Special Coverage: COVID-19

Marsh on preparing businesses for the coronavirus outbreak

Marsh on preparing businesses for the coronavirus outbreak

Posted: Feb 25, 2020

It releases four-step plan to help businesses prepare

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Will travel insurance cover coronavirus?

Will travel insurance cover coronavirus?

Posted: Feb 24, 2020

With continued flight cancellations and imposed travel restrictions, it's important to know what travel insurance covers.

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Notes from China: As the virus spreads, keep calm and carry on

Notes from China: As the virus spreads, keep calm and carry on

Posted: Feb 24, 2020

Law.com International's Hong Kong bureau chief was visiting her family in mainland China when the coronavirus outbreak occurred. In this report, she describes her experience.

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China’s Ping An Insurance Warns Coronavirus May Impact Business

China’s Ping An Insurance Warns Coronavirus May Impact Business

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

China’s Ping An Insurance Warns Coronavirus May Impact Business Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd , China's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday that the coronavirus may have an impact on its business. Ping An's comments on the virus were ...

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Coronavirus Raises Insurance Questions But Catastrophe-Tested Insurers Are Prepared

Coronavirus Raises Insurance Questions But Catastrophe-Tested Insurers Are Prepared

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to cause concern around the globe, the insurance industry is facing a potentially far-reaching impact but has the experience to handle what might come its way. Based on what the industry has learned from historical …

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China’s Ping An Insurance Says Coronavirus Outbreak Could Hit Business

China’s Ping An Insurance Says Coronavirus Outbreak Could Hit Business

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., China’s largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday that the coronavirus may have an impact on its business. Ping An’s comments on the virus were included in its annual results, where …

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Virus Havoc Could Shut Down a Nissan Factory Half a World Away

Virus Havoc Could Shut Down a Nissan Factory Half a World Away

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

Nissan Motor Co. is bracing for potential disruptions in plants as far away as the U.S. because the coronavirus epidemic in China is leading to a parts shortage and wreaking havoc across the supply chain, people familiar with the matter …

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World Bank Pandemic Bond Losing Value, Facing Criticism as Coronavirus Spreads

World Bank Pandemic Bond Losing Value, Facing Criticism as Coronavirus Spreads

Posted: Feb 19, 2020

A World Bank bond designed to deliver funding to help the world’s poorest countries to tackle fast-spreading diseases has lost half its value as the coronavirus outbreak in China has fanned fears that investors could face hefty losses. After the …

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Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to new flu, experts say

Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to new flu, experts say

Posted: Feb 19, 2020

Even as the number of new cases appears to ebb, experts say they’re preparing for a future that past pandemics have only hinted at.

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Coronavirus, Pandemics and Workers’ Compensation

Coronavirus, Pandemics and Workers’ Compensation

Posted: Feb 19, 2020

This week’s Academy Journal entry comes to us from friend of the Academy, Chris Boggs. Click and check out what he’s been up to. A pandemic is defined as, “an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic …

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Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to a new flu, experts say

Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to a new flu, experts say

Posted: Feb 19, 2020

Even as the number of new cases appears to ebb, experts say they’re preparing for a future that past pandemics have only hinted at.

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What mark will the novel coronavirus leave on the global economy?

What mark will the novel coronavirus leave on the global economy?

Posted: Feb 19, 2020

Previous epidemics reveal what makes this outbreak so serious

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FACTBOX: China Takes Steps to Bolster Coronavirus-Hit Economy

FACTBOX: China Takes Steps to Bolster Coronavirus-Hit Economy

Posted: Feb 19, 2020

Chinese policymakers have implemented a raft of measures to support an economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak that is expected to have a devastating impact on first-quarter growth. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is attempting to restore investor confidence, …

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Sanofi to Work with U.S. Agency on Coronavirus Vaccine

Sanofi to Work with U.S. Agency on Coronavirus Vaccine

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

Sanofi to Work with U.S. Agency on Coronavirus Vaccine French drugmaker Sanofi is working with a U.S. government agency to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus from China, saying it could have a candidate ready for clinical trials within a year. ...

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Chinese Province Launches Specialty Insurance for Businesses Slammed by Coronavirus

Chinese Province Launches Specialty Insurance for Businesses Slammed by Coronavirus

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

Chinese Province Launches Specialty Insurance for Businesses Slammed by Coronavirus China's southern province of Hainan has launched the first specially-designed insurance product to cover losses incurred by businesses as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the ...

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12 Chinese Insurers Co-Launch Coverage for Businesses Hit by Coronavirus

12 Chinese Insurers Co-Launch Coverage for Businesses Hit by Coronavirus

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

China’s southern province of Hainan has launched the first specially designed insurance product to cover losses incurred by businesses as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the banking and insurance regulator said. The scheme has set aside …

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Cruise Ship Tests Coronavirus Containment As 300 Passengers Return to U.S.

Cruise Ship Tests Coronavirus Containment As 300 Passengers Return to U.S.

Posted: Feb 17, 2020

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif./GENEVA, Feb 17 —More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were flown home to military bases in the United States after two weeks under quarantine off Japan. The cruise …

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Cruise Industry Gives Asia a Wide Berth as it Seeks to Limit Coronavirus Risks

Cruise Industry Gives Asia a Wide Berth as it Seeks to Limit Coronavirus Risks

Posted: Feb 14, 2020

BANGKOK –The plight of the cruise ship off Japan with more than 200 coronavirus infections and the shunning of another luxury liner by five ports despite no known cases has led to a sharp change in tack for an industry …

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Coronavirus Epidemic Could Infect Two-Thirds of World’s Population: WHO Scientist

Coronavirus Epidemic Could Infect Two-Thirds of World’s Population: WHO Scientist

Posted: Feb 14, 2020

As the number of coronavirus cases jumps dramatically in China, a top infectious-disease scientist warns that things could get far worse: Two-thirds of the world’s population could catch it. So says Ira Longini, an adviser to the World Health Organization …

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Coronavirus Leads Companies with Supply Chain Disruptions to Invoke ‘Force Majeure’

Coronavirus Leads Companies with Supply Chain Disruptions to Invoke ‘Force Majeure’

Posted: Feb 13, 2020

With the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Hubei province, China, showing no signs of abating any time soon, some companies that buy and sell goods in the Chinese market are taking interest in the legal defense of “force majeure.” The …

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