Special Coverage: COVID-19

Firms’ Priorities During Pandemic by Kimberly George

Posted: May 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is upending the way employers conduct regular business operations. Most industries now face a wide variety of challenges, including dislocation of their workforce, lost revenues, changing priorities and employee safety, to name a few. Three industry experts joined us for ou...

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Louisiana Senate Backs Bills to Shield Businesses from Virus Lawsuits

Posted: May 18, 2020

Restaurants serving takeout and delivery orders in Louisiana during the coronavirus outbreak and businesses providing protective gear should be largely shielded from lawsuits for injuries, the state Senate decided on May 14. Senators overwhelmingly supported the pair of bills from …

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Workers at Kansas FedEx Facility Infected with Coronavirus

Posted: May 18, 2020

FedEx has confirmed that workers from its facility in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe have tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson from FedEx Ground said in a statement that it was working cooperatively with county health officials and offering …

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Nephew: Dead Worker Had Warned Virus Was ‘Everywhere’ at Iowa Plant

Posted: May 18, 2020

In the days before his death, an Iowa meatpacking worker twice warned that the coronavirus was spreading through his plant because of its crowded spaces and lack of personal protective equipment, his nephew said. Husen Jagir, 56, died May 1, …

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Insurance broker hit with lawsuit over coronavirus exclusion clause

Posted: May 18, 2020

Firm sues brokerage, employee, and carrier over losses

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Businesses demand shield from COVID-19 liability suits

Posted: May 18, 2020

Businesses are afraid workers who contract the virus will sue

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Economy Will Need More Government Help to Recover, Says Fed Chair Powell

Posted: May 18, 2020

The most important data for the U.S. economy right now are the “medical metrics” around the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Sunday night in broadcast remarks where he outlined the likely need for three to six more …

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Citing 9/11 Victims Fund, Lawmakers Eye U.S. Compensation Pool For COVID-19 Workers

Posted: May 18, 2020

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers last week unveiled a plan to compensate essential workers who fall sick or die from COVID-19. The lawmakers are modeling their Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act after the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Reps. Carolyn …

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Viewpoint: Pa. Supreme Court Hands Insurers ‘Small Victory’ on COVID-19 Litigation

Posted: May 18, 2020

Key Takeaways The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to exercise jurisdiction over all COVID-19 insurance coverage litigation. The decision relates to an application for extraordinary relief from a Pittsburgh-based restaurant seeking coverage for business income losses allegedly triggered by the CO...

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Buckle Adds Delivery Coverage During Pandemic for Georgia Rideshare Drivers

Posted: May 17, 2020

Buckle, a technology-driven financial services company, has been granted temporary approval to add insurance coverage to its rideshare driver members’ policies for the delivery of food, household supplies, and other packaged goods. Due to the COVID-19 crisis that has forced …

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Telehealth, Mental Health, and More During COVID-19: An MTI America Perspective

Posted: May 17, 2020

Mental health disorders cover a wide range of conditions — including mood, thinking and behavior disorders — that affect millions of people in the United States. In any given year, about one in five adults will have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, with the most common disorders being anxiety...

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Why Flood Awareness Is Paramount During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted: May 17, 2020

During the COVID-19 crisis, communities must consider the real possibility of facing multiple and concurrent disasters.

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COVID-19 Clouding Cannabis Industry Pitfalls Amid Upbeat Outlook

Posted: May 17, 2020

The cannabis industry is being affected by COVID-19 much like other business sectors, but the complexities of this budding industry make its eventual recovery from the pandemic and ensuing economic fallout even harder to predict. Yet that didn’t stop us …

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States Will Not Win in Mandating Coronavirus Business Interruption Coverage: S&P

Posted: May 17, 2020

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: An expectations of fierce insurance industry-fueled legal challenges. “We are taking the initial …

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Access to care and return-to-work safety during a pandemic

Posted: May 17, 2020

Three industry experts discussed access to care and the return to work during the COVID-19 crisis.

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How insurer innovation is supporting adjusters during the pandemic

Posted: May 17, 2020

The property & casualty industry has benefited by stepping up innovation during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Why Payer-Provider Networks Will Help Health Care Flourish Post COVID-19

Posted: May 17, 2020

Health insurance carriers have made efforts to support subscribers and dependents through the pandemic crisis by waiving cost sharing such as co-pays, coinsurance and deductibles for providers’ office visits, lab fees and treatments related to COVID-19. Advertisement According to The Wall Street...

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IGI sees first-quarter loss hit almost $1 million

Posted: May 15, 2020

COVID-19-linked losses wipe out company's improved underwriting gains

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Federal Lawmakers Propose Heroes Compensation Act For Essential Worker Comp

Posted: May 15, 2020

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a plan to compensate essential workers who fall sick of die from COVID-19, modeling the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act after the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-NY, …

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Bid to Force Interruption Insurance to Cover Virus Shelved

Posted: May 15, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana lawmakers won’t try to force business interruption insurance policies to cover the widespread closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Rick Ward, a Port Allen Republican, scrapped the proposal Wednesday amid concerns it could crater …

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