COVID-19
Navigating a global pandemic
How will the coronavirus transform healthcare, retirement, and insurance?
Managing risk through an unprecedented crisis
The pandemic and the global effort to slow its spread will profoundly alter our healthcare and financial systems for years to come.
As the crisis unfolds and new data becomes available, we will continue to update this page with coverage of COVID-19 and its implications for the health and financial well-being of people everywhere.
COVID-19: Health cost issues for U.S. healthcare payers now and in the days ahead
What are some of the cost drivers that healthcare payers may expect to encounter both now and down the road after we get through the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Impact of COVID-19 on life insurance mortality and underwriting
This article examines early mortality experience related to COVID-19 and includes a discussion about the difficulties in using this data.
If you contract COVID-19 at work, is that a compensable workers’ compensation claim?
The COVID-19 pandemic is raising many questions regarding what is a compensable workers’ compensation claim.
Can multiemployer pension plans survive COVID-19?
On the heels of the dot-com bust from 2000-2002 and the global financial crisis in 2008, can multiemployer plans survive a third “once-in-a-lifetime” event?
Potential out-of-pocket costs for patients requiring hospitalization for COVID-19
Although it is too early to analyze actual healthcare cost data for those who have been treated for COVID-19 in the United States, historical data from patients who have sought medical attention for influenza or pneumonia may be informative for understanding patient out-of-pocket costs due to treatment for COVID-19.
How the pharmacy benefit industry is reacting to a pandemic: Policy changes, actions, and potential impacts
Pharmacy benefit managers have moved quickly to develop new policies that provide guidance and assurance to their plan sponsor clients and members amid the coronavirus outbreak.
COVID-19, business interruption coverage, and the “physical loss or damage” requirement
While many in the insurance industry have concluded that standard policy language does not provide coverage for coronavirus-related business income losses, insurers should brace for court battles ahead.
Nowhere to drive: The impact of COVID-19 on the auto insurance industry
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, auto insurers may likely see short- and possibly long-term effects in their claims experience.
How will an interruption in elective medical services affect existing workers’ compensation claims?
COVID-19 is changing our work environment, and the impacts not only affect our working environment on the job, but also the normal course of existing workers’ compensation claims.