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Safety Meetings: Advice and Tips

Claims Management, OSHA, Risk Management, Workers Compensation Insurance

Safety meetings are common in the workplace, and will be almost necessary once normal work resumes post covid-19. The problem that arises from safety meetings is that sometimes they are inefficient. They are too long, planned at the wrong times,…

The Time to Find Flood Insurance at a Great Price is Now

Claims Management, Commercial Property, Risk Management

Flood Danger The need for flood insurance at a great price has become a critical necessity for most property owners. A new report from independent researchers shows nearly double the properties across America are in danger of major flood damage.…

Requiring Sunscreen as PPE

Claims Management, Workers Compensation Insurance

The dog days of July and August have come. And with those months come extreme heat, humidity, and higher risks of staying in the sun. Injuries and illnesses related to heat are real and affected millions of workers a year. Sunstroke, severe…

Hand Sanitizers Risks in the Workplace

Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Risk Management, Workers Compensation Insurance

Hand Sanitizer Problems According to a recent event that occurred on a construction site, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America has announced to be extra cautious with brand-name liquid hand-sanitizers at the workplace. Many of…

Healthcare Safe Patient Handling

Claims Management, Human Services Practice Group Content, OSHA, Workers Compensation Insurance

Healthcare employees are a prime target for on-site injury. The main reason is their job consists of manual labor that usually deals with people. Activities such as lifting/handling human patients are common in the workplace for healthcare employees.…

5 Ergonomics Tips For Desk & Office Workers

Claims Management, OSHA, Other, Workers Compensation Insurance

Ergonomics, or the study of people’s efficiency in the workplace, is a fast-growing field of research. Part of ergonomics is designing the workplace individually for everyone’s physical status, and lowering the number of Musculoskeletal…

Disturbing Hacking Trends

Claims Management, Cyber Liability Insurance, Loss Control, Practice Groups, Risk Management

Security experts commonly say that there are only two types of companies these days. There's companies that have been hacked, and those that don't yet know that they've been hacked. Here are some important hacking trends given by a statistical…

What A High Experience Mod Means and How It Can Affect You

Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, General Liability Insurance, Human Services Practice Group Content, Line of Insurance, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance, Workers Compensation Premium Audits

You've just seen your Experience Modification Rating (EMR) and it is high again. Or your worst-case scenario, it has gone up again. Year over year, you've spent time shopping for your insurance due to your high EMR. It is time to stop shopping…

When An Employee Refuses Medical Injury Treatment For Potential Workers Compensation Claim

Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

Is your employee refusing medical injury treatment for a potential worker compensation claim? Based on the geographic location of your business, many state workers’ compensation statutes limit and mandate certain employer actions when a worker…