Recovered from COVID-19, Wary First Responders Back on Job April 29, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio, Jake Bleiberg and Michael R. Sisak The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters, paramedics and corrections officers are...
Amid Unemployment Surge, Millions of Remote and Essential Workers Plug Away April 29, 2020 By Howard Schneider Garbage haulers still collect trash. Cops are on the beat. Couriers deliver food and packages. Insurance agents work from home....
Insurers Promote Federal Pandemic Insurance Plan to Congress April 29, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn The U.S. insurance industry is promoting the idea of an insurance plan backed by the federal government that would help...
Most Firms Neglected Pandemics in Annual Risk Assessments: Study April 28, 2020 The risk of a pandemic was known prior to the current health crisis, yet in disclosing their risk factors to...
Aon Executives, 70% of Employees Taking Pay Cuts Amid Coronavirus Uncertainties April 27, 2020 By L.S. Howard Aon announced it will temporarily cut the pay by 50% of the company’s named executive officers in response to the...
Coronavirus Business Interruption Insurance Claimants Seek to Consolidate Lawsuits April 27, 2020 By Jim Sams Two groups of plaintiffs — one in Philadelphia, the other in Chicago — are asking federal courts to consolidate lawsuits...
UK Insurers Urged by Treasury Committee to Pay Coronavirus Claims April 27, 2020 By Benjamin Robertson Insurers need to pay out on more claims related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of the UK...
How Chubb Is Navigating Coronavirus and Its Impact on Growth April 27, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg insists his global P/C insurer has strong fundamentals, but warned at the same time...
U.S. Issues New Coronavirus Safety Guidance for Meat, Poultry Plants April 27, 2020 By Jan Wolfe The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meat-processing plants that have seen a rash...
Illinois Business Groups Sue Over Expanded Workers’ Comp Eligibility Rules April 24, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones New emergency rules enacted by Illinois workers’ compensation regulators have drawn a lawsuit by a pair of trade associations representing...