FEMA Tackles COVID-19 While Also Facing Past Disasters, Spring Flood Season March 23, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman and Brian K. Sullivan It wasn’t until Wednesday, five days after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Cruel Paradox: Beating Virus Means U.S. Recession March 20, 2020 By Paul Wiseman The coronavirus is dealing a death blow to the longest U.S. economic expansion on record, triggering layoffs and putting intense...
Pressure Builds on Insurers to Be Part of Coronavirus Business Solution March 20, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson While legislators in Washington and states try to fashion financial relief for businesses interrupted by the public health actions related...
Insurers Reject House Members’ Request to Cover Uninsured COVID Business Losses March 20, 2020 A bipartisan group of U.S. House members has asked insurers to retroactively recognize financial losses relating to COVID-19 under commercial...
Analysis: How a Recession Affects Return to Work by Injured Workers March 20, 2020 By John Ruser, Ph.D With the COVID-19 virus causing economic disruption, the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute would like to share the findings from a...
Life Insurers Go Slow on New Policies to Limit Coronavirus Risk March 19, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn U.S. life insurers are trying to curb their own risks to coronavirus by imposing waiting periods for applicants who have...
Turning 50, Invest High School Program Eyes Apprenticeships for Independent Agencies March 19, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones A new apprenticeship program aimed at attracting and developing talent in the independent agency system is being rolled out by...
Report: Climate Change Requires a ‘Rethink’ of How Catastrophic Events are Funded March 19, 2020 By Don Jergler Severe weather events and demographic challenges will continue to strain government finances, a trend that will require “a rethink of...
Restaurants’ Coronavirus Relief Request Includes Government-Backed Insurance March 19, 2020 The nation’s restaurants stand to lose at least $275 billion and shed as many as 7 million jobs over the...
Analyst Says Specialty P/C Insurers More Likely to See Business Interruption Losses March 19, 2020 The original property/casualty insurance industry reaction that business interruption losses may be modest may have been too optimistic, according to...