Coronvirus Discrimination and Bullying Hinders Battle Against Pandemic in Japan May 11, 2020 By Mari Yamaguchi The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination...
Alabama Enacts Pandemic Lawsuit Protection for Health Care Entities, Businesses May 11, 2020 New legal protections are being extended to help shield businesses from “frivolous” lawsuits linked to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Kay...
Georgia Allows Teen Drivers to Bypass Road Test During Pandemic May 11, 2020 By Ben Nadler Thousands of teens in Georgia don’t have to take a road test to get their driver’s licenses during the coronavirus...
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Adds Missouri’s Strong Insurance Group May 11, 2020 St. Charles, Mo.-based Strong Insurance Group has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of more than 130 independent...
70,000 Crew Members Remain Quarantined on Ships in U.S. Waters May 11, 2020 By Adriana Gomez Licon and Guillermo Garat Carolina Vasquez lost track of days and nights, unable to see the sunlight while stuck for two weeks in a...
New York Strengthens COVID-19 Safety Measures for Nursing Homes May 10, 2020 By Maria Caspani and Rich McKay New York state on Sunday announced new coronavirus-safety measures to better protect nursing home residents, who are highly vulnerable to...
COVID-19 Hits Already-Troubled Nursing Home Insurance Market; Brokers Try to Help May 10, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 28%, or...
As Deaths Rise to 20,000, Nursing Homes Seek Immunity from Lawsuits May 10, 2020 By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian and Jennifer Peltz Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits...
Texas Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule Prohibiting Named Driver Policies May 8, 2020 The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting comments on a newly posted rule proposal that repeals and amends requirements for...
Growing Virus Outbreak in Northeast Georgia Causes Concern May 8, 2020 By Jeff Amy Gov. Brian Kemp warned on Tuesday that a growing coronavirus outbreak is stressing resources in northeast Georgia. Kemp has moved...