Ukraine medical and crisis response membership launches

Global risk advisory firm Inherent Risks has launched a medical evacuation and crisis response membership that is designed to enable individual people and groups to re/enter the Ukraine and re/establish operations with some peace of mind.

The Ukraine Response duty of care product is backed by ‘A’ rated capacity from Lloyd’s of London and company market insurers. The firm said that membership is available to all nationalities subject to individual sanctions checks.

Inherent Risks said it has had a continued presence in Ukraine since February 2022, providing risk advisory, intelligence, medical evacuation and crisis response services to insurance companies, non-governmental organisations, global media agencies, war crimes investigators, high net worth individuals, visiting dignitaries; and on behalf of international assistance companies.

Dan Kaine, head of Risk & Crisis Advisory at Inherent Risks, said: “From our extensive experience providing essential services to literally thousands of staff and volunteers from global organisations travelling into, and around Ukraine, it became apparent that a more affordable and agile medical and crisis response option was needed.”

The advisory firm said that most organisations have an annual, global insurance policy in place, but  people who want to work in Ukraine are often told that their policy is not valid in a war zone. Other insurance options on-the-market for short trips are “expensive, laborious and require a broker”, not to mention that “a majority of them are self-rescue policies, and some even include a war exclusion”, the company added.

Kaine said: “For us, this was unacceptable. Working with brokers, underwriters and compliance specialists, we have developed a solution that is fit for purpose, with a tried and tested in-country response capability, which can be easily purchased online without a broker, day or night, with the flexibility to extend travel online for as little as one day; even if you are already in Ukraine.”