Posted on: May 21st, 2019 by Leaders' Choice Staff
As the economy continues expanding, companies need to be careful about properly managing their risk, according to a report by Advisen Inc., an insurance research and data firm. Increased activity typically means proportionally additional losses. For example, more trucks driving more miles will inevitably result in more accidents. However, there are other kinds of risk […]
Read More Posted on: May 15th, 2019 by Leaders' Choice Staff
Some businesses have very stable property insurance needs as the value of their non-building assets, equipment and inventory doesn’t vary much during the year. Other types of business experience wide variations in the value of their property. Florists tend to carry more stock around Valentine’s Day and Mothers’ Day than they do on most days […]
Read More Posted on: May 8th, 2019 by Leaders' Choice Staff
As more employees use their personal mobile devices for work companies are being forced to confront the resulting security implications as well as how the devices are changing behaviors in the workplace. That’s according to a report by Littler Mendelson, an international law firm specializing in employment and labor law. The report highlights the dangers […]
Read More Posted on: March 28th, 2019 by Leaders' Choice Staff
Imagine it’s a typical July day. You own a 30,000-square-foot office building that is 85% occupied. And the air conditioning and ventilation systems stop working. The outside temperature is in the 90’s and the humidity is high. It doesn’t take long before the tenants start to complain. The contractor you summon determines that an electrical […]
Read More Posted on: March 19th, 2019 by Leaders' Choice Staff
No company owner wants to undergo a workers’ compensation audit, but they are a fact of life if you run a business and have employees. Unfortunately, many audits don’t go smoothly and sometimes your insurer may make mistakes. Missouri-based Workers’ Compensation Consultants, which helps employers through the workers’ comp audit process, recently listed the 10 […]
Read More Posted on: March 7th, 2019 by Leaders' Choice Staff
Cyber attacks on companies’ information systems and data have reached unprecedented proportions, and are growing with each passing year. The biggest threat to an organization is if there’s been a breach of personally identifiable data or credit card information that it stores. That results in a number of costs, including notification costs, providing those whose […]
Read More Posted on: January 16th, 2019 by Leaders' Choice Staff
While the Trump administration has eased off a number of regulations and enforcement actions during the past two years, Fed-OSHA continues focusing on the safety of temporary workers as much as it did under the Obama presidency. This puts the onus not only on the agencies that provide the temp workers, but also on the […]
Read More Posted on: December 20th, 2018 by Leaders' Choice Staff
Every year comes with new laws and regulations that affect employers. It pays to stay on top of all the new requirements, so we are here to help you understand those that are most likely to affect your business. The following are the top 10 laws, regulations and trends that you need to know about […]
Read More Posted on: December 13th, 2018 by Leaders' Choice Staff
One by-product of a strong economy is more employment, but the increased activity usually results in more workplace injuries. That’s because there are more inexperienced people on worksites and when a company is busy and there is more activity, the chances of an incident occurring also increase. This is especially the case in manual labor […]
Read More Posted on: November 22nd, 2018 by Leaders' Choice Staff
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