Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Traffic Down 25%, Motor Vehicle Fatalities Down 8% in May During Lockdowns
Jul 23 2020 // Preliminary estimates indicate that deaths from motor vehicle accidents fell in May but the death rate per miles driven jumped considerably. According to the National Safety Council, it was the third month in a row when...
Vegas Casino Unions Drop MGM from COVID-10 Safety Suit
Jul 22 2020 // Unions representing 65,000 Las Vegas-area casino workers have dropped two MGM Resorts International properties from a lawsuit accusing companies of skimping on protective measures and putting employees at risk of illness...
QBE Expects H1 2020 Loss of US$750M on COVID-19, Natural Catastrophe Claims
Jul 22 2020 // QBE Insurance Group expects to report a first-half, after-tax loss of around $750 million, mainly due to COVID-19 claims and natural catastrophes, which included Australia’s bushfires and hailstorms at the beginning...
85 Crew Members on Alaskan Fishing Boat Infected with COVID
Jul 22 2020 // A factory fishing vessel that docked in the Alaska fishing port of Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands has 85 crew members infected on board with the coronavirus, officials said. The boat named the American Triumph has...
Coronavirus, Civil Riot, Investment Losses Take Bite Out of W.R. Berkley Q2 Profit
Jul 22 2020 // Larger investment losses and COVID-19 took a substantial bite out of W.R. Berkley’s 2019 second-quarter net income, but the specialty insurer and reinsurer still stayed in the black overall. Net income for the...
Ohio’s Wallace & Turner: Turning 150 During a Pandemic
Jul 22 2020 // What’s the secret of longevity for an insurance agency, or really any business, that has been in operation for 150 years and shows no sign of slowing down? “At the end of the day you take care of your...
Workers Turn Into Sleuths to Track Sicknesses Where Employers Keep Covid Data Secret
Jul 22 2020 // Jana Jumpp spends eight hours a day updating a spreadsheet — not for work, but a recent hobby: figuring out how many of Amazon’s 400,000 warehouse workers have fallen sick with the coronavirus. Amazon won’t...
Program Suspended After 40K Apply for COVID-19 Rent Help in Louisiana
Jul 21 2020 // Louisiana has suspended an emergency rent assistance program to help with the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 after more than 40,000 people filled out applications for the help in less than four days. The Louisiana...
Los Angeles Mayor Concedes City Reopened Too Soon as Virus Surges
Jul 21 2020 // Mayor Eric Garcetti has conceded that Los Angeles reopened too quickly and again warned that the city was “on the brink” of new shutdown orders as the coronavirus continues to surge in California. Appearing on...
UK Insurtech Startup battleface Offers COVID-19 Travel Insurance Package
Jul 21 2020 // Travel insurance provider battleface announced a new COVID-19 travel insurance package. The new policy will give travelers the peace of mind they have been looking for to venture out safely, including to countries...
Florida Company Deploys Drones to Sanitize Facilities in Virus Fight
Jul 21 2020 // Upward Drone Solutions was only in business for a few months before the coronavirus pandemic hit and much of its work cleaning the exteriors of buildings dried up. Andy Godfrey, CEO of the Pensacola Beach-based business,...
Mississippi Gov Looks to Expand COVID Restrictions to More Counties
Jul 21 2020 // Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he is likely to extend the time for restrictions in counties with rapidly expanding cases of the new coronavirus, and he could add several other counties to the list. The current...
Kentucky Supreme Court Blocks Efforts to Halt Governor’s COVID-19 Rules
Jul 21 2020 // Kentucky’s highest court on Friday put a temporary stop to efforts by a top Republican to rein in the Democratic governor’s ability to control the coronavirus outbreak with restrictions on public behavior. The...
Robots Gain as Pandemic Lockdowns, Safety Issues Cause Factories to Automate
Jul 21 2020 // While a resurgence in coronavirus cases in Texas has brought many businesses to a screeching halt, eight robots have kept All Axis Machining’s metal fabrication facility in Dallas humming. The small, nimble robots...
Florida Division of Emergency Management Faces COVID-19 Outbreak
Jul 20 2020 // The Florida Division of Emergency Management closed down part of its facilities after 12 employees tested positive for coronavirus. The areas where the employees work were going through a deep clean over the weekend and...
Miami-Dade to Fine Individuals, Businesses Not Following COVID Rules
Jul 20 2020 // Miami-Dade County plans to start aggressively enforcing rules designed to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus as Florida reported more than 11,000 new cases Friday adding to a caseload that is straining the...
Risk of Airborne Coronavirus Adds to Challenge of Making Workspaces Safe
Jul 20 2020 // U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the world’s top public health agency acknowledged the risk that tiny airborne droplets of the novel coronavirus may contribute to...
Update: COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims Take Center Stage in London Court Case
Jul 20 2020 // UK financial regulators took aim at insurers’ attempts to compare the coronavirus lockdown to government warnings on cigarettes and alcohol, telling a London court that businesses had no choice but to shut down...
U.S. Extends Ban on Cruise Ships Through September as Coronavirus Cases Rise
Jul 20 2020 // Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end of September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Michigan Restaurants’ COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim Rejected by State Judge
Jul 20 2020 // A trial court judge in Lansing, Michigan, handed a victory to insurers in what may be the nation’s first final ruling on the question of whether a property insurer is liable for financial damages caused by a...
