Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Marsh Issues Risk and Insurance Analysis/Advice on Pandemic Flu
Apr 29 2009 // Marsh has issued an extensive bulletin, which outlines the risk and insurance implications for businesses arising from the possible pandemic of the “Swine” or “Mexican” flu. The bulletin noted that...
Top 5 Steps for Employers to Take to Prepare for Flu Pandemic
Apr 28 2009 // Businesses and nonprofits are being urged to examine their ability to operate in the event of a flu pandemic. With the federal government declaring Swine Flu a public-health emergency, the Institute for Business &...
UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute Examines Industry Flu Pandemic Role
Mar 25 2009 // The latest of the UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Thinkpiece articles – “Pandemics – be prepared” features the work of Trevor Maynard, Emerging Risks Manager at Lloyd’s, who...
States Make Progress But Still Unprepared for Pandemic, Says U.S.
Feb 22 2008 // In the first report of its kind, U.S. health officials said the nation’s states and cities made a strong effort to prepare for a flu pandemic, bioterrorism or other emergency health crises, but big challenges...
Munich Re Sets Up $1.5 Billion Pandemic Risk Cat Bond Facility
Feb 21 2008 // Munich Re announced the establishment of a bond program amounting to $1.5 billion for the transfer of extreme mortality risk to the capital markets. The placement marks the first time that Munich Re has set up a cat bond...
Businesses Must Prepare Now for Pandemic Outbreak
Dec 17 2007 // Pandemics are inevitable and businesses must prepare now by developing continuity plans in case of a flu outbreak, said Scott Mugno, managing director, corporate safety, health and fire protection at FedEx...
Okla. Lawmakers Examine State Preparations for Pandemic
Dec 4 2007 // Lawmakers in Oklahoma questioned whether the state would be prepared in the event of an influenza pandemic during a legislative study conducted by state Rep. Lee Denney. Lawmakers and other officials recently met at the...
Report: Pandemic Overdue, Nations Not Prepared
Sep 27 2007 // A new report issued by Marsh and The Albright Group, two risk experts, warns that the catastrophic impacts of a long-lasting pandemic are not only likely to happen, but overdue. The study also states the impact of a...
N.Y. Regulator Expects All Insurers at Pandemic Flu Exercise in Sept.
Aug 9 2007 // The New York State Insurance Department today said that it expects all insurance companies in the state to participate in an exercise next month to evaluate the readiness of the nation’s financial services to survive...
Study: Flu Pandemic Could Lead to U.S. Recession
Mar 23 2007 // A severe pandemic flu outbreak could result in the second-worst recession in the United States since World War II, with the gross domestic product dropping more than 5.5 percent, according to a report recently published by...
State Preparations for Pandemic Flu Creative But Vary Widely
Dec 19 2006 // Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes. Parts of southeastern Washington are...
Hurricanes Provide Florida with Practice for Handling Possible Pandemic
Dec 19 2006 // Hurricanes and flu outbreaks wouldn’t seem to have much in common. But Florida officials say that if a global outbreak of influenza emerges, sickening millions, many of the lessons learned responding to storms would...
The avian flu pandemic: businesses ignore planning at their peril
Nov 20 2006 // It’s reasonable to assume that an avian flu pandemic could take flight in the near future, and companies need to prepare a response, according to Rick Casse, former director of business continuity planning for Gap...
The avian flu pandemic: businesses ignore planning at their peril
Nov 19 2006 // It’s reasonable to assume that an avian flu pandemic could take flight in the near future, and companies need to prepare a response, according to Rick Casse, former director of business continuity planning for Gap...
Association Files to Exclude ‘Virus or Bacteria’ Related Diseases
Nov 7 2006 // The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) is filing a new “virus or bacteria” exclusion designed to exclude losses that arise from organisms that can cause disease. The exclusion, now being filed...
Avian Flu Pandemic: Much ado about nothing?
Nov 6 2006 // It’s reasonable to assume that an avian flu pandemic could take flight in the near future, and companies need to prepare a response, according to Rick Casse, former director of business continuity planning for Gap...
Avian Flu Pandemic: Much ado about nothing?
Nov 5 2006 // It’s reasonable to assume that an avian flu pandemic could take flight in the near future, and companies need to prepare a response, according to Rick Casse, former director of business continuity planning for Gap...
An Avian Flu Pandemic: Much ado about nothing?
Oct 23 2006 // It’s reasonable to assume that an avian flu pandemic could take flight in the near future, and companies need to prepare a response, according to Rick Casse, former director of business continuity planning for Gap...
Avian Flu Pandemic is Likely Much Ado about Something
Oct 10 2006 // “Pandemics happen. What we don’t know is when it’s going to happen and how bad it’s going to be,” according to Rick Casse, former director of business continuity planning for Gap Inc. Speaking...
An Avian Flu Pandemic: Much ado about nothing?
Oct 9 2006 // It’s reasonable to assume that an avian flu pandemic could take flight in the near future, and companies need to prepare a response, according to Rick Casse, former director of business continuity planning for Gap...
