Q1 Insurtech Fundraising Drops 54% on COVID-19 Disruption: Willis Towers Watson May 8, 2020 Overall funding for insurtech investments decreased by 54% during the first quarter as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, compared...
White House Quashes ‘Overly Specific’ CDC Guide for Reopening of Economy May 8, 2020 By Alexandra Alper and Maria Caspani The White House shelved a step-by-step guide prepared by U.S. health officials to help states safely reopen mass transit, restaurants,...
UK Regulator Seeks Court Review in July to Resolve COVID-19 Insurance Dispute May 8, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to get business interruption insurance policies examined by a court as soon as July,...
Complex Financial Products Aren’t the Solution to Climate Change or Pandemic: Opinion May 8, 2020 By Kate Mackenzie, Bloomberg Opinion Almost exactly four years ago the World Bank announced a pioneering project, the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility, designed to develop...
NFL Kicks Off Plan to Reopen Team Facilities; MLS Soccer Allows Player Workouts May 8, 2020 By Barry Wilner The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place...
How Caterpillar, Deere Kept Equipment Making Plants Open During Coronavirus Outbreak May 8, 2020 By Rajesh Kumar Singh While Detroit automakers’ unionized auto factories have been idled by the coronavirus pandemic, farm and construction equipment makers Deere and...
Florida Makes Plans for Dealing with Pandemic During Hurricane Season May 7, 2020 By Brendan Farrington and Terry Spencer As Florida slowly reopens, officials are now contemplating what they should do if the coronavirus outbreak lingers into hurricane season,...
Oklahoma Bill Limiting Healthcare Providers’ COVID-19 Liability Heads to Governor May 7, 2020 The Oklahoma Senate has passed legislation previously approved by the state’s House of Representatives that would limit liability for healthcare...
New Orleans OKs Demo of Buildings Near Collapsed Hotel May 7, 2020 New Orleans has approved demolition of three buildings near the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel to make space for cranes...
11 Midwestern AGs Seek Federal Probe of Meatpacking Industry May 7, 2020 By Roxana Hegeman The attorneys general for 11 Midwestern states are urging the Justice Department to pursue a federal investigation into market concentration...