June 2020

As the Covid-19 virus passes through the world population, Casualty claims continue, and a common theme globally is that loss adjusting is a necessary societal function. We are not aware of any territory where we have been prevented from functioning to service claims, including making inspections if needed. Individual state requirements differ, however, and vary over time with a range of restrictions from self-certification and risk assessments to requirements for a formal licence to travel and meet. As lockdown restrictions in Britain and other parts of the world begin to ease at different rates, we provide a snapshot of the current position, focused on G20 countries alongside some local anecdotes relating to individuals’ experiences. While varying responses have been applied in at least 140 countries worldwide, the G20 comprises 19 individual countries plus the European Union and collectively accounts for around 90% of gross world product and 80% of world trade, as well as covering about two thirds of the world’s population and half the world’s land area, so we use it here as a convenient analogue for the world as a whole.