Inside Big Pharma’s Stealth War on Drug Price Watchdog: Reuters Special Report September 11, 2020 By Caroline Humer As evidence grew this spring that the drug remdesivir was helping COVID-19 patients, some Wall Street investors bet on analysts’...
Fitch’s Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative, Despite Entry into Hard Market Phase September 11, 2020 By Adrian Leonard Fitch Ratings said yesterday its ratings outlook for companies in the global reinsurance sector will continue to remain negative as...
Cal/OSHA Cites Food Manufacturer, Staffing Firm for Not Protecting Workers from COVID September 10, 2020 Cal/OSHA has issued citations to frozen food manufacturer Overhill Farms Inc. and its temporary employment agency Jobsource North America Inc....
Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fail to Separate COVID Patients, Putting Others at Risk September 10, 2020 By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center were on edge as early as March when patients with COVID-19 began to...
New Mexico Officials Say Teachers Are Safe from Legal Liability Amid Virus September 10, 2020 By Cedar Attanasio New Mexico officials clarified this week that teachers won’t be on the hook for lawsuits that might stem from COVID-19...
Governor Hogan Asks for Federal Disaster Declaration in Three Maryland Counties September 10, 2020 Maryland Governor Larry Hogan requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government to help communities in three counties hit...
Department Store Blames Insurers As It Files Bankruptcy and Shuts Down September 10, 2020 By Jeremy Hill Century 21 Stores, an iconic New York off-price department store chain, filed for bankruptcy with plans to shut down, becoming...
ACORD’s Innovation Tools Experiencing Soaring Reinsurance Demand September 10, 2020 By Mark Hollmer ACORD, the standard setting body for the global insurance industry, is experiencing a massive jump in global reinsurance and other...
Lloyd’s Reports First Half Loss of $520M on COVID-19 Insurance Claims September 10, 2020 Lloyd’s of London recorded a pretax loss of 400 million pounds ($520.08 million) in the first half, battered by the...
COVID-19 Takes Toll on Canada’s Auto, Life Insurers September 10, 2020 Canada’s property/casualty insurance industry thus far has fared better than its life counterpart amid the economic and market dynamics created...