Dec 27, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
DESPITE THE ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, commercial insurance rates are continuing to move higher across the board, with the exception of workers’ compensation. A new report by online insurance exchange MarketScout found that in the third quarter of the year the highest... 
Dec 22, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
WITH THE coronavirus pandemic forcing so many people to work remotely, and with mobile technology allowing them to work from anywhere, your employees may be working when they are off the clock. They may feel pressured to do so or maybe they just want to get their work... 
Dec 16, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
ONE OF the hallmarks of the holiday season is the company Christmas party, but with the COVID-19 pandemic in hyperdrive, many companies are rethinking their plans. A number of businesses have cancelled their parties altogether, but other managers feel that in light of... 
Dec 11, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
CAL/OSHA has been conducting sweeps of employers in California to root out those who are not protecting their workers from COVID-19 exposure. The agency targeted companies in industries that have a heightened risk of exposure to the coronavirus, which resulted in 11... 
Dec 8, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
AS THE COVID-19 pandemic rages on and more employers bring staff back to the workplace, many businesses are considering implementing mandatory vaccination policies for seasonal flus as well as the coronavirus. A safe and widely accessible COVID-19 vaccine would allow... 
Nov 26, 2020 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE WORKERS’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has amended its 2021 rate filing to make its earlier recommended COVID-19 surcharge more equitable. The Rating Bureau is leaving unchanged its overall recommendation that benchmark rates be increased an average of 2.6%...