Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Surpasses 68,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Aug 7 2020 // Indiana has surpassed 68,000 confirmed COVID-19 virus cases. The state’s health department said this week that 582 additional people have been diagnosed with the disease, bringing Indiana’s total to...
Arkansas Reports 18 More Deaths Amid 912 New Coronavirus Cases
Aug 7 2020 // Arkansas this week reported 912 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 18 more people in the state have died from the illness caused by the virus. The Department of Health said at least 46,293 people in the state have...
Louisiana Teachers Positive for Virus Days Before School
Aug 7 2020 // Since returning to their classrooms to prepare for the opening of in-person instruction next week, a “handful” of Jefferson Parish teachers have tested positive for the coronavirus, a newspaper reported this...
Nevada Passes COVID-19 Liability and Worker Protection Deal
Aug 7 2020 // Nevada lawmakers voted to shield certain industries from coronavirus-related legal liability and require hotels and casinos to enact worker protection measures after days of complicated negotiations with Gov. Steve...
CNA Reports Q2 Profit Despite COVID-19, Weather, Civil Unrest Losses
Aug 6 2020 // CNA Financial Corp. saw its 2020 second quarter net income sliced almost by half compared to the previous year due to “considerable catastrophe losses” from COVID-19, civil unrest and weather-related...
Health Official: California COVID-19 Cases Underreported
Aug 6 2020 // Figures showing California has slowed the rate of coronavirus infections may be in doubt because a technical problem has delayed reporting of test results, the state’s top health official said. For days, California...
Texas Reports Nearly 9,200 New COVID Cases, 245 Deaths
Aug 6 2020 // Texas health officials reported almost 9,200 confirmed new coronavius cases Tuesday as a convention center in the hard-hit Rio Grande Valley opened as a makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients. The Department of State...
Munich Re’s Q2 Net Profit Slumps 42% on COVID-Related Losses
Aug 6 2020 // German reinsurance group Munich Re posted a 42% decline in second-quarter net profit, with around 700 million euros ($832 million) in losses related to the coronavirus pandemic in the period. The company, which had already...
Insurer AXA, With H1 Net Income Down 40%, Warns of Future COVID-19 Shocks
Aug 6 2020 // AXA SA’s profit sank in the first half as it booked a 1.5 billion-euro ($1.8 billion) charge for claims related to COVID-19 and warned of further shocks from the pandemic. The French insurer saw net income fall 39%...
AIG’s Zaffino Sees COVID-19 Creating Beneficial ‘Flight to Quality’
Aug 6 2020 // AIG President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Zaffino said that the insurer has seen accelerated rate improvements and other gains as clients react to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “We believe that COVID has...
Liberty Mutual Reports Q2 Loss on COVID-19 Event Cancellations, Storms, Downturn
Aug 6 2020 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co. reported a net loss of $320 million for the second quarter versus net income of $397 million for the same quarter last year. The loss reflected the impact of COVID-19, catastrophes and the...
Tennessee Gov Calls Special Session to Address COVID-19 Liability
Aug 5 2020 // Gov. Bill Lee on Monday announced he’s calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to address legislation that would provide health care providers, schools and businesses broad protections against coronavirus lawsuits. Lee...
New York City Erects Quarantine Checkpoints to Curb Coronavirus
Aug 5 2020 // New York City will put up COVID-19 quarantine checkpoints at key entry points to ensure that incoming travelers from 35 states with outbreaks comply with the state’s 14-day quarantine mandate, Mayor Bill de Blasio...
Virus Cases Grow by 377 in Oklahoma, More Deaths
Aug 5 2020 // Oklahoma’s reported coronavirus cases rose by 377, and the state added another death due to the illness caused by the virus, the Oklahoma State Department of Health said. Oklahoma has confirmed 38,602 cases of...
Nevada Governor Rolling out County-By-County Virus Response
Aug 5 2020 // Nevada will shift this week from broad restrictions in response to the coronavirus to an ongoing, county-by-county review where officials hope to target hot spots and specific businesses where the virus is spreading. Gov....
Arizona Reports 1,030 More Virus Cases, 14 More Deaths
Aug 5 2020 // Arizona health officials have reported 1,030 new cases of the coronavirus and 14 more deaths. The Arizona Department of Health Services has recorded 179,497 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state since the pandemic...
AIG’s Coronavirus Hits Include Travel, Workers’ Comp, Property, Trade Credit Lines
Aug 5 2020 // Insurer American International Group Inc. racked up $730 million in COVID-19-related losses during the first half of the year, its chief executive officer said on Tuesday. The pandemic is a “formidable and ongoing...
Allianz’ Net Profit Drops 29% in 2nd Quarter Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Aug 5 2020 // German insurer on Wednesday posted a 29% fall in net profit in the second quarter from a year earlier and shied away from updating its full-year profit guidance as the coronavirus pandemic slows business and clouds the...
How the Pandemic May Change ‘Work-Life Balance’ Forever
Aug 5 2020 // When it comes to helping employees balance work hours with relaxation, Acuity Insurance Chief Executive Officer Ben Salzmann has a unique tool at his disposal: a 65-foot Ferris wheel. Before the pandemic struck, Salzmann...
Louisiana Prepares to Resume Movie, TV Filming Amid Pandemic
Aug 4 2020 // Louisiana released coronavirus safety guidelines for movie and TV productions this week, as filming is expected to start returning to the virus outbreak hot spot this month. The safety rules – issued by the Louisiana...
