May 22, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
WHILE BIG-TICKET and dramatic workers’ comp claims make headlines, the reality is that the more run-of-the-mill injuries are the ones that end up costing employers the most. That is especially true for slips, trips and falls and related injuries, which can often turn... 
May 18, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE MAJORITY of employee thefts are occurring in organizations with 500 employees or less and the median loss is $357,650, according to a report by Hiscox, a specialty insurer. The main types of crime are outright theft of cash and check fraud, with rogue employees... 
May 2, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE COSTS to businesses when their employees are involved in car accidents on and off the job are staggering, at $72.2 billion a year, according to a new study. The “Cost of Vehicle Crashes to Employers – 2019” study, released in March by the Network for... 
Apr 27, 2021 | Business Operations
ONE OF an employer’s biggest shocks is to find out that a workplace incident aggravated a pre-existing injury that was sustained at the worker’s prior job. Fortunately, there are steps you can take if you don’t want to inherit a claim that someone incurred at another... 
Apr 21, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
OSHA RECENTLY updated its COVID-19 safety guidance to recommend that employees who have been vaccinated should continue wearing face masks, social distance and comply with any other COVID-19 safety protocols while on the job. That means that the same workplace... 
Apr 15, 2021 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
COVID-19 WORKERS’ compensation claims have not been as widespread as insurers and ratings agencies around the country had predicted when the pandemic started exploding in early 2020. Also, a large chunk of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims filed by workers...