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Risk in Context | Coronavirus

Timely blogs from our risk and insurance experts on how to navigate the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus Posts

Remote Work: Four Practices Risk Professionals Should Consider

POSTED BY Talal Darras January 11, 2021

The surge in employees working remotely in response to measures intended to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have not yet translated into a notable increase in workers’ compensation claims from remote workers.

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Planning for the Next COVID-19 Wave

POSTED BY Talal Darras January 11, 2021

Businesses are caught up in recovery, return to market and balance sheet protection — in other words, survival. 

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Preparing Employees through Communication and COVID-19 Training

POSTED BY Talal Darras November 17, 2020

Employees returning onsite will likely be concerned about being exposed to or infected by COVID-19 and bringing it home to family members. These concerns should be addressed directly through frequent communications and by sharing the precautions your organisation is implementing to keep them safe.

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Exhausted by Working From Home? Yet Anxious About Going Back?

Emily Stone, Senior Editor at Kellogg Insight July 06, 2020

Essential workers and those who have lost jobs likely have very acute concerns right now. And those who are still working and doing so remotely have their own worries that can be driving anxiety, from the logistics of balancing work and homeschooling to worries about having to go back into the office.

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Exhausted by Working From Home? Yet Anxious About Going Back?

Emily Stone, Senior Editor at Kellogg Insight July 06, 2020

Essential workers and those who have lost jobs likely have very acute concerns right now. And those who are still working and doing so remotely have their own worries that can be driving anxiety, from the logistics of balancing work and homeschooling to worries about having to go back into the office.

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COVID-19: Eight Considerations for Managing People Risks Through Employee Benefit Plans

Amy Laverock, Strategic Initiatives and Solutions Leader, Mercer Marsh Benefits June 26, 2020

Nothing is more critical to the health of a business than the health of its people, a fact the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear as it threatens workers physically, emotionally, and financially. 

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Workplace Sanitation Plan

June 25, 2020

Given the multiple cleaning requirements necessary to reduce the risk of person-to-person transmission, a Sanitisation Plan that describes housekeeping practices used by both the cleaning staff and employees should be considered.

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Coronavirus Must Act as a Wake-Up Call on People Risk Management

June 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic should act as a wake-up call globally regarding the management of people risks as businesses experience first-hand the reality of having large numbers of staff unwell or unable to work.

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Protocols for Employees Sick at Work

June 10, 2020

Employees may develop symptoms of COVID-19 while at work. Businesses should consider developing sick at work policies and procedures to handle these situations properly.

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COVID-19: Cybersecurity Checklist for Remote Working

Posted on April 23, 2020

With this Cybersecurity Checklist, learn how to better guard against cyber threats in the current remote environment.

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