Special Coverage: COVID-19

Iowa Beef Plant Suspends Operations Due to Worker Virus Infections

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

A beef processing plant in one of Iowa’s coronavirus hot spots has suspended production after several workers have become infected. National Beef announced that its Iowa Premium plant in Tama will be idled until April 20. The company said numerous …

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North Carolina Creates Process for Insurers to Legally Offer Pandemic Premium Relief

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

The North Carolina Department of Insurance says it is working with insurers to allow them to offer financial relief to policyholders without filing for department approval or risking violating state law during the current coronavirus pandemic. Many automobile insurers are …

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What insurance businesses need to know about the CARES Act

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

The CARES Act establishes several new avenues for businesses to combat the financial repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Businesses Warn Fear of Liability Lawsuits Could Stall Rebooting of Economy

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

Litigation surrounding coronavirus responses is already underway and businesses are warning that the fear of more lawsuits could hinder the reboot of the U.S. economy. Returning America to work will require coordination between government and business and resolution of a …

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Businesses Warn Fear of Lawsuits Could Stall Rebooting of Economy, Urge Coordination

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

Litigation surrounding coronavirus responses is already underway and businesses are warning that the fear of more lawsuits could hinder the reboot of the U.S. economy. Returning America to work will require coordination between government and business and resolution of a …

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Businesses Warn Fear of Lawsuits Could Stall Rebooting of Economy; Urge Coordination

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

Litigation surrounding coronavirus responses is already underway and businesses are warning that the fear of more lawsuits could hinder the reboot of the U.S. economy. Returning America to work will require coordination between government and business and resolution of a …

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Preventing Losses Due to Growing Cyber Crime During the Coronavirus Crisis

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

The insurance industry needs to spend time educating clients on how to best protect themselves as cyber criminals continue to capitalize on new vulnerabilities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Educating clients is as important as getting them the …

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How Insurance Claims Pros Are Adjusting to Pandemic Complications

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has not shut down the day-to-day business of adjusting claims, but the workload is lighter and claims managers are coping with evolving government regulations and guidelines. Crawford & Co. says it has added a new step to …

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Auto Claims Decline 40 to 50% as Consumers Stay Home, Snapsheet Says

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

Insurers are reporting a 40 to 50 percent drop in claims volume for personal auto and a 30 to 40 percent reduction for commercial auto due to the coronavirus pandemic, an executive for claims-automation provider Snapsheet said Tuesday. Chief Operating …

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Meat Plant Closures, Absenteeism Rise With Workers’ Fear of Coronavirus, Lack of Safety

Posted: Apr 15, 2020

CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba — At a Wayne Farms chicken processing plant in Alabama, workers recently had to pay the company 10 cents a day to buy masks to protect themselves from the new coronavirus, according to a meat inspector. In Colorado, …

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FM Global delivers stark coronavirus warning

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

The wrong moves now could hit firms hard in the pocket

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How to Prepare for Hurricane Season During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

A hurricane overlapping with a pandemic will present unique challenges on top of the preexisting potential for catastrophe. Here are three key areas agents can help clients prepare now.

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AIR Worldwide Launches COVID-19 Projection Tool

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

The tool provides case and death projections globally for the next four weeks, with data updated on a daily basis to project one day further into the future.

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Navigating ALE coverage during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

Coverage Q&A: With stay-at-home orders in place, how will insurers respond to additional living expense coverage?

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COVID-19's management liability insurance concerns

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

The insurance industry is only beginning to see the legal implications of the global novel coronavirus crisis.

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California Tells Insurers to Investigate All COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Tuesday issued a notice requiring insurance companies and other California Department of Insurance licensees to comply with their obligations to fairly investigate all business interruption claims caused by COVID-19. The notice follows numerous compl...

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How The Principal is handling coronavirus

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

Previous digital investments are paying off, says divisional CIO Kara Hoogensen

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Opinion: Leaders Should Resist Re-Writing Property, Business Interruption Coverage

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

Opinion: Leaders Should Resist Re-Writing Property, Business Interruption Coverage Soon after the attacks on the World Trade Center and other locations on the morning of September 11th, President Bush declared that the atrocities were "an act of war." That statement prompted a call ...

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Lawmakers advocate stimulus aid to insurers on business interruption

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

A group of Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers is urging Congress to reimburse property/casualty insurers for costs related to the payment of business interruption insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic from federal stimulus funds.

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Litigation during the coronavirus pandemic

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

By Brent Carris, Research Analyst, Triple-I The coronavirus crisis is taking a toll on the U.S. legal system as courts are restricting access and altering procedures. Dentons, a global law firm, addressed  the impact of COVID-19  on ongoing cases in a recent webinar lead by Michael Duvall, Pa...

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