The scale and velocity of the COVID-19 pandemic took many organisations by surprise, according to a report from Airmic, the UK association for risk and insurance professionals. The research also reveals that risk professionals are receiving more board time than ever before as the pandemic disruption erodes internal organisational barriers.

Airmic, the UK association for risk and insurance professionals, has urged the insurance market to adopt a more responsible and business sensitive position on the COVID-19 pandemic or risk long-term damage to trust and reputation and loss of customers.

Airmic, the UK risk management association, has called on organisations to take a more integrated approach to managing people risk and is encouraging risk professionals, human resource and benefits managers to work more closely together to manage people-related risks.