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States Increasingly Expand Workers Comp Eligibility in COVID-19 Cases
Sympathetic state lawmakers and regulators in states both red and blue promise to make COVID-19 a major cost driver for workers' compensation insurers. The governors of Kentucky, Arkansas, North ...
Everest Re Expects $150M in Q1 Pretax Losses From Coronavirus-Related Claims
Everest Re Group estimated pre-tax losses of $150 million during the first quarter from claims related to the coronavirus pandemic. The company expects that the majority of pandemic losses will come ...
Data Intelligence/Legal Technology Platform Startup Raises $10M
Bodhala, a data-intelligence and legal technology platform targeting insurance and other industries, raised $10 million in venture financing. Edison Partners, a venture capital firm based in New ...
White House Explores Liability Protections for Businesses Facing Coronavirus Claims
Donald Trump's top economic adviser said the administration will look at limiting liability for businesses over the spread of the coronavirus. "I think liability reforms and safeguards are going to ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg: Degree of Future COVID-19 Revenue Impact Is ‘Simply Unknowable’
Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg insists the global P/C insurer has strong fundamentals, but warned at the same time that the ongoing pandemic crisis will spur unpredictable revenue challenges ...
6 Insurers Targeted in Latest Round of Business Interruption Class Action Suits
A Minnesota dentist, an Ohio bridal shop and a New York pizzeria are among six small businesses that are the latest to sue insurers seeking compensation for business interruption claims due to the ...
COVID-19 Aftermath: Employers May Exclude Payroll to Employees Not Working for Workers Comp
Businesses that have suspended operations due to COVID-19 but continue to pay employees who are at home but not working will not have to include the payroll paid to these employees in the calculation ...
Coronavirus-Related Business Failures, Layoffs Will Cause Significant Impact on Workers Compensation Cover
A new analysis of the economic effects of the coronavirus finds that while layoffs of workers will have the most immediate effect on workers compensation, a rise in business failures could pose a ...