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State, Local Lockdown Measures Reduced U.S. COVID-19 Cases by 34 Million: Study
Without the lockdown measures taken by state and local governments, the number of U.S. coronavirus cases would have been 35 times higher, says a new study published in Health Affairs. The study ...
Federal Lawmakers Propose Heroes Compensation Act For Essential Worker Comp
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers unveiled a plan on Thursday to compensate essential workers who fall sick of die from COVID-19, modeling the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act after the ...
U.S. Issues Advisory to Help Ship Owners, Insurers Avoid Sanctions Penalties
The Trump administration on Thursday issued guidelines to help ship owners and insurers avoid the risks of sanctions penalties, standards that maritime players and a senior State Department official ...
COVID-19 Fallout: Pressure Grows for Workers Comp Federal Backstop
An executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week is the most aggressive yet among the directives issued by 13 states that require workers compensation insurers to pay at least some ...
EU Regulator Urges National Governments to Provide Insurance for Future Lockdowns
National governments must help provide insurance cover for future lockdowns, the industry's European Union regulator said on Monday, as the private sector cannot afford to provide such broad coverage ...
If Passed, Bills to Nullify BI Exclusions Could Prove Disastrous: AM Best
Legislation to nullify business interruption (BI) exclusions in some states could have disastrous consequences for the P/C insurance industry if passed, potentially wiping out up to 50 percent of ...
Several Insurance Commissioners Wary of Business Interruption COVID-19 Claims
Insurance commissioners in at least seven states have advised business owners not to get their hopes up if pursuing business interruption claims. Scott Seaman, a partner with the Hinshaw & ...
U.S. Insurance Industry Pushes for Government-Backed Business Pandemic Coverage
The U.S. insurance industry is promoting the idea of an insurance plan backed by the federal government that would help businesses that in the future suffer losses from a pandemic, people familiar ...