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Hurricane Preparedness At Home

Hurricane season is right around the corner and Hurricane Preparedness Week begins tomorrow.  From June through November, hurricanes are at their peak. During a hurricane, heavy rains and catastrophic...

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Risk Assess Your Employee Benefits

When it comes to signing up for your Employee Benefits you will want to perform some level of risk assessment. Employee Benefits packages are carefully constructed by your employer and provider and are...

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Restaurant Workplace Accidents Are COSTLY!

We all know that safety is important, but are you aware just how costly a workplace injury can be? According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the average eye injury costs...

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Is Your Pooch Considered Dangerous?

Accidents involving dog bites cost the insurance industry over $350 million per year and are now the largest cause of Homeowners Insurance claims in the U.S. As a result, many breeds are considered...

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Hot Work Hazard Prevention

“Hot work” is any task that involves burning, welding or using fire- or spark-producing tools, or actions that produce sources of ignition. There are numerous potential hazard areas on an oil job site,...

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Top 10 Mistakes Teen Drivers Make

Cars.com, in conjunction with DriversEd.com, America’s leading drivers education resource and solution, have identified the 10 most common mistakes teen drivers make. “There are a number of factors...

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U.S. Department of Transportation Shapes New Freight Policy

Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the 47 people who will make up the new Freight Advisory Committee. The new committee assumes the task of devising a new plan to improve...

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Protecting Against Online Fraud

While computers have improved the speed and efficiency of how we work, they have also allowed thieves and con artists an easier avenue by which to steal from people and businesses. One of the ways...

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International Travel Tips

We’ve received quite a few requests lately about International Travel, with questions ranging from safety issues to health insurance accessibility.  Traveling abroad is the experience of a lifetime....

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How Does Risk Management Create Value?

Risk management isn’t just a defensive tactic designed merely to keep something bad from happening. Effective risk management can also be constructive and encourage the creation of something positive....

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Safe Walking & Cycling

The weather outside has finally turned from frightful to delightful (if you like it hot!), and for millions of Americans that means it’s time to head outdoors for some fun in the sun. If you are hiking...

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5 Common Mistakes in Implementing Risk Management

We learn more when we make a mistake than when we get something right. For this reason, we can learn just as much about a topic by reading about mistakes as we can from hearing success stories. So with...

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Are You Prepared…for Tornadoes?

Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped...

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Manufacturers – Protect Your Organization When Discontinuing Operations

Selling part of your business or discontinuing a product line is a complex process. However, you are not free from liability or risk once the process is complete. If your goods are still sued after you...

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Lock It Up!

Summer is upon us, which means vehicle theft season is in full swing. According to the FBI, July and August are the top two months for vehicle thefts in the country. There are many common-sense ways to...

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6 Vital Ingredients For Your Restaurant Insurance Plan

Insurance is necessary for the protection of any business, especially restaurants. Restaurants, due to the number of hazardous situations that can occur to the business or a customer, require multiple...

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3 Reasons Employee Vigilance is Vital in Your Risk Management Strategy

Most of us have an unconscious list of risks that we expect to meet in our workplace every day. If pressed, most of us could list the obvious risk management measures that are in place in our...

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Are You Prepared…for a Hurricane?

Hurricanes are capable of producing winds in excess of 155 miles per hour and causing catastrophic damage to coastlines and several hundred miles inland. Additionally, hurricanes can also lead to storm...

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Establishing a Successful Disaster Management Communication Plan

The recent explosion at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares, Florida was the second major chemical plant explosion of 2013, following April’s Fertilizer plant Explosion in West, Texas which left 15...

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Are You Prepared for an Emergency?

Disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes can strike with little or no warning. To ensure that you and your family are prepared, there’s no time like the present to create emergency...

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