Quote Requests to Insurance Agencies Down 30% Since Coronavirus Shutdowns April 13, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones While consumers may have more time to consider their insurance needs during this period of stay at home orders and...
Eli Lilly Begins Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Therapies April 12, 2020 Eli Lilly and Co. reports it has begun clinical trials for testing therapies for COVID-19. The drug company said it...
Anticipated Coronavirus Claims Scenarios Across Major Coverage Lines: Viewpoint April 9, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed over the past several months, participants in the insurance industry have recognized the likelihood...
Lessons on Trade-Offs From the 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Viewpoint April 9, 2020 By John Kemp LONDON — Lockdowns have brought most of the world’s advanced economies to a near standstill as policymakers fight the coronavirus...
Amazon Tests Hospital Workplace Safety Idea With Disinfectant Fog at Warehouse April 9, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. is testing the use of disinfectant fog at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York starting on Tuesday,...
Progressive, Travelers, USAA Latest to Offer Insureds Discounts, Other Accommodations April 9, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson More insurers are coming forward every day with discounts, extended coverage and relaxed payment terms for insureds affected by shelter-in-place...
Suit Alleges Zoom Overstated Privacy, Did Not Disclose Security Flaws April 9, 2020 Zoom Video Communications Inc. was slapped with a class action suit by one of its shareholders on Tuesday, accusing the...
‘Uncertainty Is the Only Certainty’ When it Comes to Pandemic Modeling April 8, 2020 By Seth Borenstein and Carla K. Johnson A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of...
How Agencies Can Manage Employees Working from Home During Coronavirus Crisis April 8, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Millions of Americans are currently subject to shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders as efforts to slow the spread of the current...
Litigation Builds Against Insurers Over Coronavirus Business Interruption April 8, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Katherine Chiglinsky Barbara Snowden dreamed of opening a wig shop to help women who’d lost their hair during chemotherapy feel better as...