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The 4 Types Of Workplace Violence

HR Challenges, Loss Control, Risk Management, Workers Compensation Insurance

Workplace Violence can be difficult to identify because it is more than homicides or physical assaults. This can be non-violent offenses like stalking, threatening words or other menacing contacts. Workplace Violence is defined as any physical…

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Business Interruption and Ransomware

Cyber Liability Insurance, Line of Insurance, Loss Control, Practice Groups, Risk Management

Ransomware is a type of malware designed to deny access to a person’s computer unless they pay the hacker ransom. The NY Times reports that these attacks have grown over the past year with a 41 percent increase in 2019. Ransomware attacks…

7 Common Insurance Errors Businesses Make

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, General Liability Insurance, Human Services Practice Group Content, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

We recently left a meeting with one of the largest construction companies in the country, whose sales are north of a billion dollars annually. The first comment my counterpart made was, “I cannot believe how poor their systems are...” I…

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A Small Business' Guide To The CARES Act

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Loss Control, Practice Groups, Risk Financing, Transportation Practice Group Content

On Friday, March 25, 2020, the US Senate passed the CoronaVirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), to help provide financial relief to the people and business of America. This bill is a $2 Trillion dollar relief in response to…

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Keeping Employee Morale Up During Covid-19

HR Challenges, Other, Risk Management

employee morale The remote workforce has boomed over the past week and a half with thousands of organizations moving from office buildings to laptops at home. While ¼ of the U.S. workforce was part-time remote employees before the viral…

Transition to remote work

8 Tips To Ensure The Easy Transition From Office Employee To A Work From Home Employee Is Painless

HR Challenges, Risk Management

Your organization does not need to shut its doors with the panic of a statewide/countrywide quarantine, you can offer a work from home option. With technology today, there is the potential to move non-customer facing operations to remote locations…

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Our SIM-Hacking Prevention Guide

Cyber Liability Insurance, General Liability Insurance, HR Challenges, Risk Management, Vlogs

We recently wrote a piece about what SIM-Hacking or SIM-Swapping is. Click this link here to read it. We’re following up on that article with a quick guide to preventing SIM-hacking. We’re not here to re-explain what SIM-hacking is, we’re…

OSHA Inspections and Fines

Did You Know It's a Felony for an Unsafe Work Environment?

Construction Practice Group Content, Other, Risk Management

Did you know it's a felony for an Unsafe Work Environment? Did you know that having a blocked emergency exit could cost your organization about $130,000? Were you aware that safety and supervisory staff could face up to 25 years in FEDERAL…

Changes To Employment Practice Liability Laws Could Affect Your Business If You Are Not Careful

Is Your Organization Prepared For The Coming Changes That Could Increase Your EPL Risk?

Construction Practice Group Content, Employers Practice Liability Insurance, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Practice Groups, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content

Rapidly changing times bring rapidly changing standards when it comes to things like diversity, harassment, and discrimination. Employment practices liability has always had significant exposure but the current social climate adds a hypersensitivity…