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Avian
Flu and
Disaster Recovery Resources
Avian
Flu Overview
According to World Health
Organization’s (WHO) projections, if the avian flu virus mutates into a
form easily transmitted among people, the resulting pandemic could kill 25
to 165 million people worldwide. As
avian flu continues to spread among birds in Asia and
Europe
, scientists say there is a possibility the virus could mutate into a
form that can pass between people. Insurers could face several challenges
for which they need to be prepared if avian flu develops into a worldwide
pandemic.
Disaster
Recovery
Businesses are threatened with disaster and disruption on multiple fronts. In the case of insurers, these disruptions can not only affect their operation as employers, but also as financial institutions that must meet their promises to pay claims and provide service to customers affected by these same events.
LOMA
offers several resources
exclusively to members to increase awareness and ultimately, preparedness.
Members Only Resources
Click here
to access LOMA's Members Only resources including...
Research Report - Life
Insurers Respond to the Threat of an Influenza Pandemic
This
report analyzes insurers’ plans for pandemic response in the light of
pandemic information published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and leading medical
journals. Information on insurer plans comes from a member survey
conducted by LOMA in April 2006.
Information Briefs
Concise research documents on a wide variety of industry topics including
the following titles
Quickie Questions
LOMA's 50 committees often conduct informal surveys where industry peers use a Q&A format to obtain insight on various industry practices and procedures. Recent surveys have covered
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Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
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Disaster Recovery Testing
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Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity
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Avian Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities
Articles
Preparing for Avian Flu, Resource Magazine (April 2006)
The article covers five insurers' contingency plans for avian flu and the
steps they’re taking to prepare for the worst. Dr. Michael Moore, chief
medical officer of Nationwide, also provides his thoughts on avian flu and
what measures Nationwide is taking in case a pandemic occurs.
The
Life Insurance Industry's Plans for Responding to a Possible Pandemic,
LOMA's Information Center (April 2006)
North American life insurance companies lag behind their
international counterparts in their preparation for a possible avian
influenza pandemic, according to a survey conducted during the first two
weeks of April 2006. This article recaps a recent LOMA survey, which found
that about one-third of North American life insurers have plans in place
to address a flu pandemic. In
contrast, more than half of life insurers elsewhere have pandemic plans.
Asian companies were particularly likely to have pandemic plans.
Workshops
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Workshop
E-mail infoman@loma.org for more
information.
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