Flu Loss May Devastate Unprepared Firms

Risk managers and their insurers could face big losses if they fail to prepare properly for a possible flu pandemic, medical and risk management experts warn.

While the current concern is focused on the avian flu strain–clinically referred to as H5N1–the world is not prepared for a severe outbreak of the flu, according to Dr. Myles Druckman with International SOS, a medical risk management solution provider, during a recent webinar sponsored by Chicago-based insurance broker Aon on “Influenza: Exploding The Myths.”