How to ID and Deal with Jerks in the Workplace
Posted: August 5, 2013
MARKETING Viral Wannabe? Here's How and Why Things Catch on Why do some ideas, products, brands and people "go viral," attracting attention and gaining pop culture status while others don't? In his book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On, Jonah Berger, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, examines the science of popularity and attempts to explain why things catch on....
Banner Ads are so Yesterday, So What's Hot Today? Plus Property and Liability Coverage
Posted: July 6, 2013
BOP Offers One-Stop Property and Liability Coverage Today's businesses require both property and liability coverage to avoid uninsured losses. Fortunately, those small and medium-sized business that don't provide professional services can obtain both with a Business Owner's Policy (BOP). A BOP provides both property and liability coverage in one package, so you can avoid purchasing separate policies. With packaged coverage, you benefit from the lower...
Hotels: Your Office Away From the Office, and Tort Cost Info
Posted: June 5, 2013
Rising Tort Costs May Mean Your Business is at Risk According to a number of major insurance carriers and other experts, tort costs - those costs associated with defending and paying liability claims - are on the rise. Here are just a few of the latest concerns for business owners. The United States Liability Insurance Group (USLI) states the average cost to defend an employment...
Business Insurance News You Can Use: Sitting is the Newest Workplace Health Crisis
Posted: March 4, 2013
Sitting is the Newest Workplace Health Crisis In the past decade, there's been a huge focus on workplace health framed around ergonomics. Today a number of studies highlight how detrimental it is for us to sit for a long period of time - something we all do. These studies suggest that our metabolism drops by 90% after four hours of sitting, causing an increased risk...
Business Insurance News You Can Use: Controlling Anger in the Workplace
Posted: February 4, 2013
Don’t Gamble by Underinsuring Your Business Property This may not be on your radar, but underinsuring your property could result in serious problems for your business. Insurance companies base premiums on an amount of insurance that is 80% to 100% of your property's total value. This is referred to as "insurance to value," and insurance underwriters are concerned that you may be underrating the value...
