Life Happens 365 - Are You Managing the Risk?

By Diane Tait Image courtesy Pixabay With the holiday shopping season right around the corner, the last thing consumers want to hear is that their gift giving is going to be curtailed by shipping problems.   But word is out that the worldwide web of international ports, container ships and transport companies that move goods is having major league problems brought on by COVID-19.   While the onset of the Coronavirus caused major disruptions to shippers around the globe, eighteen months later the problem hasn’t gone away.   In fact, it’s gotten worse.   Below are some sobering facts concerning the current state of affairs.

By Diane Tait Image courtesy pixabay Everyone is currently fixated on the Coronavirus crisis.  Change is happening so fast that hardly anyone has time to catch their breath before the next government edict is issued that further restricts our ability to live and work as we did only a few weeks ago.  Everywhere you turn is yet another prediction of doom and gloom that threatens to disrupt not only our lives but the economy as well.  While the current health disaster is daunting, I just want to remind all my readers that it isn’t unprecedented.  Recently the world has been getting used to disruptions caused by flood, fire and storms that have caused massive damage and loss of life.  While most people get taken by surprise by unexpected calamities, insurance agents like me are used to dealing with disasters every day.