Insurance Insights

Cleaning out gutters and drains on commercial buildings on a regular basis is essential. Easy to overlook, they are a critical part of the roof system that protects your business and property.

If you’re new to trade shows, you might not realize that most venues require you to carry short-term liability insurance. Getting ready to exhibit at a trade show is complicated, time-consuming and frustrating as it is. Don’t add overwhelm about coverage. Below is an overview of who needs it, the specifics of coverage and where to buy it.

Before you hire a contractor to do work on your home or property, you need to make sure you’re covered for potential liability disasters that can easily become a nightmare for you and your family.

Credit card fraud is a big deal that’s costing small businesses like yours plenty. Reducing credit card fraud should be a priority for business of all shapes and sizes as you prepare for a new year of commerce.

If you are worried about employee theft in your small business, the first thing you should do is protect your business with a crime insurance policy. After that, there are ways to discourage theft by your employees. You’ll likely run a background check to verify applicants do not have a criminal history before hiring them, but that doesn’t mean they won’t commit a theft if they have the chance. Here are five tips for discouraging employee theft in the workplace.

Over the past few years, millions of small business owners have seen their companies’ bottom lines improve thanks in large part to the impact of the improving economy.

Over the last several years, many small business owners – regardless of their backgrounds – have probably noticed that it hasn’t been easy for them to obtain financing from traditional lenders for a number of reasons.

When you choose your business property, there is more to consider than just the neighborhood, crime rate, and the building itself. You also need to be aware of the other buildings in the area, particularly if there are vacant properties.

Over the last few months, there has been a lot of talk about how much – or how little – small businesses would take to the availability of health insurance coverage through government-run exchanges.

Are you responsible for recruiting and hiring new employees in your business? If so, how do you determine which ones are being honest prior to hiring? While you can easily read a resume and perform a background check, that isn’t always enough to determine the most suitable candidate for the available position, particular when the job at hand involves money, inventory, a customer’s privacy and security Employee honesty testing can help.  It is a type of employment screening that examines the integrity and honesty of a candidate, using various types of testing techniques.