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Tips to help prevent product recalls

A product recall can have long-lasting and costly consequences for your business – affecting your reputation, productivity, employee morale and bottom line. “Thirty years ago…

HR is the New Sales

By Tony Hopkins, CPCU, CIC, CRM For the successful company of the future, growth will be looked at in a whole new light. Up until this…

Education Playing it Safe: Encountering a Hostile Intruder

Responding in a way that keeps everyone safe It is an undeniable fact that shootings and other violence are still taking place in schools around…

DOL Announces New Standard for Unpaid Interns

On Jan. 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would adopt a new standard for determining whether interns and students are…

Wave of Hospital Mergers Continues

The ongoing trend of hospital mergers shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new Kaufman, Hall & Associates analysis. By the end of…

6 HR Trends to Monitor in 2018

HR departments must constantly adapt to new requirements from both internal and external sources. Unexpected factors like new regulations from the White House and additional…

FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF EASING DOCTOR BURNOUT

According to a recent study published in JAMA’s Internal Medicine, addressing doctor burnout could save hospitals over $1 million per year. The study looked at…

FMCSA ELD Transition Guidance

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) If a truck or bus is stopped for a roadside inspection between December 18, 2017 and April 1, 2018 and does…

Coverage for Public Entities

Public entities face unique challenges regarding risk management. While juggling shrinking tax bases and swelling operational costs, public administrators are under pressure to maintain—if not…

Certificate Management – CSR 247

Issuing a Certificate of Insurance and Previously Issued Certificates Accessing Policies Issuing Auto ID Card Managing Certificate Holder List

Fiduciary Liability Insurance for Physicians

An Organization’s Most Vital Safety Net By Sean Dauber, MBA, GBDS Picture this … A physician dies unexpectedly, leaving behind a loving family, including his…

Spending Resolution Affects ACA Taxes

Highlights The Cadillac tax was delayed for an additional two years, until 2022. An additional one-year moratorium on the health insurance providers fee applies for…

How Are Your Claims Managed?

During the past 20 years, insurance companies and third-party administrators (TPAs) have dramatically changed and minimized their claim management processes. Considering the current economic conditions…

Weather Forecast: Past as Prologue?

If Mother Nature was trying to send us a message in 2017, it reminds me of the adage “When Mom’s not happy, nobody’s happy.”

Tax Reform Bill Signed into Law

By Zywave On Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed the tax reform bill, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, into law, after it…

Understanding Your Insurance Protection: Whose Job Is It?

Not knowing the right questions to ask about your insurance protection is among the key reasons far too many consumers hear the dreaded words “you’re…

Strong Unrealized Implications of Moving to a 50+ Employee Group

It is with our experience where we see a number of acquisitions and mergers happen in various industries. Many of these acquired/merged employers come from…

Define Your Culture and Reduce Your Risks when Hiring New Employees

By: Patrick Johnson, CRIS, PWCA The typical non-construction company hires new employees using a series of steps – review resumes for eligible candidates, conduct progressive…

Recruiting Blue Collar Workers

By Warren Wright of Saeculum Research It wasn’t always this tough to find good people for jobs in construction, manufacturing, healthcare and other blue-collar industries.…

Federal Flood Insurance Program: Broke and Broken

It is likely old news to most insurance consumers that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) administered by FEMA is plagued with challenges. Challenges as…

Unfavorable Verdict for Trucking Industry – What You Should Know

By Tony Hopkins, CPCU, CIC, CRM Just recently, the Illinois court system turned out a record-setting $54mm verdict. Below is a summary of the circumstances, Horton’s…

$54M verdict in semi crash tops in state

Man rear-ended on Indiana interstate; punitive award $35M By Jordyn Reiland, Law Bulletin staff writer A Cook County jury has awarded more than $54 million…

Tenant Legal Liability, Why Would I Care?

When it comes to insurance or additional expenses put onto your tenants, you’re probably thinking: “Why would I ever consider a tenant legal liability policy? I…

Who is the insurance company’s customer?

Authored by Rick Klein, Senior Vice President in Horton’s Employee Benefit Solutions In my previous post, The definition of insanity, when it comes to health insurance, I…