revenues return to historic averages after a large spike, budget …

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Six Questions for Outgoing VCIA President Kevin Mead

Posted: Jul 01, 2025

Mead credits his predecessor Richard Smith with navigating the challenges of COVID. The post Six Questions for Outgoing VCIA President Kevin Mead appeared first on Risk & Insurance.

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When Foreign Policy Becomes Economic Policy

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

When Foreign Policy Becomes Economic Policy Regulation & Public Policy sradomski Tue, 06/17/2025 - 09:56 Triple-I Chief Economist Michel Léonard says the confusion in the U.S. economy stems from an unlikely source: a radical shift in foreig...

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New Metrics Reshape State Credit Rankings

Posted: Jun 04, 2025

New Metrics Reshape State Credit Rankings ITL Editorial Team Wed, 06/04/2025 - 15:58 New climate risk and cost-of-living metrics transform state credit quality rankings as federal support recedes. June 4, 2025...

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Report: Long COVID Accounted for Three Quarters of California Comp Virus Claim Payments

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Long COVID cases accounted for 82.1% of the treatment payments on COVID claims and 73.7% of all COVID-19 claim payments in California’s workers’ compensation system, according to a study. The study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows one-in-21 California &#823...

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Report: Long COVID Accounted for Nearly 74% of California Comp Virus Payments

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Long COVID cases accounted for 82.1% of the treatment payments on COVID claims and 73.7% of all COVID-19 claim payments in California’s workers’ compensation system, according to a study. The study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows one-in-21 California &#823...

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Nurse Showed COVID Was Work-Contracted, West Virginia Supreme Court Rules

Posted: May 29, 2025

The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her COVID-19 disease because she provided sufficient evidence that she contracted it in her workplace and not outside of work. Brittany …

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Geopolitical Tensions Raise Risks for Global Shipping

Posted: May 28, 2025

Geopolitical Tensions Raise Risks for Global Shipping Commercial Lines ITL Editorial Team Wed, 05/28/2025 - 14:29 Geopolitical tensions create challenges for the shipping industry despite record-low vessel losses in 2024. May...

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Insurance-Linked Securities And Their Role In Traditional Risk Transfer

Posted: May 27, 2025

Insurance-Linked Securities And Their Role In Traditional Risk Transfer ITL Editorial Team Tue, 05/27/2025 - 13:54 ILS market evolution reaches $50 billion milestone as investors seek uncorrelated returns amid increasing catastrophic risks. May...

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Role of ILS In Traditional Risk Transfer

Posted: May 27, 2025

Role of ILS In Traditional Risk Transfer Resilience & Sustainability ITL Editorial Team Tue, 05/27/2025 - 13:54 The insurance-linked securities market reaches the $50 billion milestone as investors seek uncorrelated returns amid increasing...

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