Businesses concerned at potential employer liability claims for catching Covid-19

UK insurance broker Gallagher last month said its survey suggested businesses in Britain could be open to claims if they had failed to abide by official health guidelines.

Peter Boland, director of the Alliance for Insurance Reform. says the goup is watching developments in the UK with concern.  

Evidence of people who caught Covid-19 preparing to bring claims against their employers or other businesses in England has raised concerns it will also start a trend in Ireland when the courts fully reopen here after the crisis, Peter Boland, who heads up the Alliance for Insurance Reform, has warned.

Mr Boland said there was no evidence yet that claims were being prepared for Irish courts against firms with public or employer liability insurance cover, but it was watching with some concern developments in England where it appears claims were being prepared.