Some Insurance Regulators Skeptical About Business Interruption Claims April 27, 2020 By Jim Sams Insurance commissioners in at least seven states have advised business owners not to get their hopes up if pursuing business-interruption...
Analyst Projects COVID-19 Presumption for Work Comp Will Cost $10 Billion April 27, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane While the potential cost of relaxing a tenet of the workers compensation system to deal with extraordinary circumstances of COVID-19...
Mall Shoppers Are Scared to Return When U.S. Stores Reopen April 24, 2020 By Jordyn Holman When their doors finally open after mandatory shutdowns, American malls could face another hurdle: consumer fears. Only one-third of American...
Apple Says “No Evidence” iPhone Mail Flaw Used Against Customers April 24, 2020 Apple Inc said on Thursday it has found “no evidence” a flaw in its email app for iPhones and iPads...
Insurers Feel the Heat as Chefs, Trump Join Calls for Payouts April 24, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn, Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON/NEW YORK — Daniel Duckett, owner of the Lazy Claire patisserie in Belfast, was hoping for an insurance payout of...
Stopping Virus a Huge Challenge at Crowded Meat Plants April 24, 2020 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. — Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into...
At Least Five Dead as Storms Hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana April 24, 2020 MADILL, Okla. — Severe weather was moving through Mississippi early Thursday after apparent tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Texas...
Belgian Port to Test Virus Bracelets Amid Tech Tracing Fears April 24, 2020 By Mark Carlson and Lorne Cook ANTWERP, Belgium — As the spread of the coronavirus eases and people gradually return to work pondering the impact it...
Consumer Groups Say Some Auto Insurer Lockdown Rebates Are Too Small April 24, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn Two consumer groups said on Thursday that some of the largest U.S. auto insurers, including billionaire Warren Buffett’s Geico Corp,...
Viewpoint: What If You Go Back to the Office and Get COVID-19? April 24, 2020 By Tyler Cowen If America is going to restart its economy, at whatever pace, it needs to think about a major roadblock: liability...