OSHA Inspectors to Prioritize Health Facilities Over Other Sites During Coronavirus Crisis April 15, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces workplace safety laws has said it will prioritize work site inspections of healthcare facilities over...
Europe Needs Its Own Approach to Coronavirus Tracing, Say German Tech Startups April 15, 2020 By Douglas Busvine Europe should not cede its sovereignty to Silicon Valley when it comes to using technology to help trace those at...
Ohio’s Encova Insurance Issuing 15% Personal Auto Policy Credit April 15, 2020 Columbus, Ohio-based Encova Insurance plans to issue a 15% policy credit to more than 80,000 personal auto policyholders for the...
Iowa Beef Plant Suspends Operations Due to Worker Virus Infections April 15, 2020 A beef processing plant in one of Iowa’s coronavirus hot spots has suspended production after several workers have become infected....
North Carolina Creates Process for Insurers to Legally Offer Pandemic Premium Relief April 15, 2020 The North Carolina Department of Insurance says it is working with insurers to allow them to offer financial relief to...
Businesses Warn Fear of Lawsuits Could Stall Rebooting of Economy; Urge Coordination April 15, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Litigation surrounding coronavirus responses is already underway and businesses are warning that the fear of more lawsuits could hinder the...
Preventing Losses Due to Growing Cyber Crime During the Coronavirus Crisis April 15, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield The insurance industry needs to spend time educating clients on how to best protect themselves as cyber criminals continue to...
How Insurance Claims Pros Are Adjusting to Pandemic Complications April 15, 2020 By Jim Sams The coronavirus pandemic has not shut down the day-to-day business of adjusting claims, but the workload is lighter and claims...
Meat Plant Closures, Absenteeism Rise With Workers’ Fear of Coronavirus, Lack of Safety April 15, 2020 By Tom Polansek and Rod Nickel CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba — At a Wayne Farms chicken processing plant in Alabama, workers recently had to pay the company 10...
California Tells Insurers to Investigate All COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims April 14, 2020 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Tuesday issued a notice requiring insurance companies and other California Department of Insurance licensees...