Forensics Firm Says Disinfectant Foggers Can Damage Electronics May 26, 2020 By Jim Sams A forensic engineering firm is warning that using foggers to disperse disinfectants — a common practice as businesses reopen after...
French Court Orders Insurer AXA to Pay Restaurant’s COVID-19 Losses May 22, 2020 PARIS — A Paris commercial court ruled that insurer AXA must pay a restaurant owner two months’ worth of coronavirus-related...
As Nation Reopens, a Historic Referendum on Risk Begins May 22, 2020 By Michael Tackett WASHINGTON — We are becoming a nation of amateur actuaries, calculating the risk of restarting our lives. Can we go...
Meatpacking Safety Recommendations Are Largely Unenforceable May 22, 2020 By Amy Forliti MINNEAPOLIS– Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus...
Pacific Hurricane Forecast Complicated by Coronavirus May 22, 2020 By Caleb Jones HONOLULU — The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes...
Insurers Support Federal Backstop for Future Pandemics; Plaintiffs Seek Help for Current Outbreak May 22, 2020 Key segments of the property/casualty insurance industry, which is facing mounting claims for business interruption losses from the pandemic, have...
Michigan Flood Puts Privately Owned Dams in Harsh Spotlight May 22, 2020 By David Welch The dams that breached after days of heavy rain in central Michigan are privately owned and had been the center...
U.S. Insurers Propose Taxpayer-Funded Business-Loss Coverage For Future Pandemics May 22, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn With U.S. insurance companies facing criticism over their response to the coronavirus outbreak, three industry groups on Thursday proposed putting...
J&J’s Baby Powder Switch Sets an End Date for Legal Liability May 21, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin Johnson & Johnson’s decision to phase out the talc-based version of its iconic baby powder may signal the company is...
Millions Evacuated From India, Bangladesh as Cyclone Nears Making Landfall May 21, 2020 By Pratik Parija, Pradipta Mukherjee and Arun Devnath Authorities along India’s east coast and neighboring Bangladesh evacuated millions to safer places and shut some factories as the biggest...