As a business owner, you’ve no doubt noticed rising commercial auto claims. If so, you’re not alone. It’s a nationwide epidemic of sorts. And it’s causing commercial auto insurance rates to rise faster than they have in more than a decade. Even so, costs associated with crashes are outpacing premium increases for some insurance companies…. Read More
Your business disaster recovery plan: A back-up plan to keep you humming
No matter where your insurance client (or your entity, if you’re self-insured) is located, there’s always the risk of a natural or man-made disaster. Of course you’re aware of this – that’s why you have property insurance. Whether it’s tornadoes in the Midwest, floods in Texas or fires in New Mexico, Arizona and California, disasters… Read More
How to protect yourself against mobile ransomware
What you need to know about mobile ransomware If you’ve been following the news lately, you know the dangers of ransomware on business computers. There’s an emerging threat as well: mobile ransomware. Here’s how it works: Your mobile phone screen freezes, then goes black. Up pops a message saying “Your phone is locked. We have… Read More
Winterize your vehicle fleet to minimize claims in deep freeze months
Winter has settled in to stay for another month or more, and freezes are happening in the far south. It’s crucial to winterize your vehicle fleet if you skipped it last fall. More than 116,000 Americans are injured and over 1,300 are killed on snowy, slushy or icy pavement every winter, says SafeWinterRoads.org. Before you… Read More
Cyber protection: How to guard your company against attacks and data breaches, part 2
Cyber protection: critical for all size companies Because practically everyone in this country carries some form of insurance, it just makes sense that our industry is a major target for cyber threats and that all of us – even small agencies – need to enhance our cyber protection. The information required by insurance, both personally… Read More
How to guard against an insurance data breach and keep your cyberspace secure
Regardless of the size of your company, you run the risk of a cyber attack, which grows with the number of employees you have, particularly now since some employees are still working from home. In an Oct. 2022 Renolon article, it’s reported that on average, 47.63 percent of small businesses are hit by cyber attacks. Granted, an… Read More
