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Claims Can Increase Your Home Insurance Cost
Home insurance is important to help you financially recover from a disaster. Unfortunately, filing claims can affect the cost of your insurance. Here are five examples, along with some ideas to reduce the chance of a loss that could create a claim
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Holiday Retail Sales Risks
OSHA requires that employers provide employees with a safe and healthy workplace. As a result, OSHA encourages employers to adopt effective safety and health management tools to identify and eliminate work-related hazards, including those caused by large masses of people during busy shopping times such as the holiday season.
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Employment Practices while Recuriting and Hiring
Like any employer, you want to make sure that your new employees are the best in the business. Searching for the right candidate to fill a crucial position is a time-consuming and difficult process. Your company needs to make sure that every new employee is highly skilled and right for the job—and you only have an application, resume and interview to find that out.
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Know Your Insurance: Commercial Auto Insurance
Whether transporting materials and tools to worksites, hauling goods for deliveries or driving to meet clients—companies of all kinds rely on safe and functioning vehicles to serve customers and generate profit.
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2020 Index Figures & Benefits Limits Including FSA Increase 
Annually, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration release cost-of-living adjustments that apply to dollar limitations set forth in certain IRS Code Sections. The Consumer Price Index warranted increases in some benefits figures for 2020, including annual Health FSAs and Commuter Benefit contribution limits, which the IRS has just announced.
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Minimizing Customer Injury Risk
Customer personal injury claims can be costly and very damaging to your establishment’s reputation. They can be much more frequent than employee claims in some types of stores, especially if your warehouse allows customer access.
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Auto Insurance Terms You Should Know
Auto insurance can be confusing at times. Policies often contain a variety of terms that can be difficult to understand, especially for someone without a background in insurance.
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7 Roadway Tips for Teens
You may feel excited at the chance to get behind the wheel, but it’s normal to feel a little anxious about driving too. That’s why you should use the tips below to stay safe on the road.
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Cyber Attacks - A Growing Business Interruption Threat
As businesses continue to rely on computers and digital storage of essential data, cyber attacks will continue to be a potential exposure. Read on to learn how a cyber attack could lead to a business interruption and what you can do to mitigate the risk.
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October 9, 2019 Deadline to Complete Required NY State Sexual Harassment Training
Every employer in New York State is required to provide employees with sexual harassment prevention training by October 9, 2019. See these resources to satisfy these new requirements.
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