Lockton white paper highlights treatment and evacuation issues in Iraq, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Until recently, Federal Government Contractors, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other companies operating in countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan were able to depend on the U.S. Military for medical treatment and evacuation assistance.

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As the number of contractors rapidly multiplied, the Armed Forces resources strained under the weight of sustaining a civilian population that was quickly rivaling its own. In addition, the move into nontraditional theaters such as Central and Eastern Africa has created a need to locate and procure "first-world" medical care and accessible evacuation services, says Lockton's Michal Gnatek in a new white paper.

Lockton advises that, since companies are essentially "on their own" for treatment and evacuation of their employees in nonlife threatening circumstances, risk managers, HR professionals and other executives must examine how their international insurance policies, which can provide payment for and access to medical and repatriation services, will respond in the wake of a crisis.

Gnatek offers practical guidance for the HR professional, risk manager, general counsel and contract officer on the strengths and limitations of taking a "holistic" approach to coordinating OCONUS employees' International Benefits packages including Global Medical, Defense Base Act, Personal Accident/ Business Travel Accident, and Special Contingency/Risk coverages in conflict and post-conflict zones.

The white paper is available free at http://www.lockton.com/Insights-And-Publications/White-Papers

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