A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Farm Workers Would Be Catastrophic: Viewpoint April 3, 2020 By Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg View There is no evidence that Covid-19 has been transmitted by food or food packaging, according to U.S. federal health agencies....
Glyphosate Settlement Talks Delayed by Coronavirus, Bayer Reports April 3, 2020 Talks between Bayer AG and plaintiff lawyers to settle claims that the German company’s glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer have been...
Greenlight Re Decides Against Sale After Completing Strategic Review April 3, 2020 Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., the Cayman Islands-headquartered reinsurer, announced it has decided to continue with its existing business plan after...
Gig Workers Seeking Coronavirus Unemployment Insurance Frustrated April 3, 2020 By Tina Bellon Uber and Lyft drivers are hitting a wall in their efforts to apply for the coronavirus jobless benefits promised by...
This Insurance Would Have Helped in Coronavirus Crisis But Nobody Bought It April 3, 2020 By Russ Banham Like everyone else, Peter Lacovara is coping with COVID-19, working at home to limit contagion to the coronavirus and stay...
Munich Re Specialty Group Appoints Boo from Ironshore as Head of Asia April 3, 2020 Munich Re Specialty Group (MRSG) has appointed Hui Yun Boo as head of Asia, effective April 3, 2020. Boo will...
Disaster Declaration Sought; Stay-Home Order Underway in Maine April 3, 2020 By David Sharp Maine Governor Janet Mills requested a federal disaster declaration Wednesday as the state recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, dozens more...
Massachusetts’ Sayata Labs Announces Two New Hires April 3, 2020 Sayata Labs has announced two new hires to boost its on-the-ground capabilities. Valorie Owens will serve as U.S. business development...
BMS Signs Preferred Partner Agreement with Portuguese Specialty Broker Tagus April 3, 2020 BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the conclusion of a preferred partner agreement with the new wholesale and...
Fitch Places Lloyd’s of London’s on Rating Watch Negative on COVID-19 Crisis April 3, 2020 Fitch Ratings has placed Lloyd’s of London’s ‘AA-‘ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings on rating watch negative, on the uncertainty...