Risk Management Magazine (3/11/2020)
Among the looming problems surrounding COVID-19 is the degree and duration of disruptions to business activity and daily life. Significant supply chain disruptions, mandatory or voluntary quarantines, "social distancing" measures, and reduced or restricted travel are increasing in the United States and around the world.

Reuters (3/6/2020)
Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus, U.S. officials said on Friday, adding to the more than 100,000 cases of the fast-spreading illness across the world.

Insurance Journal (3/10/2020)
A panel of experts from Marsh & McLennan offered global and domestic updates on COVID-19 this morning. Dr. Lorna Friedman, Global Health Leader for Multinational Client Group at Mercer, explained that the US is moving from the containment phase to the mitigation phase.

Property Casualty 360 (3/9/2020)
The American Chamber of Commerce in China has released the results of a study that provides some new insights on the impact that the coronavirus is having on its member companies, a roster of global firms that includes Boeing Co., General Motors Co., IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp.

Commercial Risk (3/11/2020)
The coronavirus (Covid-19) will spark a global and eurozone recession this year, having changed economic projections "considerably," according to the Swiss Re Institute.

Risk Management Magazine (2/3/2020)
Many churches and religious organizations find it difficult to understand the types of insurance coverage they need. As a result, many fail to take a comprehensive approach to protecting themselves from the unique risks and exposures they face today.

Reuters / Insurance Journal (3/9/2020)
As coronavirus cases exploded across the world, federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew alarmed: Many were working without the most effective masks to protect them from getting sick themselves.

Canadian Underwriter (3/11/2020)
Will your business get interrupted because people working from home due to COVID-19 cannot log into their computer systems?

Bloomberg / Property Casualty 360 (3/6/2020)
President Donald Trump signed a $7.8 billion emergency coronavirus spending bill on Friday after the number of infections continued to rise and stocks tumbled.

Commercial Risk (3/10/2020)
Coronavirus (Covid-19) is more communicable than other global viruses the world has had to deal with and has a high hospitalisation rate, leaving healthcare systems concerned about their ability to cope, according to a presentation on the disease by Peter Kapler, SVP national director in Aon's Canadian construction services group.

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