Analysis: Covid-19's lasting impact on cover for other diseases
Brokers are concerned that the availability of cover for historically insurable diseases may not return to pre-pandemic levels, having been much reduced as a result of exclusions written into policies.
As Covid-19 spread rapidly around the world in early 2020, insurers sought to limit their exposure going forwards by introducing exclusions for the virus, often choosing to exclude all communicable
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