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What happens when small business regains the spring in its step? Let’s hope we’re about to find out; 2018 could be a historic year for the half of our economy that has always made America great. Continue reading
The holiday season is upon us. This time of the year, the reception area of a business entrance or lobby is an area of potential unwanted guests. The constant traffic from Holiday gifts, mail, and normal office deliveries are an opportunity for an unsavory intruder to “slip through” unnoticed and enter the offices, bathrooms, storage areas and surrounding corridors, and increase the risk of theft, violence, industrial espionage, sabotage, or even terrorism. Continue reading
New employees need to be made aware of workplace safety and how serious safety training is right from the start. In your first meeting with your new employees, reinforce the need for caution and the use of protective equipment for each task. Emphasize that all unsafe conditions, accidents, and “near misses” must be reported immediately. Continue reading
Insurance industry companies seeking to attract young professionals to the sector need to create work environments that welcome diversity or risk losing talent to competitors, a panel of experts said. Continue reading
The massive influx of projects the construction industry is enjoying these days hit home for me not in New York, where I live, but overseas.
Last summer I visited Lloyd’s of London to conduct interviews and shoot video for our “Inside Lloyd’s” project, which provided a rare look inside the inner workings of the world’s leading specialty insurance market. On July 9, 2016, I had the chance to gaze upon the city from one of the Lloyd’s building’s exterior-set glass elevators. One would be hard-pressed to find a more spectacular view of London. Continue reading
The 2017 Travelers Risk Index surveys found that consumers and businesses perceive global conflict, cyber and the changing workforce as the greatest threats. The 2017 Travelers Risk Index surveys found that consumers and businesses perceive global conflict, cyber and the changing workforce as the greatest threats. Continue reading
The insurance carriers that provide limited liability coverage for construction work typically target their marketing efforts to trade contractors such as electricians and plumbers. Continue reading
A construction business can end up facing considerable consequences if it finds itself in a situation where the insurance program is insufficient in respects to coverage and defense. Sometimes the price of a project at the time of bid, will end up having a considerable upswing, due to many inherent costs that can be added on due to litigation that surfaces years after the job is done. Continue reading
