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Making Return-to-work Plans Amid the Latest Pandemic Surge

Recent spikes in COVID-19 and lagging vaccination rates in some areas have raised concerns about how to proceed as many companies work to transition employees back to the office or hybrid arrangements this…

Tesla Autopilot to Face Investigation After Series of Crashes

Tesla and its Autopilot feature are set to be investigated by the US government after it was accused of causing almost a dozen crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety…

The Work-related Soft-tissue Injury Risks Lurking at Home

Maybe it is the kitchen counter and a stool. Perhaps a coffee table and a couch combo. Whatever the setup was, and maybe still is, those on-the-fly, makeshift work-from-home setups are leading…

Data breaches increased 38% in Q2

During the second quarter of 2021, data breaches increased 38% in the U.S. compared with the prior quarter, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). If the volume of breaches continues on its…

Drought, Heat in Western US Foretell Severe Wildfire Losses for 2021

With record-breaking heat and drought conditions sweeping the western United States, the 2021 wildfire season will likely produce another devastating year of wildfire losses, according to a recent report from A.M. Best….

Business Income + Cyber Insurance: Cautionary Tales and Lessons Learned

How much revenue could your company afford to lose if one of your key vendor’s system goes down? How much revenue could your company afford to lose if your own systems failed? One month of…

Promoting a Culture of Worksite Safety

Summer months bring warm weather, travel plans, and a spike in serious injuries and fatalities, particularly in the trades, according to Dag Yemenu, executive vice president, products, at ISN Software Corp., an online…

Why Less Traffic Has Led to More Danger

It’s not surprising to hear that the COVID-19 pandemic has kept many people off the roads. However, even with less traffic, driving has become more dangerous, as individuals are increasingly engaging in behaviors that put all of us at risk. Since…

Aliens and Insurance

Did you know — the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Institute has a detailed plan for how to announce an event of extraterrestrial discovery. In 1989, the IAA adopted the Declaration of…

COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Cases are Hitting Courts

There are now 120 cases on appeal, in both state and federal courts, that allege insurance companies wrongfully denied coverage for pandemic-related business interruption claims. Lawyers are awaiting rulings from the Ohio…