Latest COVID-19 Headlines

All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Massachusetts High Court Upholds Workers’ Comp for Utility Worker’s COVID

Apr 16 2025 // An insurer erred in denying workers’ compensation benefits to a utility worker who contracted COVID-19 while on the job, a job the state had deemed as “essential” during the pandemic. The insurer had...

NC Supreme Court Says Family Can Sue Schools, Docs Over Unwanted COVID Shot

Mar 24 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors’ group on allegations they gave the boy a COVID-19 vaccine without consent, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday,...

UK Corporate Distress at Level Last Seen Post-COVID, Report Says

Mar 13 2025 // Distress among UK companies has risen for a third consecutive year, to its highest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal. A&M found that 11.2% of...

COVID-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Chinese Lab

Feb 24 2025 // Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells using the same gateway as the virus that causes COVID-19. This virus hasn’t been detected in...

Carnegie Mellon to Pay Students $4.8M for Shifting to Remote Classes During COVID

Feb 20 2025 // Carnegie Mellon University has agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of students whose in-person classes were moved online when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The proposed settlement...

Michigan Insurer In Talks to Settle Lawsuits Over Fired Workers and COVID-19 Vaccine

Feb 18 2025 // A major Michigan insurance company is in talks to possibly settle more than 100 lawsuits by employees who were fired after declining to get a COVID-19 vaccination, court records show. The disclosure comes three months...

Cal/OSHA Ends COVID Prevention Non-Emergency Standards

Feb 11 2025 // California has ended enforcement of its COVID-19 nonemergency standards. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced the expiration of its COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Standards as of February....

Florida Grand Jury Finds No Criminal Activity With COVID Vaccine Development

Jan 9 2025 // TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” concerning COVID-19 vaccines did not find any evidence of criminal...

Germany’s BioNTech Settles With US Agency, UPenn Over COVID Vaccine Royalties

Dec 27 2024 // BioNTech has entered into two separate settlement agreements with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the University of Pennsylvania over the payment of royalties related to its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in...

Ruling on Field Stands: Philadelphia Eagles Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claim

Dec 16 2024 // The Philadelphia Eagles football team has lost its bid for federal court reconsideration of the dismissal of the team’s claim for insurance coverage for COVID-19 losses. The Eagles tossed a red flag in November after...

NC Supreme Court Bucks Trend, Finds COVID Caused Physical Loss to Restaurants

Dec 16 2024 // Courts across the country have overwhelmingly ruled in favor of insurance carriers in claims disputes following the government-ordered closures of businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The North Carolina Supreme Court...

Future Pandemic Could Cause $13.6 Trillion in Economic Losses Over 5 Years: Lloyd’s

Dec 11 2024 // Another human pandemic could cause economic losses of $13.6 trillion for the global economy over a five-year period, commercial insurance market Lloyd’s of London predicted. The impact would mainly be from disruption...

West Haven Gains $1 Million From Insurance for Employees’ Theft of Covid Funds

Dec 2 2024 // The Connecticut city of West Haven said it is being reimbursed more than $1 million from its insurer to cover the cost of federal pandemic relief funds stolen three years ago by two city employees. Then-state Rep. Michael...

Philadelphia Eagles Seek to Extend Covid-19 Business Insurance Bid Into Overtime

Nov 19 2024 // The Philadelphia Eagles football organization wants to force its case for Covid-19 business interruption insurance against insurer Factory Mutual Insurance Co. into overtime, arguing that its situation is unlike any other...

Michigan Jury Awards $12M to Woman Fired for Refusing to Get COVID Vaccine

Nov 12 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — A jury awarded more than $12 million Friday to a woman who lost her job at a Michigan insurance company after declining to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Much of the award — $10 million — is for punitive...

Management Liability in the Post-COVID Era – What’s Brewing Podcast (Episode 5)

Nov 4 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In this episode, John Passaro, EVP of Management Liability, discusses trends that impacted Management Liability in the post-COVID era – like PPP loans,...

Long COVID Claims Still Impact California’s Workers Comp System, Report Shows

Oct 21 2024 // The impact and surge of long-term COVID on the California workers’ compensation system since 2020 has been prevalent, including long-term impacts on disability and long-term patterns of medical cost and treatment on...

Judge Tosses Philadelphia Eagles and 76ers Covid Loss Cases

Oct 18 2024 // Two Philadelphia professional sports team have lost their appeals over denied business interruption insurance claims tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson this week dismissed lawsuits by the...

GSK Sues Moderna for Patent Infringement Over COVID, RSV Vaccines

Oct 15 2024 // British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline sued Moderna in federal court in Delaware on Tuesday, accusing its American rival of violating GSK’s patent rights in messenger RNA (mRNA) technology with its blockbuster COVID-19...

Long COVID Claims Still Impact California’s Workers Comp System, Report Shows

Oct 7 2024 // The impact and surge of long-term COVID on the California workers’ compensation system since 2020 has been prevalent, including long-term impacts on disability and long-term patterns of medical cost and treatment on...