Special Coverage: COVID-19

Lawsuits spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted: May 13, 2020

While the majority of cases concern business interruption coverage and virus exclusions, there are a couple of outliers.

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Washington Mandates New Farmworker Housing Emergency Rules for Pandemic

Posted: May 13, 2020

New emergency rules adopted on Wednesday regarding temporary farmworker housing are designed to help increase worker safety and reduce the spread of COVID-19, those who created the rules say. The rules detail specific steps required at farms where temporary workers …

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6-Feet Social Distancing Workplaces Are Increasingly Likely

Posted: May 13, 2020

6-Feet Social Distancing Workplaces Are Increasingly Likely One-way corridors, buffer zones around desks, and clear plastic screens to guard against colleagues' coughs and sneezes may become office standards after coronavirus stay-at-home orders are lifted, ...

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La. lawmakers scrap business interruption bill

Posted: May 13, 2020

Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday scrapped a bill that would have forced insurers to cover retroactive business interruption claims due to COVID-19.

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Association of British Insurers defends COVID response

Posted: May 13, 2020

The Association of British Insurers on Wednesday stressed that forcing insurers to pay for COVID-19 related claims that aren’t covered in contracts would be “a shortcut to insolvency.”

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Senators, Business and Labor Feel Their Way on Virus Liability

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 …

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On-Demand Webinar: COVID-19 and the Implications for the Workers’ Compensation Patient

Posted: May 13, 2020

Webinar Summary Our customers are facing a great challenge: preventing, treating, and, ultimately, saving patients with COVID-19. We are all being inundated with a variety of perspectives and struggling to find and interpret facts. Paradigm and our team of clinical experts are here to help. In this...

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Virus Survivors Could Suffer Severe Health Effects for Years

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 …

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Texas to Test Everyone in Nursing Homes as COVID-19 Deaths Rise

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 …

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Workers Protest Virus Outbreak at Minnesota Poultry Plant

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 …

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Louisiana Opening Up with Fewer Virus-Related Restrictions

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 …

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North Dakota State Fair Cancelled for 2020 Due to Coronavirus

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. …

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US accuses China-linked hackers of stealing COVID research

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.

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Workplace Worries Mount as US Tracks New COVID-19 Cases

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 …

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COVID-19: The catalyst for solving the insurance industry talent gap?

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...

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Virus Unleashes Wave of Fraud in US Amid Fear and Scarcity

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 …

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Tips to SEC surge amid pandemic: Official

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.

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Britain offers to guarantee trade credit insurance during pandemic

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.

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Coronavirus Health Effects Could Last for Years for Some Survivors

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 …

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Debate Over Business Liability in Pandemic Turns to OSHA Regulation, CDC Guidelines

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 …

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