June- Carrier Responses to COVID-19
Carrier Responses to COVID-19
Lift of Carrier Moratoriums Extensions
- AmTrust: NJ AmTrust COVID Update 6.29.20
- Hartford: Regarding Moratoriums Mandatory and Voluntary 6.4.20
- Mercury: Now Accepting American Express
- Selective: Premium Audit COVID Updates
- Selective: COVID Credit Program
General Resources
- Summary COVID19 State Guidance Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination 6.9.20
- PPP Requirements Amended 6.5.20
New Jersey
- NJ to Require 14 day quarantine for travelers coming from states where COVID cases are spiking 6.24.20
- NJ Guide to lifting state restrictions 6.9.20
- NJ Guidance Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination 6.3.20
New York
- Moratorium on Policy Cancellation Extended until July 26 6.29.20
- NY Guidance Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination 6.9.20
- NY DFS Full Amendment: Emergency Regulations Regarding Insureds Affected by Looting
- NY DFS Emergency Regulations Regarding Insureds Affected by Looting
- NY Guidance Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination
- NY: Cancellation Moratorium and Premium Repayment Extended until June 28th
Pennsylvania
May – Carrier Responses to COVID-19
Carrier Responses to COVID-19
- Hanover: CARES refund has been processed 5.21.20
- Hanover: Rebooting your Operations 5.20.20
- Hartford: Small /Middle/Large Commercial Update 5.20.20
- Merchants Group: Important Announcement & Information 5.6.20
- Mercury Insurance: Premium Giveback Dates announced 5.8.20
- Mercury Insurance: Expanded ID Fraud Coverage 5.1.20
- Plymouth Rock: NJ - Resumes Notices of Cancellations for Commercial Auto and Home 5.19.20
- Plymouth Rock: NJ - COVID-19 Credit Relief Detailed Document 5.19.20
- Plymouth Rock: PA - Resumes Notices of Cancellation 5.19.20
- Plymouth Rock: PA -COVID-19 Credit Relief Detailed Document 5.19.20
- Plymouth Rock: COVID-19 Auto Credits Now Available 5.11.20
- Selective: Grace Period Extended to August 5.14.20
- Travelers: Extending Stay at Home Premium Credit PL 5.29.20
- Travelers: Small Business Policies-more webinar dates added 5.7.20
Carrier Responses to COVID-19 to WC, Vacancy Clause, PL & CL Premium Relief/Credits
Carrier WC PAYO & Vacancy Clause
Carrier PL Auto Premium Relief/Credits
- All Carrier PL Premium Relief or Credits 4.22.20
- Chubb: Auto Premium Credit 4.13.20
- Encompass: Shelter in Place Payback 4.6.20 (see 2 attached documents below)
- Grange: Offers 25% Credit for some Auto Policyholders 4.29.20
- Hanover: The Hanover CARES Refund 4.10.20
- Hartford: Personal Auto Payback Plan 4.10.20
- Mercury: Premium Giveback Dates 5.8.20
- Mercury: Private Passenger Auto Giveback Program 4.8.20
- Nationwide: $50 Rapid Relief Premium Refund for Auto Policyholders 4.9.20
- Plymouth Rock: COVID-19 Auto Credits Now Available 5.11.20
- Safeco: Personal Auto Customer Relief Refund 4.13.20
- Selective: COVID-19 Credit Program 4.13.20
- Travelers: Extended Stay at Home Premium Credit 5.29.20
Carrier CL Premium Relief/Credits
- All Carrier BOP Premium Relief or Credits 4.27.20
- All Carrier CL Auto Premium Relief or Credits 4.20.20
- Chubb: Update 90 Day Grace Period on Premiums 4.23.20
- Chubb: Small Business Support Program 4.13.20
- Liberty Mutual: Businessowners Policy (BOP) Refund 4.22.20
- Merchants Group: 15% COVID-19 Relief Payment 5.6.20
- Mercury: Premium Giveback Dates 5.8.20
- Mercury: Premium Auto Credit 4.27.20
- Selective: COVID-19 Credit Program 4.13.20
March - Carrier Responses to COVID-19
Carrier Responses to COVID-19
- CNA: Policy Support Statement on COVID-19
- Chubb: Claim Reporting
- Grange: GrangeWire SPECIAL update 3.24.20
- Grange :Policy Cancellation Information 3.23.20
- Grange: Commercial Lines COVID-19 Coverage Information 3.19.20
- Guard: NY policyholders premium relief 3.29.20
- Hanover: On-Line Self Service Options
- Hartford: Updates & NewsLetter 3.25.20
- Hartford: Our Response to COVID-19 3.24.20
- Hartford: Video 3.18.20
- Liberty Mutual: Ergonomic Tips for Working from Home 3.11.20
- Liberty Mutual: Guidance for Business to prepare & respond to COVID-19 3.11.20
- Liberty Mutual: Workers Comp Claim Handling Approach 3.11.20
- Merchants Group: Video 3.20.20
- Mercury Insurance: Vehicle Inspections Amending Requirements 3.27.20
- Nationwide: Commercial Lines 3.25.20
- Nationwide: Personal Lines 3.25.20
- Travelers: Billing Relief to U.S. Customers 3.27.20
- Travelers: COVID-19 Website 3.19.20
April – Carrier Responses to COVID-19
Carrier Responses to COVID-19
- CNA: Update Vacancy Clause and COVID-19 4.24.20
- CNA: Policy Support Statement on COVID-19
