Anticipated Coronavirus Claims Scenarios Across Major Coverage Lines: Viewpoint April 9, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed over the past several months, participants in the insurance industry have recognized the likelihood...
Lessons on Trade-Offs From the 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Viewpoint April 9, 2020 By John Kemp LONDON — Lockdowns have brought most of the world’s advanced economies to a near standstill as policymakers fight the coronavirus...
Amazon Tests Hospital Workplace Safety Idea With Disinfectant Fog at Warehouse April 9, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. is testing the use of disinfectant fog at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York starting on Tuesday,...
Canada’s Insurers to Cut Auto Premiums as Drivers Stay Home During COVID-19 Crisis April 9, 2020 Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), an industry association for Canada’s home, auto and business insurers, on Wednesday said its members...
PartnerRe’s Parent EXOR Vows to Go Ahead with Deals Despite Pandemic April 9, 2020 The boss of EXOR showed confidence on Wednesday in the success of three transformative deals set to reshape its multi-billion...
South Dakota’s Noem Allows Businesses to Stay Open but Backs Limit on Group Size April 8, 2020 As mayors, nurses and doctors across South Dakota urged Gov. Kristi Noem to take action to restrict daily activity, the...
Little Rock, Arkansas, Bans Vehicle Caravans During Outbreak April 8, 2020 Arkansas’ largest city is banning vehicle caravans during the coronavirus outbreak after a large crowd of vehicles gathered over the...
‘Uncertainty Is the Only Certainty’ When it Comes to Pandemic Modeling April 8, 2020 By Seth Borenstein and Carla K. Johnson A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of...
How Agencies Can Manage Employees Working from Home During Coronavirus Crisis April 8, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Millions of Americans are currently subject to shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders as efforts to slow the spread of the current...
Litigation Builds Against Insurers Over Coronavirus Business Interruption April 8, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Katherine Chiglinsky Barbara Snowden dreamed of opening a wig shop to help women who’d lost their hair during chemotherapy feel better as...