U.S. Businesses, Patients Sue China Seeking Damages From Coronavirus Outbreak May 11, 2020 By Curt Anderson Before the coronavirus outbreak, Saundra Andringa-Meuer was a healthy 61-year-old mother of six who never smoked or drank alcohol. Then...
For Global Insurers, Pandemic Likely to Erase Profits Until 2021 Second Half: Fitch May 11, 2020 While insurance rates have risen for nine consecutive quarters due to large catastrophe losses and accelerating claims inflation, Fitch Ratings...
California Governor Warns Three Counties Could Lose Disaster Aid May 11, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning three counties that they could lose disaster funding if they continue to defy his...
National Governments Must Help Provide Insurance for Future Lockdowns: EU Regulator May 11, 2020 By Huw Jones National governments must help provide insurance cover for future lockdowns, the industry’s European Union regulator said on Monday, as the...
Companies Need Safety From Lawsuits If They Protect Workers: Opinion May 11, 2020 By Michael R. Bloomberg, Bloomberg Opinion States that are reopening their economies even as cases of Covid-19 are still rising are threatening their own residents and...
Meat Giant Sued for Worker’s Covid-19 Death in Philadelphia May 11, 2020 The family of a beef plant worker who died because of the coronavirus has brought a wrongful death lawsuit in...
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...
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...