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MARSH REPORT ON H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTLINES
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
NEW YORK, May 5, 2009 — Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, today announced it has published a 34-page report for businesses and government entities on H1N1 influenza, pandemic preparedness and response.
Marsh's report, H1N1 Influenza: Preparing for and Responding to a Pandemic, describes the current H1N1 outbreak and examines the potential global threat that pandemics pose. Drawing from best practices developed in past events involving communicable disease, Marsh discusses steps that businesses, government entities, and other organizations should consider to prepare for and respond to pandemics. The report also examines potential implications for certain commercial insurance coverages, including general liability, workers' compensation, pollution, and property.
"While many firms have procedures or crisis management plans to address emergencies that can affect business continuity, they may not adequately cover a situation involving communicable diseases that can affect employees and the general population on a wide scale," said Gary Lynch, a managing director of Marsh and global leader of the firm's Supply Chain Risk Management Practice. "Much can be learned from how the current strain of H1N1 virus is being handled, in terms of coordinated international responses, crisis communications, and the need to prioritize what needs to be done to keep going."
Marsh's report also provides links to key resources on the current H1N1 outbreak and pandemics in general, including government and international agency Web sites, as well as a brief history of flu pandemics.
The Marsh report is available free of charge to those who request it here.
In addition to the report, Marsh has created a number of resources for businesses related to the pandemic, including:
Marsh has 24,000 employees and provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is one of the operating companies of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services firm with more than 54,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding $11 billion. MMC also is the parent company of Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; Oliver Wyman, the management consultancy; and Kroll, the risk consulting firm. MMC's stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago and London stock exchanges. MMC's Web site is www.mmc.com.
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