No Money For Masterpieces: Louvre Bans Cash Over Virus Fears March 5, 2020 By John Leicester PARIS — The Louvre is no longer taking cash, because of the coronavirus outbreak. The world’s most-visited museum is shifting...
Qantas Passengers Face Virus Risk as Inadequate Cleaning Exposed March 5, 2020 By Angus Whitley Substandard plane-cleaning practices on a Qantas Airways Ltd. plane may have put workers and passengers at risk of catching the...
Insurance Claims Unlikely to Cushion Coronavirus Losses – But There Are Exceptions March 5, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli, Katherine Chiglinsky and Benjamin Robertson Don’t look for much relief from insurers to cushion losses from canceled events, travel disruptions and potential medical claims from...
AIR Worldwide Pandemic Model Identifies Countries at Highest Risk for Coronavirus March 4, 2020 AIR Worldwide published an evaluation of potential coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in other countries, using its pandemic model to...
It’s Mostly Conference-as-Usual For Insurance Amid Coronavirus (Except No Handshakes) March 4, 2020 As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and...
Coronavirus Rumors Spread on App Cripple Los Angeles’ Koreatown March 3, 2020 By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES — In a Koreatown restaurant known for its beef bone broth soup, the lunchtime crowd Friday was half...
Mixed Messages, Test Delays Hamper U.S. Coronavirus Response March 2, 2020 By Julie Steenhuysen, Andrew Hay and Brad Brooks Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, and are alerting Americans to...
Catastrophe Bonds Signal Coronavirus Nearing Pandemic Status February 27, 2020 By Tasos Vossos The World Health Organization says the coronavirus isn’t yet a global pandemic. Bonds that insure against just such a catastrophe...
Viewpoint: The Coronavirus May Be Worse Than a Natural Disaster February 26, 2020 By Anjani Trivedi Everyone is wondering when China will return to work. While it may be tempting to consider past epidemics or labor...
Virus Havoc Could Shut Down a Nissan Factory Half a World Away February 20, 2020 Nissan Motor Co. is bracing for potential disruptions in plants as far away as the U.S. because the coronavirus epidemic...