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As an employer, you care about making your workforce feel valued and managing your organization successfully. However, even if you do everything you can to ensure smooth relationships with your staff, employment practices liability (EPL)… Read More

Since being sworn into office, President Biden signed 28 Executive Orders, ranging from climate change to workplace safety.  Executive Order-13999 is designed to Protecting Worker Health and Safety and creates a national priority and moral… Read More

As a homeowner, you take pride in maintaining your investment and protecting it from outside risks. Among these risks, winter weather presents some of the most significant challenges—challenges that may even lead to substantial property… Read More

During the early onset of COVID-19 it would have been hard for most of us to imagine the impact, change, and devastation that has resulted.  There is no easy way to sum up a year… Read More

When Sentinel Risk Advisors started the journey of becoming Carolina’s premier, independently owned risk management firm more than 7 years ago, a big part of that mission was centered on providing unmatched service focused solely… Read More

We are often asked “how much insurance do I need”?  This is a tricky question for most insurance professionals. Our immediate thought is “tell me the size of your claim and we will tell you… Read More

Construction Wrap Up vs Traditional Insurance   Construction projects can be quite complicated when identifying potential risks and more importantly–who is responsible at the time of loss.  In our prior blog “Construction Insurance – Coverage… Read More

Properly protecting contractors requires a deep understanding of the construction industry.  No matter the size of your operation, there are several key areas to understand to ensure you have the coverage you need when it… Read More

At the beginning of 2020, we predicted that insurance carriers would push moderate rate increases on most lines, yet buyers could continue to have the upper hand in most rate negotiations with carriers… and at… Read More

If your given name is James and someone mistakenly calls out “Hey Jamie”, you probably wouldn’t respond.  Well, as you will read below, neither would your insurance policy.   A key element of any insurance… Read More

One of the most common questions I get from clients is whether or not they should file a claim, and if so, when. While these are important considerations, don’t let uncertainty prevent you from taking… Read More

The questions, calls and emails come like clockwork to my inbox at the start of every new year, from clients concerned they might miss something relative to their federal OSHA reporting requirements. First, it’s important… Read More

Trends are often hard to see coming until, one day, they bring about enough pain to get everyone’s attention. Commercial auto has been feeling the sting of social inflation, the trend once dubbed the “culture… Read More

Three years after first taking up the issue, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule to raise the salary threshold by which employers are required to pay their employees overtime pay. Starting… Read More