California Suspends 1.4M Virus Unemployment Claims January 8, 2021 California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program, it was...
California Governor Planning $4 B for Economic Recovery January 7, 2021 By Adam Beam After spending most of 2020 telling small businesses to close and limit their customers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday...
Flooding Brings New Woes to New York City Church Hard-Hit by COVID-19 January 7, 2021 By David Crary A Lutheran church in New York City already reeling from the COVID-19 deaths of more than 60 members of the...
Who’s On the Hook If COVID-19 Vaccines Go Wrong?: Viewpoint January 7, 2021 By Anjani Trivedi, Bloomberg Opinion and Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Opinion The COVID-19 vaccines are here and distribution has begun. But what if something goes wrong? Whether it’s a loss of...
1 in 100,000 Had Severe Allergic Reaction to COVID Shot: CDC January 7, 2021 By Robert Langreth and Emma Court Roughly 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, a rate that’s higher...
COVID-19 Pressures Threaten About 4,000 Small UK Financial Firms January 7, 2021 By Silla Brush Britain’s market watchdog warned about 4,000 small financial firms are at greater risk of failure from the coronavirus as the...
British Columbia’s New COVID-19 Restrictions Disrupt Construction Projects January 6, 2021 By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Restrictions imposed by British Columbia to fight the spread of COVID-19 infections after the holiday break have...
January Renewals Saw Some of Sharpest Price Hikes in Recent Years: Howden January 6, 2021 Lower investment yields, adverse catastrophe loss development, higher loss cost trends, concerns over climate change, and, of course, the pandemic...
Peruvian Health Minister Points to ‘Controversy’ over Pfizer Vaccine Liability Waiver January 6, 2021 By Maria Cervantes LIMA – Peru’s health minister said on Tuesday that “controversy” had arisen over a liability waiver in the country’s negotiations...
COVID-19 Business Interruption Rulings, Most Favoring Insurers, Moving to Appeals January 6, 2021 By Jim Sams A wave of litigation over business-interruption losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders has started splashing into the appellate courts. Appeals...