Special Coverage: COVID-19
Posted: Sep 20, 2023
Moderna’s suit against Pfizer and partner BioNtech over alleged COVID-vaccine-related patent infringement – and the targets’ countersuit – might suggest an abrupt return to business as usual after an unprecedented period of cooperation among life sciences companies during the height R...
Posted: Sep 18, 2023
COVID-19 lockdowns drove home burglaries down by 19% between 2020 and 2021.
Posted: Sep 17, 2023
As life science businesses prepare for another flu season, and as COVID-19 cases increase, now is the time to encourage clients to take measures against product shortages.
Posted: Sep 17, 2023
As life science businesses prepare for another flu season, and as COVID-19 cases increase, now is the time to encourage clients to take measures against product shortages.
Posted: Sep 13, 2023
Aon has announced the appointment of Jeff Plein as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Asia-Pacific region. According to Aon, Plein will be based in Singapore, joining its Asia-Pacific Executive Committee and the Aon Business Services Global Leadership Team. He will jointly report to Mindy Sim...
Posted: Sep 12, 2023
It was reasonable for an injured employee who is returning to work to refuse a job that accommodated his disability because he had personal and religious objections to getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) ruled against …
Posted: Sep 12, 2023
It was reasonable for an injured employee who is returning to work to refuse a job that accommodated his disability because he had personal and religious objections to getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) ruled against …
Posted: Sep 11, 2023
In a recent report by Swiss Re Sigma, the insurance industry’s cost of capital (CoC) has surged to its highest point in a decade due to a confluence of factors, primarily driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic events. One of the key factors contributing to this i...
Posted: Sep 10, 2023
A Crisis in 911 Emergency Call Centers Life & Health ClareCarroll1 Sun, 09/10/2023 - 21:20 Every day, thousands of people are put on hold, or calls are not even answered in some cities, due to the staff shortage in call centers. ...
Posted: Sep 08, 2023
RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Portions of a lawsuit filed by several North Carolina bars and their operators seeking financial damages from the state over COVID-19 restrictions that shuttered doors and curtailed business can continue forward, an appeals court panel has …
Posted: Sep 05, 2023
S&P Global has raised its view of the global reinsurance sector to stable from negative, it said on Tuesday, due to higher reinsurance rates and increasing investment income, while rival Moody’s kept its outlook for the sector stable. The COVID-19 …
Posted: Aug 31, 2023
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed lawsuits by 14 businesses seeking insurance coverage from Travelers Insurance for business losses stemming from COVID-19 and the related government shutdown orders. The federal appeals court affirmed the denial of the claims …
Posted: Aug 30, 2023
Posted: Aug 29, 2023
Reinsurers Continue to Lead Way in Post-Pandemic Innovation Innovation in the insurance industry, prompted by Covid-19, has continued largely due to consumer appetite and market competition, according to a newly released report by AM Best. Predictive modeling ...
Posted: Aug 25, 2023
China’s securities regulator met with representatives from top Western asset managers on Friday to reassure them about the country’s economic prospects, as its post-COVID recovery falters, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The China Securities and Regulatory …
Posted: Aug 24, 2023
AstraZeneca is facing two London lawsuits, including one from the husband of a woman who died after receiving the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine, in the first of potentially dozens of cases brought in England. Britain was the first country to …
Posted: Aug 21, 2023
Australia-based Echo Law Pty Ltd. has initiated a class action against Qantas Airways Ltd. in federal court, alleging that the airline’s use of COVID-19 travel credits allowed it to treat its customers’ money as more than $1 billion in interest-free loans, The Guardian reported. The lawsuit accuses...
Posted: Aug 20, 2023
A New Approach to Resource Management Operational Efficiency ClareCarroll1 Sun, 08/20/2023 - 14:08 A more disciplined strategic road map will help insurers avoid spending time and resources on projects that are lower-priority....
Posted: Aug 17, 2023
Six percent of workers with compensation claims for COVID-19 developed long COVID, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
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