Update: Cyclone Amphan Floods Areas of India and Bangladesh, Killing Dozens of People May 21, 2020 By Pradipta Mukherjee, Arun Devnath and Pratik Parija The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades wrecked havoc along India’s east coast and in...
UK’s Aviva Expects COVID-19-Related Claims of Nearly $200 Million May 21, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn British insurer Aviva expects 160 million pounds ($195 million) in claims related to the coronavirus pandemic and weaker second quarter...
Roads Are Emptier But Riskier During Coronavirus Quarantine. Fatality Rate Up 14%. May 21, 2020 As Americans have been driving less and covering fewer miles, the emptier roads have become more lethal. Preliminary data from...
States Sharing of COVID-19 Patients’ Data With First Responders Sparks Privacy Concern May 21, 2020 By Kimberlee Kruesi More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19, all with the assurance that their private...
OSHA Vows More Work Safety Inspections for Coronavirus as Businesses Reopen May 21, 2020 By Tom Hals The U.S. Labor Department will expand inspections of businesses to reduce job-site hazards related to the new coronavirus as employees...
Insurance Is Not A Company’s Primary Line of Defense in a Crisis May 21, 2020 By Sean Murphy and George R. Speckart Imagine your company having a Halloween party: Employees show up wearing costumes mocking your customers, says the chief executive of...
Minnesota Governor Signs Bill Aiding Farmers Facing Foreclosure May 20, 2020 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed a bill that stops farm foreclosures until Dec. 1 for farmers struggling with the...
TDI Says License Renewal Extension Ends May 31; Issues Cat Area Data Call May 20, 2020 The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a reminder to agents and adjusters that the extension to renew resident licenses...
Journalist’s Spouse Sues Aircraft Owners, Insurers Over Deadly Louisiana Crash May 20, 2020 The husband of a broadcast journalist who was killed in a Louisiana plane crash along with four others has filed...
Evacuations in Michigan as Dams Break, Flooding Hits Midwest May 20, 2020 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 19 declared a state of emergency in Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford...