MIDEAST UPDATE
Buck Consultants surveyed 56 of the nation’s biggest companies to determine which steps, if any, they had taken in response to the Persian Gulf War.
Q: Has your company instituted special policies and/or security measures or restrictions for travel?
A: Yes: 29% / No: 71%
Q: Has your company provided additional assistance programs to employees troubled by the Mideast crisis?
A: Yes: 15%/ No: 85%
Q: Which of your company insurance plans have an exclusion for losses because of acts of war or terrorism?
War Terrorism Plan exclusion exclusion* Accidental death & dismemberment 49% 16% Group health 37% 15% Long-term disability 35% 13% Travel accident 32% 14% Short-term disability 29% 11% Group term life 23% 10%
*In each case, at least one-third of respondents did not know if there was a terrorism exclusion.
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