Special Coverage: COVID-19

EU Regulator Urges National Governments to Provide Insurance for Future Lockdowns

Posted: May 11, 2020

EU Regulator Urges National Governments to Provide Insurance for Future Lockdowns National governments must help provide insurance cover for future lockdowns, the industry's European Union regulator said on Monday, as the private sector cannot afford to provide such broad coverage ...

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U.S. Businesses, Patients Sue China Seeking Damages From Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted: May 11, 2020

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Saundra Andringa-Meuer was a healthy 61-year-old mother of six who never smoked or drank alcohol. Then she became seriously ill with the disease after traveling from her Wisconsin home to help her son move from college …

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Tennessee Providing Virus Patient Info to First Responders

Posted: May 11, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The names and addresses of Tennesseans who have tested positive for COVID-19 are being provided to first responders, law enforcement and paramedics under a state agreement deemed necessary to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The …

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California Governor Warns Three Counties Could Lose Disaster Aid

Posted: May 11, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning three counties that they could lose disaster funding if they continue to defy his stay-at-home order. Officials in Yuba, Sutter and Modoc counties have all allowed businesses to reopen because they have fewer coronavirus …

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InsurTech CEO COVID Survival Guide: ‘Work for the Best; Plan for the Worst’

Posted: May 11, 2020

InsurTech CEO COVID Survival Guide: ‘Work for the Best; Plan for the Worst’ The challenge of delivering operating profits for investors while anticipated revenues tumble from COVID-19 lockdowns is as real for InsurTechs as it is for mature companies, the chief executive of ...

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National Governments Must Help Provide Insurance for Future Lockdowns: EU Regulator

Posted: May 11, 2020

National governments must help provide insurance cover for future lockdowns, the industry’s European Union regulator said on Monday, as the private sector cannot afford to provide such broad coverage on its own. Countries have introduced lockdowns to fight the coronavirus …

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Companies Need Safety From Lawsuits If They Protect Workers: Opinion

Posted: May 11, 2020

States that are reopening their economies even as cases of Covid-19 are still rising are threatening their own residents and the whole country. But they are also running into two challenges that all states will face: Employees don’t want to …

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Meat Giant Sued for Worker’s Covid-19 Death in Philadelphia

Posted: May 11, 2020

The family of a beef plant worker who died because of the coronavirus has brought a wrongful death lawsuit in a Philadelphia court against JBS SA, the world’s biggest meat company. Ferdinand Benjamin filed the suit on Thursday after his …

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S&P Predicts Failure for COVID-19 Business Interruption Retroactive Coverage Efforts

Posted: May 11, 2020

S&P Predicts Failure for COVID-19 Business Interruption Retroactive Coverage Efforts Standard & Poor's said it does not expect state legislators to succeed in their efforts to retroactively expand business interruption insurance coverage for COVID-19-related losses. The reason: ...

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Allianz faces lawsuit over COVID-19 business interruption claims

Posted: May 11, 2020

Allianz SE is facing lawsuits over COVID-19 business interruption claims in the United Kingdom.

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Suncorp loses nearly $135 million due to pandemic

Posted: May 11, 2020

Australia-based Suncorp Group Ltd.'s insurance division took a $205 million Australia ($134 million) hit from coronavirus-induced market volatility in the first quarter.

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UK's events industry could lose $72 billion due to pandemic

Posted: May 11, 2020

The British Tourist Authority expects the events industry to lose £58 billion ($72 billion) this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronvirus Discrimination and Bullying Hinders Battle Against Pandemic in Japan

Posted: May 11, 2020

The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers. A government campaign to raise awareness seems to be helping, at least …

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Talanx Group enjoys $241.7 million in Q1 net income

Posted: May 11, 2020

Positive result comes in spite of coronavirus issues

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National Life Group CIO on adjusting to coronavirus

Posted: May 11, 2020

Nimish Mehta discusses the rapid transition required to keep the company going during the crisis.

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Getting Back to Work: A Data-Centric View by Venugopal Shivram

Posted: May 11, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has created not just a healthcare crisis but also a global recession, and a complete solution, including robust healthcare measures such as easily available testing, will take time to develop. So, insurers need to focus on both a short-term approach, where most employees remai...

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The Dig In Podcast 005: Auto insurance customer experience after coronavirus

Posted: May 11, 2020

J.D. Power's Tom Super joins the show to talk about where gains are going in auto insurance while COVID-19 rages.

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Hurricane Season: More Trouble Ahead? by Andrew Siffert

Posted: May 11, 2020

With the official start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season just one month away, there has likely never been a more important one for the insurance industry. This is not just because most of the early-season guidance points to an above-average hurricane season, which could increase the chances of...

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Alera Group reports on 10 sectors hit hard by COVID-19

Posted: May 11, 2020

Agriculture, hospitality and manufacturing are among the industries hardest-hit by the outbreak

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Alert clients, colleagues to these COVID-19 insurance scams

Posted: May 11, 2020

Seniors and remote workers are both being targeted by scammers who ply on people’s pandemic fears.

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