Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Winning Most, But Not All, COVID-19 Business Interruption Lawsuits
Nov 30 2020 // In the multibillion-dollar fight over insurance coverage for pandemic-related business losses, a Florida gynecologist succeeded where more than a dozen professional baseball teams and an iconic Hollywood restaurant...
Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases
Nov 27 2020 // As many as one in 12 cases of Covid-19 in the early stage of the pandemic in the U.S. can be tied to outbreaks at meatpacking plants and subsequent spread in surrounding communities, according to a study. The findings...
California OKs Workers’ Comp Advisory Rates, No Virus Adjustment for Now
Nov 25 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has adopted and issued a revised average advisory pure premium rate, lowering the benchmark to $1.45 per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation insurance, effective...
Next Virus Shutdown May Cost Washington Restaurants $800M
Nov 25 2020 // A four-week shutdown on indoor service at restaurants and bars prompted by an alarming statewide spike in COVID-19 cases is expected to cost the industry some $800 million, a representative said Monday. Anthony Anton,...
COVID-19 Vaccines Could Be Sent to States Within 24 Hours of FDA’s OK: Official
Nov 25 2020 // The first Americans could receive a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Dec. 11, the chief scientific adviser for the U.S. government’s vaccine program said on Sunday. “Within 24 hours from the approval, the vaccine...
Travel Insurance Surges Along with Coronavirus This Thanksgiving
Nov 25 2020 // U.S. websites have seen a surge in travelers seeking expensive ironclad insurance this Thanksgiving, as Americans desperate to break the monotony of a year spent at home look to cover themselves against coronavirus-related...
Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus
Nov 24 2020 // A Nebraska meatpacking plant has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to take adequate precautions to protect workers from the coronavirus. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the federal lawsuit on Nov. 23 against...
No-Deal Brexit Would Cause More Damage to UK than COVID: BoE’s Bailey
Nov 24 2020 // Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday a no-deal Brexit would cause longer-term damage to Britain’s economy than the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of the change might be felt for...
Louisiana Virus Aid Funds Run Low with Small Business, Local Requests Unmet
Nov 24 2020 // Louisiana will run out of federal coronavirus money before it pays out grants to all eligible small businesses and local government agencies seeking dollars from COVID-19 aid programs created by Gov. John Bel Edwards and...
Louisiana Ag Commissioner Pushing Farmers, Ranchers to Apply for Virus Aid
Nov 24 2020 // Louisiana’s agriculture commissioner is urging the state’s farmers and ranchers to turn in their applications for federal coronavirus assistance ahead of next month’s deadline, and he’s worried some...
Carnival’s Princess Cruise Lines Must Face Passengers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit
Nov 24 2020 // Carnival Corp.’s Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. failed to persuade a judge to dismiss negligence claims by 17 passengers who allege they suffered COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed to the coronavirus on a February...
COVID Passports Could Speed Up Revival of International Travel
Nov 24 2020 // Global airline lobby IATA is working on a mobile app that will help travelers demonstrate their coronavirus-free status, joining a push to introduce so-called COVID passports to speed up the revival of international...
COVID-19-Related Data Breach Affects Thousands in Delaware
Nov 24 2020 // Public health officials in Delaware on Sunday disclosed that the personal information of thousands of people who were tested for the coronavirus this summer was mistakenly shared with an unauthorized individual. The...
Mississippi Casino Sues Insurer Westchester for Not Paying COVID-19 Loss
Nov 23 2020 // A Mississippi Gulf Coast casino has become one of many businesses nationwide to sue its insurer for refusing to cover business losses because of the coronavirus pandemic. Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport contends in...
Praedicat Develops Insurance Tool for COVID-19 Liability
Nov 23 2020 // Praedicat, the Los Angeles-based liability emerging risk modeling firm, has developed an insurance tool for the casualty insurance market, which allows insurers to track exposures, establish reserves, and manage...
Health Officials Hope New Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps Attract More Users
Nov 20 2020 // A new wave of mobile apps that help track exposure to the coronavirus is coming to U.S. states ahead of the holidays as public health officials bet that recently introduced features from Apple Inc. and Alphabet...
South African Insurer Santam to Appeal COVID-19 Business Interruption Ruling
Nov 20 2020 // Santam said on Friday it would appeal against a court ruling that found South Africa’s largest non-life insurer liable to pay a client’s claim relating to a coronavirus lockdown. Like insurers in other...
Swiss Re Confirms Financial Targets Despite Pandemic
Nov 20 2020 // Reinsurance company Swiss Re said it was committed to a stable or increasing dividend as it confirmed its financial targets on Friday despite the coronavirus pandemic that has pressured the industry. The reinsurer has...
Kentucky Aims to Slow Virus Spread with New Restrictions on Restaurants, Events
Nov 20 2020 // Bidding to slow surging coronavirus cases and deaths in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced new restrictions Tuesday on in-person gatherings at restaurants, schools and event venues. “I don’t take this...
Tyson Suspends Meat Plant Managers Accused of COVID Betting Pool
Nov 20 2020 // Tyson Foods Inc. said it has suspended managers at an Iowa meatpacking plant accused in lawsuits of betting on how many workers would be infected in a Covid outbreak earlier this year. More than 1,000 of the 2,800...
