OSHA Cites Smithfield Foods For Lax Coronavirus Safety for Meat Plant Workers September 11, 2020 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from the coronavirus, making...
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...
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...
With COVID Infections Rising, England Limits Gatherings, Plans for Mass Testing September 10, 2020 By William James Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions on social gatherings in England on Wednesday, saying there was a clear need...
Schools Find Lessons About Insurance Liability and COVID-19 Are Complicated September 10, 2020 School officials and insurers across the country are facing questions about COVID-19-related insurance liability as they begin classes, but answers...
Social Inflation, Low Interest Rates, Rising Catastrophes: Recipe for a Hard Market September 9, 2020 By L.S. Howard Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, the re/insurance industry was in a period of significant rate hardening, which will likely...
European Insurers Worried Regulators May Block COVID-19 Dividends September 9, 2020 Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time...
COVID-19 Cast as a Catalyst for Change. Now What? September 9, 2020 By Caribou Honig Look around the corner, what do you see? Answering that question is the most important part of my job as...
British Theatres, Concerts Say Shows Will Go on Only With Insurance Help September 8, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Barbara Lewis British theaters and live music venues say the show will only go on if the government provides a financial backstop,...
9 Coronavirus Vaccine Developers Pledge to Uphold Scientific Safety Standards September 7, 2020 By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards that their experimental immunisations will...