Border-crossing vaccine mandate adds to driver shortages, supply chain concerns
November 17, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffBrokers are struggling to support their transportation clients as a new border-crossing vaccine mandate adds to driver shortages and supply chain concerns for an industry that’s already grappling with a host of prolonged concerns, a broker has said. The recent…
How vaccine rollout impacts commercial risk management
March 22, 2021 by Greg MeckbachIf your commercial clients are bringing more workers back into the office, risk managers might be curious as to whether returning workers have received any of their COVID-19 vaccine shots. But before your clients ask their employees about their vaccine…
How COVID-19 vaccine side effects impact liability risk
January 12, 2021 by Greg MeckbachSome people could suffer side effects from a COVID-19 immunization, but the vaccine manufacturers have a number of protections that minimize their liability risk, Canadian lawyers suggest. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quoted last week by The Canadian Press as…
Quebec long-term care residents threaten legal action to get second vaccine dose
January 8, 2021 Morgan Lowrie - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – A group of seniors at one of the first long-term care homes in Quebec to receive COVID-19 vaccines have threatened to sue the provincial government if they don’t receive their second doses in the coming days. A formal…