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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...
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...
Insurers should not underestimate next influenza pandemic’s severity, risk experts say
May 22 2006 // Risk experts are warning insurance companies that they may be underestimating their risk if they assume that a new influenza pandemic would be no worse than the 1918 influenza pandemic. While some published studies have...
Insurers should not underestimate next influenza pandemic’s severity, risk experts say
May 22 2006 // Risk experts are warning insurance companies that they may be underestimating their risk if they assume that a new influenza pandemic would be no worse than the 1918 influenza pandemic. While some published studies have...
Insurers Should Expect Next Influenza Pandemic to be Severe, Experts Say
May 2 2006 // Risk experts are warning insurance companies that they may be underestimating their risk if they assume that a new influenza pandemic would be no worse than the 1918 influenza pandemic. While some published studies have...
Marsh Mac’s Mercer Finds Lack of Pandemic Planning
Mar 30 2006 // A global survey study conducted by Marsh Mac’s Mercer Human Resource Consulting has determined that while “evidence of the global spread of avian flu increases, there is a striking gap between companies’...
Fitch Finds Life Insurers/Reinsurers Most at Risk from Bird-Flu Pandemic
Mar 28 2006 // Fitch Ratings has issued a report, “Bird-Flu – Will It Ruffle The Industry’s Feathers?” which indicates that “life insurers and their reinsurers would be most likely to be the hardest hit by a...
U.S. to Virginia: Don’t Count on Feds If Flu Pandemic Hits
Mar 28 2006 // The federal government cannot be relied upon to protect Virginia from a potential flu pandemic, and no state is fully prepared to handle such an outbreak, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told Virginia...
Actuaries to Research Avian Flu Pandemic Impact on Industry
Feb 21 2006 // The Society of Actuaries (SOA) is beginning research on the possible implications of an avian flu pandemic on the insurance industry. The SOA expects to provide insight into the potential impact a pandemic could have on...
RMS: 500,000 Japanese Dead Possible in Avian Flu Pandemic Outbreak
Jan 26 2006 // Risk Management Solutions Inc. (RMS) released the findings of an in-depth study that provides life and personal accident insurers in Japan with key benchmarks for the potential risk of human casualties from catastrophic...
Severe Avian Flu Pandemic Could Generate $133 Billion in New Claims, I.I.I. Says
Jan 17 2006 // A moderate avian flu outbreak similar to the 1957 and 1968 flu pandemics could significantly impact the life insurance industry, generating $31 billion in additional death claims, according to a new analysis by the...
