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Know your number: How much business income do you need?

If you were to paint a canvas, you’d start with the goal in mind: What is it you want to capture? As business owners, we have a blank canvas — we own…

Worsening Health Increases Need for Online Wellness Options, Insurance: Swiss Re

Roughly one-third of survey respondents in the U.S. reported a decline in physical or mental health over the past 12 months, leading to increased reliance on digital healthcare, according to a recent…

How the Depp-Heard Verdict Could Affect Professional Liability

While most commentators have focused on how the recent verdict in the matter between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has impacted public perception of abuse allegations, the outcome has also been of interest…

California Parents Could Soon Sue for Social Media Addiction

California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per…

Traffic Fatalities Reached a 16-year High in 2021

An estimated 16-year high 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021, up 10.5% from the 38,824 auto fatalities in 2020, says a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA). This…

Tesla Says it Can Lower Insurance Costs & Make Driving Safer

(Bloomberg) — For more than six weeks now, the tech and finance industry has been riveted by Elon Musk’s pursuit of Twitter. The topic has sucked up tons of oxygen and contributed to…

The TSA And Airlines Are No Longer Enforcing The Mask Mandate

After 14 months of required mask-wearing in public transportation, travelers can now decide for themselves whether to wear a face mask on a flight. Hours after a federal judge struck down the federal…

What are the real estate coverage risks for cannabis entities?

When it comes to statistics concerning marijuana use and sales, the numbers show just how mainstream cannabis has become. An estimated 12% of Americans actively use some form of cannabis and total…

6 Ways To Spring Clean Your Small Business

Ah, springtime. The time of year when flowers are budding, birds are chirping, and warmer winds are blowing. It’s also a time when people purge their houses of dirt, dust, and debris…

Inspections of Public Works Projects Increase

Written by: Edward Johnson, VP Construction Risk, BIS Construction companies and contractors that work on publicly funded projects in California can expect increased enforcement activity from a new task force that will…