COVID-19 Resource Center
View the page below for our collection of client resources and material to aid in business planning through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Insights and Resources
COVID-19 and Your Business
Just as the Public Health Agency of Canada is responsible for mitigating the risk to Canadian individuals and healthcare providers, business owners and leaders play an important role in protecting their employees’ health and safety and ensuring preparedness through programs like business continuity plans.
COVID-19: Provincial Actions Summary
Highlights of additional provincial measures in reponse to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cyber Risk Implications of the COVID-19 Outbreak
The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused significant disruption to business and triggered the largest ‘work-from-home’ mobilization in recent decades. It’s
a new reality for many and it is putting even the strongest IT and Business Continuity teams to the test.
Be Cyber Smart. Be Cyber Safe.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused significant disruption to businesses everywhere. Of course, while everyone works to ensure key business functions remain operational and that employees and families everywhere are safe, there is another set of individuals working just as hard to disrupt our efforts: cyber criminals.
COVID-19 and Construction
The current COVID-19 pandemic could effect a major blow on the Construction Industry. In response, we have been working closely with a range of insurance, surety, and risk management professionals to address the most common questions and concerns raised by Contractors with respect to the potential business impact of COVID-19.
COVID-19 and Construction – A Surety Perspective
Over the last week, we have engaged a significant number of surety colleagues and underwriters, with a view to assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the world of contractors and their Sureties. Below is a series of questions and answers designed to help provide some insight as to the impact of COVID-19 on bonds and bonded contracts.
COVID-19 – Benefits, EI and Group Programs
The daily evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic requires that employers be similarly agile in response. At this time, we are seeing impacts within a variety of government and insured programs.
COVID-19: Group Retirement Programs: A Market Update
The past few weeks have certainly been one of the most dramatic and challenging times in recent history. The world is quickly coming to understand that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a serious health concern and it has, and will continue to affect the financial markets for the foreseeable future. How long these affects will continue is, of course, unknown.
2020 D&O Trends – COVID-19 Updated
C-Suite and Board of Directors around the world are being tested as they navigate through uncertain times. COVID-19 and other trends are being discussed to determine their impact on the organization. Consider your Directors and Officers Liability program and its ability to respond to each of these trends.
COVID-19 Guide to Government Benefits
The Government of Canada has announced multiple new benefits for individuals and families in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The provided guide is for anyone who is looking for clarity on the available Government resources.
COVID-19: Vacant or Unoccupied Property
With non-essential businesses closing their doors to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, a new issue has emerged—the impact of your business premises being vacant or unoccupied which triggers a potential coverage limitation on your commercial insurance policy.
COVID-19: Top 10 Questions Asked by Construction Clients
The prevailing pandemic related disruption has given rise to a number of unique challenges for businesses, including the construction business. Our experience gained in attending to the needs of our construction clients during the crisis has given us an informed perspective of the specific issues faced by contractors, and solutions to those issues.
COVID-19: Construction Re-Opening Guide
As lockdown restrictions are eased across the country and construction projects that were previously shut down are restarted, contractors will face a host of issues and risks in
effectively managing project resumption. This article provides a summary of some of the key issues for consideration if reopening a construction site during COVID.
Additional Resources:
Government of Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html
World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Center for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html
Infection Prevention and Control Canada
https://ipac-canada.org/coronavirus-resources.php
Public Health Ontario
www.publichealthontario.ca/en/diseases-and-conditions/infectious-diseases/respiratory-diseases/novel-coronavirus
Service Ontario (Closures and Extensions)
https://www.ontario.ca/page/serviceontario-centre-closures#section-1
Macleans – Symptoms Overview and Where to Get Help (all provinces):
https://www.macleans.ca/society/health/coronavirus-in-canada-how-to-get-tested-what-the-symptoms-are-where-to-get-help/
Restaurants Canada – Resources for Foodservice Operators:
https://www.restaurantscanada.org/industry-news/navigating-coronavirus-covid-19-resources-for-foodserviceoperators/