pandemic News
Rising Rent Pushes Eviction Filings 50% Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Average
Entering court using a walker, a doctor's note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his ...
WHO: COVID-19 No Longer a Global Health Emergency
COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, a major step toward the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, ...
Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses; No Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown
The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder's business interruption claim for income lost because of government ...
Barbados Issues 1st Pandemic-Protected Bond, Which Also Covers Natural Disasters
Barbados has issued the world's first government bond with a clause allowing payments to be suspended in the event of another global pandemic — a move expected to attract interest from dozens of ...
Pandemic Challenges Driving Auto Insurers Further Into a Hard Market
A microchip shortage. Logistics industry backlogs. Supply and labor challenges. Worsening driver behavior. Social inflation. These are just a few challenges the auto industry is currently grappling ...
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders, effectively closing the last door for such ...
Pandemic, Other Risks Weigh on Minds of Middle-Market Execs
Most middle-market firms experienced a recovery following the height of disruptions caused by COVID-19 and remain mostly optimistic about the global economy, but other business risks loom large. ...
U.S. Businesses Fear They Could Face Never-Ending Chain of Liability From Take-Home COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood that companies will be sued for infections, even by people who are not ...