- Chubb: Agent COVID Talking Points- Billing & Collections 4.30.20
- Chubb: Update 90 Day Grace Period on Premiums 4.23.20
- Chubb: Update One Month In 4.21.20
- Chubb: Checklist for Shutdowns 4.16.202
- Chubb: Update "One Month In" 4.15.20
- Chubb: News You Can Use Update 4.6.20
- FMI: Grace Period for Premiums 4.15.2020
- Hanover: Cyber Risk Report 4.28.20
- Hanover: COVID-19 Agent Resource Center 4.17.20
- Hanover: On-Line Self Service Options
- Hartford: Producer Training - CL, PL, Small Business 5.6.20
- Hartford: Updates on Premium Billing & Newsletter 4.29.20
- Hartford: Updates on Agency Billing, Premium Billing, Vacant Property Coverage 4.17.20
- Liberty Mutual: Regularly Updated Information Viewpoint Site
- Merchants Group: Updates to Billing, WC Pay as You Go, Exposure Adjustments 4.29.20
- Mercury Insurance: Expanded ID Fraud Coverage 5.1.20
- Mercury Insurance: Update to Commercial Purpose Exclusion for Private Passenger Auto 4.29.20
- Mercury Insurance: New Jersey Home Inspection Changes 4.16.20
- Selective: Suspension of the Vacancy Condition 4.16.20
- Travelers: Billing Relief Extensions to U.S. Customers 4.29.20
- Travelers: COVID-19 Updates 4.22.20
- UFG, United Fire Group: Update to Ease the Burden of COVID-19 4.23.20
COVID-19 News, Resources
General Resources
- Summary COVID19 State Guidance Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination Current 6.9.20
- PPP requirements amended 6.5.20
- SBA Debit Relief Options 6.5.20
- COVID19 State Guidance Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination Current 6.3.20
- COVID19 State Guidance Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination Current 5.19.20
- The Employer's Guide to Workplace Recovery. Balance Point
- U.S. Small Business Administration Guidance and Loan Resources
- President signs federal stimulus package; includes loans for small businesses
- Creating a Crisis Recovery Plan for Insurance Agents
- Big I Virtual University - On-Demand Recording for "COVID-19 - Does Business Income Respond?" & Others
- Pressure Builds on Insurers to Be Part of Coronavirus Business Solution - Insurance Journal
- Big I Coronavirus Resource Center
- Business Income Losses
- Workers' Compensation
- Workers' Compensation: What You Need to Know
- Attorney Response to COVID-19
- PIA Daily News on COVID-19
- Grants For Service Industry Employees & Families Of
- Bobby Reagan, How Coronavirus will impact Agents and Brokers
- Restaurants' Coronavirus Relief Request Includes Gov't-Backed Insurance
- How To Lead In A Crisis
State News:
New Jersey
- NJ Blueprint for Re-Opening the New Jersey Economy 4.27.20
- BIG I NJ DOBI Issues Q&A on Premium Finance Bulletin 4.24.20
- New Jersey Agents Considered Essential Workers
- BIG I NJ Updates as of 03/20/2020
- NJ Coronavirus Curfew: Need to Know
- NJ Legislature to Vote on Bill Forcing Insurers to Pay COVID-19 BI Claims
- New Jersey Governor Response to Social Distancing, Non-Essential Workers & Other Executive Orders
Pennsylvania
- PA COVID-19 State Guidance - Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination
- Governor Wolf Announces Real Estate Industry May Conduct Limited Business Transactions Statewide
- Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau - Circular NO.1738 (see also PDF below)
- Governor Wolf orders Stay in Place for 5 Philadelphia Counties 03/23/2020.
- Pennsylvania Legislative Updates
- Pennsylvania Regulatory & State Government Updates
- Pennsylvania Governor Wold Retrenches Sweeping Order Amid Complaints, Lawsuits
New York
- Moratorium, Premium Payment Flexibility Emergency Regulation Expires 7.7.20
- Moratorium on policy cancellation extended until July 26 2020 6.29.20
- NY COVID-19 State Guidance - Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination 6.9.20
- NY DFS announces emergency regulations regarding insureds affected by looting
- NY COVID-19 State Guidance - Premium Forbearance and Policy Termination
- Emergency Coronavirus Regulation Extended for 30 Days, till June 6
- NY DFS Approves NYCRIB manual changes related to COVID-19
- Business Interruption Bill Introduced in N.Y. State
- NY DFS Moratorium & Emergency Regulations Apply to CL E&S fire policies
- NY DFS Requires Insurers & Premium Finance Companies to Allow Deferment
- NY Introduces Bill on Pandemic-Related B.I. Claims
- NY DFS Issues Circular Letter Urging Consumer Support From Insurers
- New York Unemployment Insurance, Increased Testing Capacity
- NY DFS Business Interruption Insurance FAQs
- New York Cyber Security Certification of Compliance Filing Deadline extended to May 30
July – Carrier Responses to COVID-19
Carrier Responses to COVID-19
New York