Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in the Restaurant Industry
5-minute read Restaurant work isn’t as stressful as, say, bomb disposal, being a traffic cop or an emergency-room doc. But it’s not far behind. A report from one […]
Proposed Independent Contractor Rule Would Drive Up Workers’ Compensation Costs
5-minute read Business owners could see their workers’ compensation costs ratchet up significantly under a new U.S. Department of Labor rule that would require them to reclassify independent […]
Case Study: Taking the Pain Out of a Medical Claims Mix-Ups
3-minute read THE CHALLENGE: Medical claims snafus are always a nuisance. Sometimes, however, they can end up costing everyone plenty. Such was the situation facing one of our […]
2023 Insurance Market Report and Forecast
Click here for our 2023 Market Report and Forecast Businesses across the U.S. have been dealing with a “hard” insurance marketplace – one marked by quarter after quarter […]
Closing the ‘Care Gaps’ That Drive Up Health Care Costs
4-minute read Chronic illnesses are killing any hope of reigning in ever-higher health care and insurance costs. While smoking rates in the U.S. have fallen in recent years, […]
6 Ways to Prevent Employee Theft
5-minute read Let’s not beat about the bush on this: Employees steal, they commit fraud, they embezzle. And the problem worsens when the economy worsens. There are plenty […]
How Directors and Officers Insurance Protects Companies During Downturns
4-minute read Is an economic downturn coming? Yes, if most of the economists at nearly two-dozen financial institutions that do business directly with the Federal Reserve are right. […]
Murder Yields ‘Nuclear’ Verdict in Negligent Hiring, Retention Lawsuit
7-minute read In December 2019, an 83-year-old woman was robbed and killed by a cable technician in her Texas home. When the victim’s family went to check on […]
2023 Construction Industry Insurance Benchmark Report
The latest survey of hundreds of insurance brokerages serving the construction industry offers fresh insights on the lines of insurance their clients are buying, the limits and deductibles. […]