Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Amid Pandemic, Oil Refineries, Offshore Drillers Face Hurricane Challenges
Jun 4 2020 // As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, experts said restarting wells and refineries will take longer and prove more costly this...
Navajo Nation Reports 131 New COVID-19 Cases, Now At 5,479 Cases and 248 Deaths
Jun 4 2020 // The Navajo Department of Health has reported 131 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation and two more known deaths. That pushes the numbers to 5,479 positive COVID-19 cases and 248 known deaths as of Monday...
Nigeria’s Regulator Gives Insurers Additional Year to Recapitalize on COVID-19 Impact
Jun 4 2020 // Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission gave underwriters an additional year to recapitalize as companies deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The industry recapitalization program scheduled to end in...
UK Employee Union Urges Insurers, Banks to Protect Call Center Staff During Pandemic
Jun 4 2020 // Employee union Unite has called on finance firms to do more to protect call center staff after a survey of almost 3,000 employees exposed widespread fears about catching COVID-19 in workplaces where social distancing...
AXA Identifies 1,700 Restaurant Contracts with Unclear Terms on Pandemic Payouts
Jun 4 2020 // French insurer AXA has identified 1,700 contracts signed with restaurant owners in France where the terms are not clear as to whether business interruption losses due to the COVID-19 crisis should be covered, its CEO told...
Midwest Business Leaders Optimistic Despite Coronavirus: Survey
Jun 4 2020 // Business leaders are optimistic the economy will begin to recover later this year in a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a monthly survey...
Insurance Survey: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?
Jun 4 2020 // No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you now? Going forward? What do you expect to change? When will you be ready to travel? How do...
Amazon Sued Over Warehouses After N.Y. Worker Brings Coronavirus Home
Jun 4 2020 // Amazon.com Inc has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at least one employee to contract COVID-19, bring it home, and see her cousin die. The...
Another Resident of Wyoming Nursing Home Dies of COVID-19
Jun 3 2020 // A second resident of a Wyoming nursing home has died of the coronavirus. The older man had been hospitalized and was a resident of a Washakie County long-term care facility where testing identified 12 cases among residents...
All Mississippi Businesses Allowed to Reopen Amid Virus
Jun 3 2020 // All types of Mississippi businesses were being allowed to reopen Monday as Gov. Tate Reeves lifted his final orders that had closed them for several weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The openings were taking place...
Fishing Trawler in Washington Has 86 COVID-19 Cases
Jun 3 2020 // A fishing trawler in Washington state has 86 crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said. Ship operator American Seafoods said the American Dynasty trawler first docked in Bellingham May 26, The...
COVID-19 Outbreak in Oregon Area Linked to Pear Packer
Jun 3 2020 // Oregon officials disclosed that a Hood River County, Ore. pear-packing company is the site of the latest COVID-19 outbreak connected to the agriculture industry. Six employees of Duckwall Fruit have tested positive for...
UK Brokers Rely on Face-to-Face Meetings, Hampering Client Support During Lockdown
Jun 3 2020 // Brokers have been slow to adopt social media and digital technologies as a whole, which is hampering their ability to keep the clients satisfied during the lockdown, said GlobalData in a report. The entire industry will...
No-Deal Brexit Could Hobble UK’s Recovery from Coronavirus Pandemic
Jun 3 2020 // The threat of a no-deal Brexit is back — and with it the risk that the UK economy’s shaky recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will be hobbled. As British and European Union negotiators head into the last...
French Insurer AXA Plans to Cut Dividend by 50% on COVID-19 Impact
Jun 3 2020 // French insurer AXA plans to cut its dividend to 0.73 euros per share from a planned payout of 1.43 euros, the firm said on Wednesday, in order to preserve cash amid the coronavirus pandemic. AXA added that it could...
How Florida’s Strained Insurance Market is Facing COVID-19, Hurricane Season
Jun 3 2020 // From the threat of insurer ratings downgrades to mounting carrier losses because of excessive litigation to increasing insurance rates, Florida’s insurance market got off to a rocky start in 2020. Then came the...
Insurance Survey: How Is Pandemic Affecting Your Life, Your Work, Your Industry?
Jun 3 2020 // No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you now? Going forward? What do you expect to change? When will you be ready to travel? How do...
Mississippi Establishes Small Business Website for Virus Relief Grants
Jun 2 2020 // Mississippi has established a website where owners of small businesses can soon start applying for grants funded by a federal coronavirus pandemic relief package, Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday. The site –...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Issues Data Call for COVID-19 Injuries
Jun 2 2020 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has issued a mandatory data call for certain information related to COVID-19 injuries reported to selected insurance carriers on or after...
Michigan Orders Auto Insurers to Issue COVID-19 Refunds or Waivers
Jun 2 2020 // Auto insurers in Michigan have been ordered to issue refunds or premium waivers to policyholders due to reduced driving and resulting decrease in risk to insurers brought on by the stay at home orders related to the...
