Delta variant News

Viewpoint: Returning to Work After COVID, Long-Haul Cases, Vaccine Mandates

Remember when we thought COVID would die down last summer, once vaccines became more widely available? Instead, we find ourselves still in the throes of the pandemic, managing the return to the workplace, vaccine mandates, long-haul COVID cases, and presumption …

COVID-19 Vaccination Rates of Seafarers a Threat to Marine Insurers

COVID-19 once again poses an intensifying threat to supply chain resilience. Marine reinsurers and insurers, in particular, should stay vigilant as to the potential implications for the risk environment. Low rates of vaccination, the continued problem of crews stranded at …

Global Supply Chains Buckle as Virus Variant and Disasters Strike

LONDON/BEIJING — A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point, threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, …