Two Canadian insurers, Chubb and The Economical, recognized for pandemic preparedness

Two Canadian insurers are among four Canadian businesses and organizations that have been recognized for their best-in-industry proactive approach to pandemic preparedness.Criteria for the first annual APEX Award for Pandemic Planning Excellence includes corporate governance, recovery objectives, planning assumptions, human resource pandemic policies, pandemic triggers and escalation, ongoing monitoring and reporting, pandemic awareness and communications, business unit level response procedures, and regular plan testing.The APEX Award is co-sponsored by Marsh Canada Limited and Roche Canada.The winning organizations are:•Canadian Blood Services;•The Economical Insurance Group;•Independent Electricity System Operator; and•Chubb Insurance Company of Canada.