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Insurers Pivot To Road Trip, Overseas Pandemic Travel Coverage
Travel Payments // June 22, 2020

Indiana-based travel insurer Seven Corners is beginning to adapt its offerings to the coronavirus era, with new packages addressing the needs people will have for the time being, CNBC reports. One package, titled Liaison Travel Plus, deals with virus infections while traveling; the other, called...

Uber Assisted Nearly 50K Workers With $19M During Pandemic
Coronavirus // May 21, 2020

Uber said it has so far spent $19 million assisting almost 50,000 drivers and food delivery couriers who came down with the coronavirus or were forced to self-quarantine. In addition, some 450,000 workers received personal protection equipment (PPE). Some $50 million was allocated globally to...

GOP Says Wait On More Bailout Money
Coronavirus // May 14, 2020

The Republicans are in no hurry to do another COVID-19 bailout. On Tuesday (May 12), PYMNTS reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proposed a $3 trillion spending package for more coronavirus aid. The 1,800-page measure provides more money for Americans impacted by the shutdown. But Republicans...

Treasury Directs Public Firms To Return Small Business PPP Money
Loans // April 24, 2020

The Treasury Department issued new guidance on Thursday (April 23) directing publicly traded companies to return Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by May 7 if they can’t prove they were eligible for a loan.  Public backlash has been building as it was revealed that public...

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Insurers Pivot To Road Trip, Overseas Pandemic Travel Coverage

June 22, 2020
Indiana-based travel insurer Seven Corners is beginning to adapt its offerings to the coronavirus era, with new packages addressing the needs people will have for the time being, CNBC reports. One package, titled Liaison Travel Plus, deals with virus infections while traveling; the other, called ARMOR, caters to motorists as road trips within the U.S. […]

Uber Assisted Nearly 50K Workers With $19M During Pandemic

May 21, 2020
Uber said it has so far spent $19 million assisting almost 50,000 drivers and food delivery couriers who came down with the coronavirus or were forced to self-quarantine. In addition,...

GOP Says Wait On More Bailout Money

May 14, 2020
The Republicans are in no hurry to do another COVID-19 bailout. On Tuesday (May 12), PYMNTS reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proposed a $3 trillion spending package for more...

Treasury Directs Public Firms To Return Small Business PPP Money

April 24, 2020
The Treasury Department issued new guidance on Thursday (April 23) directing publicly traded companies to return Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by May 7 if they can’t prove they were...