Little insurance coverage is available to protect businessagainst any fallout from the current swine flu outbreak, and in anycase risk managers need to be aware of how to minimize potentialinfections among staff and compensate if the worst-case scenariocomes to pass, experts warn.
The number of confirmed cases in the United States topped 100last week, with the majority in the New York City area, and reportswere coming in about infections in Europe as well, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thus far, Mexico–where this flu strain is suspected to haveoriginated–has been the hardest hit by the virus, with at least 150deaths and an estimated 2,400 people infected as this article wentto press. Reports say the U.S. cases were contracted from peoplevisiting the country recently.
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