1 in 100,000 Had Severe Allergic Reaction to COVID Shot: CDC January 7, 2021 By Robert Langreth and Emma Court Roughly 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, a rate that’s higher...
Bond to Lead Expanded Markel Surety Practice with $500M in Capacity January 7, 2021 Markel Surety, a part of Markel Corp.’s Markel’s Specialty division, has increased its capacity offering to $500 million for the...
Ethics and Insurance Fraud January 7, 2021 By Kevin McPoyle It has been reported that the federal government’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program has been victimized by fraud. This program...
COVID Lawsuits by State and Key Trends in Workplace Litigation for 2021: Seyfarth January 7, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic contributed to a spike in workplace lawsuits in 2020 and the number is only expected to grow...
How Kindness and Giving Prevailed in a Year Fraught with Challenges January 6, 2021 By Bill Ross This year has been unusually challenging, to say the least. We’ve been thrust into a virtual life of Zoom work...
Insurer Centene to Buy Magellan for $2.2 Billion to Expand Its Mental Health Services January 6, 2021 By Rebecca Spalding and Manas Mishra Health insurer Centene Corp. said on Monday it has agreed to buy Magellan Health Inc. in a $2.2 billion deal...
REUTERS REPORT-Regulators Ignored Workers’ COVID-19 Safety Complaints Amid Deadly Outbreaks January 6, 2021 By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety...
FCC Appears Unlikely to Act on Trump Bid to Change Social Media Liability January 6, 2021 By David Shepardson The prospects of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai taking action on an effort to narrow social media companies’ legal...
COVID-19 Business Interruption Rulings, Most Favoring Insurers, Moving to Appeals January 6, 2021 By Jim Sams A wave of litigation over business-interruption losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders has started splashing into the appellate courts. Appeals...
FEMA Buys $1.153 Billion of Reinsurance for Flood Insurance Program for 2021 January 6, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has once again procured private sector reinsurance from more than 30 carriers for the...