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Marsh: How the Ebola virus epidemic has become a corporate risk concern

Insurance broker and risk adviser, Marsh USA, takes an insurance-minded look at the developing Ebola virus epidemic in Africa.

By staff Writer | Updated on August 04, 2014
Medical personnel inside a clinic taking care of Ebola patients on the outskirts of Kenema, Sierra Leone. The disease has killed 129 people in neighboring Liberia and more than 670 across the region.(AP Photo)

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Marsh USA’s Web site and is published here in its entirety. To read the original post click here.

The recent outbreak of a particularly lethal strain (Zaire) of the Ebola virus has raised concerns about a wider spread of the disease. The largest outbreak of the Ebola virus to date — with more than a suspected 1,323 cases of infection and 729 deaths — is disrupting communities and economies in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. Authorities are further concerned about West Africa’s ability to contain the virus, given local health infrastructures, stretched resources and personnel, and cultural concerns that can impede virus-control measures.

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