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COVID-19 Did Not Delay Workers Comp Med Treatments But Some Care Avoided: WCRI Study
COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers' compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other services provided to injured workers, a study released Thursday ...
Global Supply Chains Falter as Inflation Continues and Virus Levels Jump
A U.S. Federal Reserve divided over how to respond to fast-rising prices meets this week with the fresh complication of increased coronavirus infections and a global supply chain that, far from ...
Executives On The Move At W.R. Berkley and BHSI
W.R. Berkley Corp. gave the head of its Berkley Re Asia operations some added new responsibilities as part of a reorganization. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance appointed a former Chubb ...
U.S. FTC Has Until Aug. 18 to File Amended Facebook Complaint
A U.S. judge on Friday gave the U.S. Federal Trade Commission until Aug. 19 to file an amended complaint in its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook Inc, an extension of three weeks from the previous ...
Aon and Willis Towers Watson Abandon $30B Merger Deal; DOJ Suit Halted Momentum
Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson announced that the firms have agreed to terminate their business combination agreement and end litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice. The proposed ...
Carriers, InsurTechs Plot a Complicated Return to the Office
After more than 17 months of working from home due to COVID-19 safety concerns, many carriers and InsurTechs are planning a collective return to the office. The pandemic isn't over yet, of course, ...
Expect a Quicker, More Robust Global Insurance Recovery Than in 2008: Swiss Re
The global insurance industry is poised to recover more quickly and forcefully from the pandemic than it did after the 2008 financial crisis, despite such obstacles as low interest rates and ...
Chubb Establishes Aviation Hub in Canada
Chubb announced that it has set up an aviation hub in Canada to develop further its domestic general aviation and non-major aerospace business. The Canadian Aviation hub is part of a new regional ...