Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arizona Nightclub Wins $1.6M in COVID-19 Lockout Lawsuit
Aug 23 2022 // The operators of a Tucson, Arizona, nightclub have won a $1.6 million settlement against the landlord who locked them out of their business during the pandemic. The Arizona Daily Star reported that a jury in Pima County...
What the COVID-19 Digital Threat Landscape is Teaching Insurers Post-Roe
Aug 17 2022 // The digital threat landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic is teaching insurers and other companies some valuable lessons about digital privacy in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade...
Two More Appeals Courts Rule Against Businesses in COVID-Interruption Suits
Aug 12 2022 // Federal and state appeals courts in two Southeastern states have ruled against pandemic-affected businesses, adding to the list of decisions that have found that insurance policies cover only physical damages. In South...
Another State Supreme Court Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown
Aug 12 2022 // The South Carolina Supreme Court on August 10 became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that the virus that causes COVID-19 cannot cause a direct physical damage or loss covered by a commercial property...
Seattle Ending COVID Hazard Pay for Grocery Store Workers
Aug 5 2022 // The Seattle City Council has voted to end COVID-19 hazard pay for grocery store workers. The Seattle Times reports the council voted 5-2 on Tuesday, with Councilmembers Lisa Herbold and Teresa Mosqueda absent, to repeal a...
Safety Insurance Cites Q2 Combined Ratio, COVID Claim Court Win
Aug 4 2022 // Boston-based Safety Insurance touted a combined ratio of 92.1 and a win in a COVID-19 business interruption court case as highlights for its second quarter. However, second quarter net income was $7.9 million compared to...
NHL Stymied by Judge in Its Pursuit of Billions From Insurer for COVID Damages
Jul 21 2022 // The National Hockey League can pursue a lawsuit against its insurance provider over losses stemming from the COVID pandemic — but not for the billions of the dollars in damages the league’s 19 clubs...
Lost Luggage Claims Jump 30% Compared to Pre-Pandemic Levels: Mapfre
Jul 20 2022 // The number of travelers reporting stranded luggage this summer jumped 30% from 2019, according to Spanish insurer Mapfre SA. More bags are going missing as short-staffed airports and airlines struggle to keep up with...
California Insurer’s Efforts to Keep Workers and Help During Pandemic Led to Viable New Business
Jul 18 2022 // In the annals of how the pandemic changed things, toss in a positive tale from insurer CSAA Insurance Group. Walnut Creek, California-based CSAA, a AAA Insurer, offers automobile, homeowners and other personal lines of...
China’s Tough COVID Policy Still Drags on Economy
Jul 15 2022 // China has been tweaking its stringent COVID curbs but shows no sign of backing off from its “dynamic zero” policy, and has lagged in vaccination efforts that would enable it to do so, casting a heavy shadow...
Nordic Insurer Finds Longer, More Expensive Trips More Popular Now Than Before COVID
Jul 14 2022 // Long-haul travel is back among Danes and even more popular than before the COVID-19 pandemic, as pent-up wanderlust increasingly drives them to venture outside Europe’s borders, Scandinavia’s largest insurer...
North Carolina Appeals Court Overturns COVID Coverage Ruling Against Insurer
Jul 7 2022 // A North Carolina appellate court has overturned a rare win by businesses seeking to compel insurance coverage for their COVID-19 shutdown losses. In North State Deli et al vs. The Cincinnati Insurance Co., a three-judge...
Pennsylvania Republican Campaigns on False Nursing Home COVID Claim
Jul 7 2022 // Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor, has made a campaign staple out of the allegation that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s policy of readmitting COVID-19 patients from hospitals to nursing...
Doctors Look to Athletes for Clues to COVID’s Heart Impacts
Jul 6 2022 // Doctors learned early in the pandemic that COVID-19 was more than a respiratory disease. It was attacking bodily organs, including the heart – even in healthy, young athletes. Enough athletes with COVID were experiencing...
Appeals Court First to Rule in Favor of Coverage for COVID Shutdown
Jul 4 2022 // The attorney who filed the first U.S. lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for a business shut down because of coronavirus won the first policyholder victory in a state or federal appellate court that interpreted the meaning...
California Insurer’s Efforts to Keep Workers and Help During Pandemic Led to Viable New Business
Jun 29 2022 // In the annals of how the pandemic changed things, toss in a positive tale from insurer CSAA Insurance Group. Walnut Creek, California-based CSAA, a AAA Insurer, offers automobile, homeowners and other personal lines of...
Medical Society Accuses Insurers of Using ‘Junk Science’ to Deny Covid Business Claims
Jun 27 2022 // The medical profession in New Hampshire is accusing the insurance industry of using “junk science” in justifying its denials of Covid-related business insurance claims. In an amicus brief in a case between a...
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case
Jun 20 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court decided on June 6 that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders, effectively closing the last door for such claims in the federal...
Appeals Court First to Rule in Favor of Coverage for COVID Shutdown
Jun 17 2022 // The attorney who filed the first U.S. lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for a business shut down because of coronavirus won the first policyholder victory in a state or federal appellate court that interpreted the meaning...
From Pandemic to Cyber War, Clear Policy Wording Is Key for Insurers
Jun 15 2022 // Insurers and insureds alike agree that clear policy wording will be the path forward in dealing with concerns about cyber war in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This isn’t the first time in recent history...
