Workers’ compensation claims are potentially part of every business, whether your client (or yourself as a self-insured company) only employs workers sitting all day at desks, construction workers, medical staff, agricultural workers, a fleet of drivers or more. Wherever there are people working, there’s the potential for a work injury – and a risk of… Read More
Do you have a business continuity plan?
Amidst COVID-19: Is your business continuity plan active? Your business has weathered multiple storms: Vendors who didn’t deliver. Employee mistakes that cost the company. Perhaps even a claim or two. But do you have a business continuity plan to help weather true storms, the kind caused by Mother Nature or a simple coronavirus? No doubt,… Read More
Restaurant food safety while COVID-19 continues
Safety steps for restaurants during COVID-19 While not proven to be a primary channel of the coronavirus transmission, it’s important to remain vigilant regarding restaurant food safety during COVID, especially as restrictions ease and food retail industries resume operations. If the operations of your enterprise include food retail of any kind, whether it’s lunch for… Read More
4 Pandemic Employment and Tech Trends Challenge Insurers
This article by Dhara Patel, president of Brown & Brown Services Segment (including ICA), published in Property Casualty 360 on April 26, 2022. Insurers sell a promise, and they deliver on that promise when claims arise. That’s where the value of insurance rises to meet the challenges insurers may face in this pandemic, technology-driven era…. Read More
Workplace Personal Protective Equipment
In the era of COVID-19, everyday safety essentials include face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and other equipment that helps stop the spread of infection. While these are important materials in terms of the pandemic, workplace personal protective equipment, or PPE, goes a step further. Multiple workplace situations may require PPE. While 2020 was the year… Read More
Workplace Safety Incentives: Stop Accidents Before They Start
Workplace safety incentives are doing their job well – of that, there’s no doubt. Over the past decade, as workplace safety awareness has increased, nonfatal injuries have consistently decreased. Yet some 2.9 million workplace injuries still occur every year, according to OSHA. These injuries not only result in lost labor, but also a loss to… Read More
