Special Coverage: COVID-19
Posted: May 26, 2020
Axa S.A. said on Tuesday it would meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France after it lost a court case that was seen as a potential precedent for coronavirus-related disputes across the world.
Posted: May 26, 2020
As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and force employers to strengthen protection against further spread of the coronavirus.
Posted: May 26, 2020
As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and force employers to strengthen protection against further spread of the coronavirus. Workers and their families …
Posted: May 26, 2020
Travel restrictions and lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic have made commercial property inspections and loss investigations more challenging to conduct, experts say.
Posted: May 26, 2020
South Korean insurers are selling off real estate and office buildings to free up cash to comply with a new capital and accounting standard and in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted: May 26, 2020
The tea industry in the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam has lost 21 billion Indian rupees ($278 million) due to the COVID-19 pandemic as production dipped by a whopping 65% in the past two months.
Posted: May 26, 2020
More than 1,000 pubs are watching a test case that has come before the Commercial Court in Ireland over whether insurer FBD Holdings PLC should pay for the losses of pubs closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted: May 26, 2020
The COVID-19 -forced experiment in letting employees work at home is changing the landscape of employment. Advertisement Preventative practices have recently evolved from letting employees work from home temporarily to limit their exposure to the virus to adopting some form of working-from-home o...
Posted: May 26, 2020
AXA said on Tuesday it would meet the bulk of claims from some restaurant owners after a Paris court ruled last week the French insurer should pay one owner two-months’ worth of coronavirus-related revenue losses. The ruling on a disputed …
Posted: May 26, 2020
AXA said on Tuesday it would meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France after it lost a court case that was seen as a potential precedent for coronavirus-related disputes across the world. A Paris …
Posted: May 26, 2020
Having seen more than a little hype in my decades writing about technology, I have for years asked anyone and everyone associated with “smart homes” whether they could make an economic argument for the devices that can protect homes. Would deploying the devices widely cost less than the damage they...
Posted: May 26, 2020
One of the changes to come out of the coronavirus pandemic has been the shift to permanent work-from-home operations.
Posted: May 26, 2020
With forecasters predicting another intense Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 13 to 19 named storms, disaster preparedness experts say it’s critically important for people in evacuation zones to plan to stay with friends or family, rather than end …
Posted: May 26, 2020
A restoration company is warning that using foggers to disperse disinfectants — a common practice as businesses reopen after COVID-19 closures — may cause permanent damage to electronic equipment. Envista Forensics, a global restoration provider based in Atlanta, released a …
Posted: May 26, 2020
A forensic engineering firm is warning that using foggers to disperse disinfectants — a common practice as businesses reopen after COVID-19 closures — may cause permanent damage to electronic equipment. Atlanta-based Envista Forensics released a paper last week cautioning business …
Posted: May 25, 2020
Total first quarter sales for all deferred annuities amounted to $52.7 billion, a decline of 1.1% when compared to the previous quarter and a decline of 4.0% when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest edition of Wink’s Sales & Market Report. “It is amazing that annuity sales...
Posted: May 25, 2020
101 and Climbing: No. of Federal COVID Biz Interruption Lawsuits Expected to Rise As of last Wednesday, a federal court had received notice that 101 lawsuits have been filed as of seeking coverage from insurers for business interruption losses caused by COVID-19, and plaintiffs ...
Posted: May 25, 2020
Republicans pushed a sweeping coronavirus measure through the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature on May 22, aiming to shield businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits and take control of the state’s pandemic response from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Some Democrats …
Posted: May 25, 2020
COVID-19 and the onset of a deep global recession are reshaping every corner of workers’ compensation, from legal issues surrounding coverage to the delivery of care to injured workers. Some of the changes can be anticipated based on prior recessions. But others are new and highly dynamic and will...
Posted: May 25, 2020
As a scientist, I value clarity—in every sense of the word. From the work I do to the conclusions I draw to the products (or policies) I buy, I act based on the clarity of the terms and conditions of the documents I sign; or choose not to sign, if the language is unclear, the provisos too ambiguous...
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