Commercial Property Insurance Rates Rise as Risks Grow

Posted on: July 22nd, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

Commercial property insurance rates are on the rise across the country as insurers continue wrestling with the toll of increasing natural disasters, rising social unrest around the world (including the U.S.) and the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, insurance companies have become more stringent in their underwriting by restricting some coverages and excluding risks that may have […]

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Five Steps for Protecting the Data of Your Firm, Customers and Employees

Posted on: July 14th, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

In this era of connectedness, increased telecommuting, smartphones that keep staff connected to the office and cyber criminals constantly waging attacks on businesses, you need to do all you can to protect your firm’s, employees’ and customers’ data. It’s a heavy lift to try to set up protocols for the various areas where hackers and […]

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New Telecommuter Class Code in the Works

Posted on: July 7th, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s workers’ compensation rating agency plans to implement a new class code for telecommuting employees on Jan. 1, 2021. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California started work on the new classification after swaths of companies ordered employees that could work remotely to start working at home after the […]

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Attacks on Cloud Services Grow Amid Telecommuting Boom

Posted on: June 25th, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

As more of America’s workers were asked to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber criminals jumped at the opportunity to take advantage, it seems. Remote work means work being handled on the cloud as employees share files and need a convenient way to access them. But cyber criminals are banking on workers […]

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Insurance Costs Related to COVID-19 Could Top $100 billion

Posted on: June 10th, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

COVID-19-related losses for property-casualty insurers are likely to top $100 billion, with workers’ compensation accounting for about a third of all payouts, according to a new report by Wells Fargo & Co. The report estimates that workers’ compensation could see total COVID-19 claims payouts of up to $34 billion, but that factors like the severity […]

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What Business Insurance Policies Cover Rioting, Looting

Posted on: June 4th, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

As protests around the country descended into rioting and civil unrest, many businesses that have been looted, or seen their shops damaged or completely destroyed, will obviously be turning to their insurance to file a claim. While many companies were unsuccessful in filing business interruption claims for the COVID-19 crisis, claims for damage and theft […]

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Adjustable Workstations Key to Reducing Injuries

Posted on: May 26th, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

Musculoskeletal disorders from manual labor in factories, construction, printing and warehouse work are one of the most common types of workplace injuries and account for one-third of all workers’ compensation costs. These injuries take a profound economic toll on both workers who suffer these injuries and on employers who pay more for their workers’ comp […]

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Testing Workers for COVID-19 Raises Privacy, Discrimination Issues

Posted on: May 13th, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

Employers whose businesses continue to operate are obviously concerned about the coronavirus spreading through their worksites, so many have started testing their workers. Recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance authorized employers to conduct COVID-19 testing and check temperatures of employees. But doing so could expose a business to a number of employee legal actions […]

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Protecting Your Workers During the Pandemic

Posted on: April 28th, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

If you are one of the companies that has been deemed an essential employer and are remaining open during stay-at-home orders, you should be doing all you can to protect your workers against contracting COVID-19. While some workers are really on the front lines of fighting the disease, like health care workers and emergency services […]

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How to Protect Your Business Teleconference Meetings

Posted on: April 22nd, 2020 by Leaders' Choice Staff No Comments

Since face-to-face meetings are out of the question when most non-essential workers are under stay-at-home orders, many companies have opted for the teleconferencing app Zoom. With the recent revelation that Zoom’s teleconferencing system is not always the most secure, it is still one of the least expensive and user-friendly options for holding meetings during the […]

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