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Washington State Issues Workplace Mask Guidance
Jun 5 2020 // Most workers in Washington will be required to wear a mask or face covering at work under new coronavirus workplace safety and health requirements that take effect June 8. With few exceptions, workers must wear some type...
Mississippi Establishes Small Business Website for Virus Relief Grants
Jun 2 2020 // Mississippi has established a website where owners of small businesses can soon start applying for grants funded by a federal coronavirus pandemic relief package, Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday. The site –...
South Carolina Reopening Committee Leader Wants Business Liability Protection
Jun 2 2020 // The leader of governor’s committee studying how to best reopen South Carolina after the coronavirus said one of the most critical pieces of unfinished business is protecting businesses from lawsuits if they follow...
Georgia Man Accused of Defrauding Employer Over COVID-19
May 27 2020 // A Georgia man faces charges after authorities say he lied to his employer that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Santwon Antonio Davis, 34, is charged with defrauding his employer, the U.S. attorney’s office in...
Massachusetts Begins Phased Reopening, Implements Safety Standards for Workplaces
May 27 2020 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has implemented mandatory safety standards for workplaces to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmissions as the state begins its phased reopening of businesses. All businesses in...
Florida CFO to Focus On Pandemic Business Liability Protections in 2021 Session
May 27 2020 // Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis said he will pursue legislation that establishes liability protections for businesses in the next legislative session slated to start in March 2021. The Florida Department of Financial Services...
Chubb Names McLaughlin Chief Underwriter for North America Retail Commercial
May 20 2020 // Chubb has appointed Michelle McLaughlin to be chief underwriting officer of its North America retail commercial property/casualty insurance division. In this capacity, McLaughlin will guide the business lines’...
Mississippi to Offer $300M in Virus Relief Grants for Small Businesses
May 20 2020 // Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said last week that he expects to sign a bill to create grants for small businesses by using part the state’s coronavirus relief money. The governor’s staff was involved in...
U.S. Employers Shying Away From Using Coronavirus ‘Immunity’ Tests in Reopening
May 19 2020 // U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to reopen factories and other workplaces. Blood tests that check for antibodies to the new coronavirus have...
Here’s What Happened to Commercial Insurance Renewal Premiums in April
May 14 2020 // Year over year, all lines of property/casualty insurance business experienced an increase in average premium renewal rate, except workers’ compensation, which saw a premium decrease, according to the April results of...
Debate Over Business Liability in Pandemic Turns to OSHA Regulation, CDC Guidelines
May 13 2020 // Congressional Republicans have made liability protection for employers a nonnegotiable demand in any new coronavirus stimulus, but Senator Lindsey Graham, an ally of President Donald Trump, says that regulators have a role...
Commercial Insurance Rates in Q1 Rise 14%, Even Before Impact of COVID-19: Marsh
May 12 2020 // Global average commercial insurance prices increased 14% in the first quarter of 2020 – but the rate hikes were not due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to insurance broker Marsh in its quarterly Global Insurance...
Small Businesses See Coronavirus Effect Lasting 12-16 Months
May 12 2020 // Eighty-one percent of small U.S. companies surveyed by Veem, a global payments network, expect the new coronavirus pandemic to affect their business over the next 12-16 months, and nearly 90% are bracing for an economic...
Maine’s The MEMIC Group Releases Back-to-the-Workplace Safety Guidance
May 8 2020 // As states begin to lift restrictions on employers in various segments of the economy, MEMIC, a Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation insurance specialty company, has released an employer guide for...
Brand and Waterman Appointed to New Roles in Zurich’s Commercial Insurance Team
May 8 2020 // Zurich Insurance Group announced it has appointed Ralph Brand as global head of Casualty, Financial Lines and Cyber, and Chris Waterman as global head of Property, Marine and Technical Lines. With these newly created...
LP Insurance Services Adds Woodbury to Nevada Commercial Team
May 6 2020 // LP Insurance Services LLC has added Ben Woodbury to the southern Nevada commercial sales team. Woodbury has been a licensed commercial insurance broker for nearly 20 years. He works with clients throughout Nevada to...
Louisiana’s Donelon Asks Commercial Auto Insurers to Offer COVID-19 Relief
May 6 2020 // Louisiana’s chief insurance regulator wants insurers to consider offering premium relief to their commercial auto insurance customers due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
Neptune Doubles Lloyd’s Capacity to Expand Private, Commercial Flood Product
May 5 2020 // Neptune Flood, an online flood insurance company, has entered into strategic underwriting partnerships that double its capacity at Lloyd’s. Neptune, a Lloyd’s Coverholder since 2017, is now working with three...
Zurich North America Adds Chubb/ACE Veteran Wells as U.S. Head of Middle Market
May 4 2020 // Zurich North America has appointed Alexander Wells as U.S. head of Middle Market. He will be responsible for the strategic management and development of Zurich’s Middle Market business. Wells, who is new to Zurich,...
Trump Administration Defends Workplace Safety Record During Coronavirus Crisis
May 1 2020 // U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia on Thursday defended his department’s handling of workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic, saying “the cop is on the beat” in response to union criticism about...
