Business Insurance

13
Jan

8 Important Insurance Conversations Every Business Owner Should Have

8 Important Insurance Conversations Every Business Owner Should Have Running a business comes with a fair share of risks, and one of the best ways to protect your hard work is through comprehensive insurance coverage. While selecting a policy might seem straightforward, there are essential conversations that every business owner should have with their insurance provider to ensure their coverage

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15
Dec

Quick Ways to Spot Phishing Messages Targeting Your Business

Gone are the days when phishing attempts were easy to identify and limited to only emails. While malicious messages are nothing new, they’re becoming more sophisticated and harder to pick out from legitimate business communications.  They are also coming at us through texts, social media chats and even phone calls. A few simple actions with one of these messages can

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18
May

Questions You Should Never Ask in a Job Interview

Imagine this hypothetical scenario: you’re a small business owner who needs to fill an open position at your company. After sorting through resumes and interviewing four candidates, you hire the one you think will be the right fit for the job. Your new employee joins your team, and business continues as usual. Three weeks later, you’re notified that one of

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20
Apr

5 Things to Look For in a Commercial Contract Surety Provider

Rather than using a letter of credit (LOC) to guarantee performance, businesses can work with insurance carriers to fulfill their performance guarantee needs. Securing bonds rather than LOCs enables an organization to preserve credit limits and cash reserves for other important business reasons, such as equipment purchases or inventory requirements. Commercial contract (performance) bonds ensure that a customer will be

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4
Feb

How Does Cyber Insurance Work?

How Does Cyber Insurance Work? The cost of dealing with a data breach goes beyond repairing databases, strengthening security procedures or replacing lost laptops. Regulations requiring notifications to affected customers also drive up costs for companies when a data breach compromises personal or confidential data. Traditional business insurance may not be enough to protect companies from cyber crime. But just

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3
Jan

Business Owners: 4 Trends to Watch in 2022

Each new year brings its own unique set of opportunities and challenges for small business owners. And 2022 is no exception. From shifting consumer shopping habits and government regulations to emerging technologies and the continued effects of the pandemic, it’s enough to make any small business owner take a moment to seriously consider what’s coming their way in the next

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15
Dec

Small Business Insurance Glossary

Small Business Insurance Glossary Trying to understand how your small business insurance works, but having trouble with the language? We understand. Here are some of the more important terms to help you understand your policy. Signing Up Endorsement/Rider: Additional protection purchased in addition to your core business owners policy (BOP). You can use riders to add extra features to your policy.

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21
Jul

Are You Covered When an Employee Claims Harassment or Discrimination?

Are You Covered When an Employee Claims Harassment or Discrimination? You probably never want to imagine a situation in which an employee, a former employee or an employment candidate sues your business for sexual harassment or discrimination (on the basis of, for example, age, sex, race or disability). Unfortunately, though, it does happen. Sexual harassment has been in the news

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