Special Coverage: COVID-19
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to force business and leave society spiraling into uncertainty, companies may be wondering what actions they can take to address the ever-emerging risks they face. Telecommuting has brought new cyber risks; supply chains are disrupted; and over course there are the public heal...
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
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, nearly a third …
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Typically frowned upon, drinking on the job is becoming more widespread during the coronavirus pandemic as more and more workers are telecommuting.
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
A Los Angeles trial lawyer and several businesses he represents sued Travelers Cos. Inc. last week for business interruption coverage related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, until further notice after hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus — a step the head of the company warned could …
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
As American meat producers are forced to shutter and slow output at plants amid coronavirus outbreaks, the U.S. government is giving companies a green light to run some facilities at higher speeds — something experts and labor advocates have long …
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Suddenly Everybody Wants Pandemic Cover In the midst of this pandemic, insurance buyers and their brokers are looking for COVID-19 pandemic coverage, which is like buying property insurance when your house is on fire, according to Tracey ...
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Grubhub, DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats were sued on Monday for allegedly exploiting their dominance in restaurant meal deliveries to impose fees that consumers ultimately bear through higher menu prices, including during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday it terminated two employees, who criticized the working conditions at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, for “repeatedly violating internal policies.” The termination of Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, who …
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
President Donald Trump has staked out his position in a legal battle over business-interruption claims: Unless the policy excludes pandemics, insurers should pay. Trump spoke about the issue for a minute and a half during his daily coronavirus task force …
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
This is a work in progress as we've been asked to track insurtech layoffs amid COVID-19.
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
California has evacuation plans for earthquakes, floods, mudslides and, of course, wildfires, but what if one of those disasters occurs as the state is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak when everyone is being urged to stay home? State and local …
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
The State Compensation Insurance Fund has established two new $25 million relief funds to help defray COVID-19-related safety expenses and provide wage replacement assistance for essential workers, the California insurer announced in a statement Monday.
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Australia's QBE Insurance Group Ltd. said on Tuesday it aimed to raise about $825 million to weather the economic damage the coronavirus pandemic is unleashing.
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
State regulators have received more than 150 complaints about insufficient precautions being taken against coronavirus at Virginia workplaces. The Department of Labor and Industry has contacted the employer in most of the 165 complaints received as of Thursday and requested …
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
The April 14-15 anniversary of the 1912 sinking of the Royal Mail Ship RMS Titanic is a time to reflect upon today’s current risks in these very choppy higher education waters. We have one set of maritime rules in calm weather and another when crossing the North Atlantic, with its ferocious winter s...
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Attorneys on both sides of the COVID-19 business interruption legal battlefront are examining potential legal precedents, policy wordings and jurisdiction issues as they prepare for what many expect to be a lengthy legal fight.
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Automobile InsuranceAuto Insurers Issuing $10.5 billion in Coronavirus RefundsCA Orders Insurers to Pay Back Premiums Due to VirusBusiness InterruptionFL Restaurant Files Class Action Seeking Virus CoverTrump Suggests Insurers Should Pay Virus Business Interruption Claims Trump Pressures Insurers Ov...
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
The Association of British Insurers expects coronavirus-related claims to surpass £1 billion ($1.2 billion) in the United Kingdom.
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Japan-based Toyota Motor Corp. has suspended production at its plants in Brazil until at least June 22 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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