Insurance News from May 18, 2020
National News
Citing 9/11 Victims Fund, Lawmakers Eye U.S. Compensation Pool For COVID-19 Workers
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers last week unveiled a plan to compensate...
AM Best’s Stress Testing Indicates Most Insurers Can Withstand Pandemic Hit
Insurance Comparison Website SelectQuote Hopes IPO Will Raise $342 Million
Economy Will Need More Government Help to Recover, Says Fed Chair Powell
Talc Miner Imerys to Forfeit North America Units to Settle 14,000 Cancer Lawsuits
International & Reinsurance News
AM Best’s Stress Testing Indicates Most Insurers Can Withstand Pandemic Hit
Analysts at the AM Best ratings firm say their initial stress tests of insurance...
China Urges Local Firms to List in London with China Pacific Insurance Leading the Pack
Italy to Protect Businesses from Liability if Workers Catch Coronavirus: News Report
Cyclone Amphan Intensifies, Threatening India, Bangladesh with Dangerous Storm Surge
Amazon’s French Warehouses to Reopen After Ending Virus Safety Dispute with Workers
East News
Investigations Continue Following Blast at Maine Paper Mill
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection of the site of a paper...
West News
Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews
The number of Independent Medical Review determination letters, a process used to...
Southeast News
Tropical Storm Arthur Inches Closer to East Coast; Minor Impact Expected to North Carolina
Tropical Storm Arthur inched closer to the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, although its...
Texas / South Central News
Louisiana Senate Backs Bills to Shield Businesses from Virus Lawsuits
Restaurants serving takeout and delivery orders in Louisiana during the coronavirus...
Midwest News
Nephew: Dead Worker Had Warned Virus Was ‘Everywhere’ at Iowa Plant
In the days before his death, an Iowa meatpacking worker twice warned that the...