Special Coverage: COVID-19

COVID-19: 8 Critical Things Your Business Should be Doing Right Now

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...

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North America Meat Plant Workers Fall Ill, Walk Off Jobs

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 …

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Working 9 to 5 means it’s Miller Time for some

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.

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LA lawyer sues Travelers for coronavirus coverage

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.

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Smithfield’s South Dakota Pork Plant Closed After 100s Test Positive for Virus

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 …

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U.S. Backs Contentious Meat-Plant Change With Supply at Risk

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 …

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Suddenly Everybody Wants Pandemic Cover

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 ...

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Meal delivery services sued over restaurant prices amid pandemic

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.

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Amazon Fires Two Employees Who Criticized Working Conditions at Warehouses

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 …

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Trump Tells Insurers to Pay Virus Claims If Pandemics Not Excluded

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 …

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Tracking insurtech layoffs

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

This is a work in progress as we've been asked to track insurtech layoffs amid COVID-19. 

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What if California Faces a Disaster During The Pandemic?

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 …

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California comp fund creates virus relief programs for policyholders

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.

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QBE to raise $825 million to counter coronavirus crisis

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.

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Virginia Workplace Safety Regulators Field Virus-Related Complaints

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 …

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20% of Private Nonprofit Colleges Got a ‘D’ in Financial Health. How Quickly Can They Upgrade to a ‘C’?

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...

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Legal experts prepare for battles over business interruption cover

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.

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CORONAVIRUS WRAP-UP: PROPERTY AND CASUALTY (4/14/2020)

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...

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Coronavirus-related claims to surpass $1 billion

Posted: Apr 14, 2020

The Association of British Insurers expects coronavirus-related claims to surpass £1 billion ($1.2 billion) in the United Kingdom.

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Toyota suspends production at Brazil plants until June 22

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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