Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
European Insurers Worried Regulators May Block COVID-19 Dividends
Sep 9 2020 // Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time to report their capital positions, European insurers said on Monday. The pandemic will likely lead to...
Reuters Report: How COVID-19 Swept Brazilian Slaughterhouses of Top Meatpacker
Sep 9 2020 // JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has vowed to keep the world fed during the coronavirus pandemic. Executives say the company has added more than 15,000 new workers in Brazil this year to crank out cuts of...
COVID-19 Cast as a Catalyst for Change. Now What?
Sep 9 2020 // Look around the corner, what do you see? Answering that question is the most important part of my job as an author, speaker, advisor and VC investor. It’s a role that requires a hint of arrogance, since peering...
S.D. Governor Disputes Report Tying COVID-19 Case Surge to Motorcycle Rally
Sep 8 2020 // South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has dismissed as “fiction” a recent study published by San Diego State University that ties the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August to a massive surge in COVID-19 cases and...
Alabama Warns of Increase in Cybercrime During Pandemic
Sep 8 2020 // State securities officials say cybercrime including email attacks are on the rise during the pandemic, and they’re warning people to be careful online. A statement from the Alabama Securities Commission says social...
Vermont Highway Fatalities Up; Officials Cite Coronavirus
Sep 8 2020 // Vermont law enforcement officials believe an increase in the number of traffic fatalities recorded so far this year could be linked to fewer police on the road because of the coronavirus pandemic. So far this year there...
Munich Re Expects Beirut Losses of €100 Million; Sees Slowdown in COVID-19 Losses
Sep 8 2020 // Munich Re said it faces claims of at least 100 million euros ($118 million) stemming from the deadly explosion that ravaged much of downtown Beirut last month. The German reinsurer said losses in the “low...
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways Offers Passengers Coronavirus Insurance
Sep 8 2020 // Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways on Monday said it would cover medical and quarantine costs for passengers if they contract the new coronavirus after traveling on one of its flights. Airlines around the world are trying to...
9 Coronavirus Vaccine Developers Pledge to Uphold Scientific Safety Standards
Sep 7 2020 // Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards that their experimental immunisations will be held against, amid a hurried global race to contain the pandemic. The...
Changing How We Recruit — The Future of Insurance Post COVID-19
Sep 7 2020 // Typically each spring, a crop of fresh college graduates enters the workforce, making the critical first steps to determine personal and professional paths. Today, the job landscape differs greatly from what it was even a...
Property/Casualty Insurance First-Half Underwriting, Net Income Drops Tied to COVID
Sep 7 2020 // U.S. property/casualty insurance underwriting income dropped 5.5% in the first half of 2020 versus the same period last year. Higher underwriting expenses and policyholder dividends largely connected to COVID-19 costs are...
Defendants in Separate COVID-19 Business Interruption Suits Score Wins in Texas Courts
Sep 7 2020 // Rulings in two lawsuits originating in Texas over business income losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic were handed down in August in favor of insurance firms. In one, an insurance agency was added to a restaurant...
Federal Judge Dismisses Florida Dentist’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Claim
Sep 4 2020 // A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a suit for business interruption insurance payments by a Florida dentist who claimed the damages were caused by COVID-19 virus and related civil authority shutdowns of dental...
Insurers, Covid-Hit Businesses May Be at Odds Over Interruption Claims for Disasters
Sep 4 2020 // As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the novel coronavirus is giving them an odd financial break. Many companies that were damaged...
China Offers Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines to Aviation Frontline Workers
Sep 4 2020 // China has offered experimental coronavirus vaccines to aviation industry workers, according to a regulatory notice seen by Reuters, in a push to inoculate high-risk groups to prevent a possible resurgence as economies...
Even If Only Few Use Them, Contact Tracing Apps May Help Curb COVID
Sep 4 2020 // Contact tracing apps can sharply reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus even when only a few people use them, a study published on Thursday by researchers at Google and Oxford University showed. An app used by 15% of...
Michigan Cites 6 Businesses for COVID-19 Workplace Safety Violations
Sep 3 2020 // In late August, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued a round of COVID-19 “general duty” citations, citing six different businesses with serious violations for failing to...
South Florida Eases Coronavirus Restrictions on Restaurants, Tattoo Parlors
Sep 3 2020 // Some coronavirus restrictions started easing up Monday in parts of South Florida. In Miami-Dade County, restaurants were allowed to welcome back diners to indoor seating for the first time in almost two months, provided...
Officials Report Nearly 1K COVID Cases in Tennessee Private Prison
Sep 3 2020 // Nearly 1,000 inmates at a Tennessee prison have tested positive for COVID-19, corrections officials said Monday. Officials tested 1,410 inmates at South Central Correctional Facility late last week after several inmates...
States Told COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready for High Risk Groups in Late October
Sep 3 2020 // The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked state public health officials to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine to high-risk groups as soon as late October, documents published by...
