Special Coverage: COVID-19
Posted: May 13, 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered coronavirus testing for all Texas nursing home residents and staff after the White House urged the nation’s governors to do so as deaths mount nationwide. The directive by Abbott, a Republican, to state health officials …
Posted: May 13, 2020
Workers have protested what they consider dangerous working conditions at the Pilgrim’s Pride chicken processing plant in the central Minnesota town of Cold Spring, site of one of the largest COVID-19 workplace outbreaks in the state. State officials confirmed 194 …
Posted: May 13, 2020
Saying Louisiana has made significant strides in combating the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he will begin loosening restrictions on churches, restaurants, salons and gyms, moving the state away from a “stay-at-home” position he enacted in late …
Posted: May 13, 2020
The North Dakota State Fair is the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak, as the number of cases and deaths in the state continue to rise. Fair officials announced they’re calling off the event because of uncertainty over the pandemic. …
Posted: May 13, 2020
China-linked hackers are breaking into American organizations carrying out research into COVID-19, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, warning both scientists and public health officials to be on the lookout for cyber theft.
Posted: May 13, 2020
NEW YORK — Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related. Recent figures show a surge of cases in meat-packing …
Posted: May 13, 2020
The looming talent shortage in the insurance industry was a hot topic prior to COVID-19, and the rush to digitize since could be key to narrowing the gap. The stats...
Posted: May 13, 2020
WASHINGTON — A 39-year-old former investment manager in Georgia was already facing federal charges that he robbed hundreds of retirees of their savings through a Ponzi scheme when the rapid spread of COVID-19 presented an opportunity. Christopher A. Parris started …
Posted: May 13, 2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has handled a surge in tips, complaints and referrals and opened hundreds of new probes since mid-March despite being forced to work remotely due to the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Tuesday.
Posted: May 13, 2020
Britain said on Wednesday it would temporarily guarantee business-to-business transactions until December for companies struggling to pay trade credit insurance during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted: May 13, 2020
More than one million people around the world have been deemed recovered from the coronavirus, but beating the initial sickness may be just the first of many battles for those who have survived. Some recovered patients report breathlessness, fatigue and …
Posted: May 13, 2020
Congressional Republicans have made liability protection for employers a nonnegotiable demand in any new coronavirus stimulus, but Senator Lindsey Graham, an ally of President Donald Trump, says that regulators have a role to play in the workplace. The government must …
Posted: May 13, 2020
Years of profitable underwriting and healthy reserves in 2019 in the workers compensation sector will help the industry weather coronavirus-related claims and lower premium in the coming months, officials with the National Council for Compensation Insurance said Tuesday.
Posted: May 13, 2020
Vijay Bhupathiraju, retail analyst at U.K.-based data analytics firm GlobalData PLC, said that the COVID-19 pandemic has cost the Chinese retail industry 3 trillion Chinese yuan ($423 billion) in lost sales.
Posted: May 13, 2020
Hamdi Al-Tabba, head of the Arab Businessmen Union, said that Arab nations could lose nearly $323 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted: May 13, 2020
Eddie Efekoha, president of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, expects the deadline for insurers to recapitalize to be extended further due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted: May 13, 2020
COVID-19 ushered in an unprecedented era of workforce management. In the span of a few weeks, companies emptied offices, scrambled to introduce remote work plans, and devised ways to keep employees engaged and productive as they worked full days in pajamas. Advertisement Meanwhile, companies had...
Posted: May 13, 2020
As COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the U.S. economy, American businesses are closing their doors and laying off workers in record numbers. Many have now discovered they’re left with significant losses as most policies do not cover losses from mandated government closures due to a pandemic. Advertisement...
Posted: May 13, 2020
The UK Treasury announced it is creating a government-backed temporary reinsurance scheme so businesses can continue to access trade credit insurance during the COVID-19 crisis. The scheme will be delivered through a reinsurance agreement with trade credit insurers currently operating …
Posted: May 13, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has halted regular development cycles and thrown potential entrepreneurs out of their comfort zone.
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