Government
Federal PRIA Bill Officially Introduced for Biz Interruption, Event Cancellation
During a press conference on Tuesday, New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney officially announced the introduction of the much-anticipated Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020, a federal backstop for ...
Insurance Groups Team Up on Federal ‘Business Continuity Protection Program’
Two property/casualty insurance industry carrier groups and an agents association have unveiled a proposed federal program to replace revenues lost by businesses shut down during pandemics like ...
Insurance compliance work rarely operates at an entirely predictable pace. A carrier may be managing normal licensing and appointment activity...
Carrier Groups Ready Proposal for Federal Pandemic Loss Fund–Not PRIA
Property/casualty insurance industry carrier groups are working to develop a proposed federal program to replace revenues lost by businesses shut down during pandemics like COVID-19, but it won't be ...
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 ...