Hurricane Florence dumped a record 24 inches of rain on North Carolina, surpassing 1999’s Hurricane Floyd for the most rainfall ever delivered by a single storm. Yet, for all the lessons we learned from Hurricane Floyd,…
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Cyber losses spur rise in business interruption coverage
The rise in cyberattacks is spurring consumers to purchase business interruption coverage, an historically overlooked and underutilized risk management tool. Business interruption insurance is used to pay expenses and cover salaries for the period of time it takes for…
Employee Travel: Dos, Don’ts and the Legal Duty of Care
Employers are mandated to provide a safe work environment for their employees, but what does that obligation look like when the employee travels for work, whether domestically or abroad? Unfortunately, there are no easy answers.…
Business Interruption
One of the biggest threats facing your company today is probably not even on your radar. More than 80 percent of businesses in the U.S. this year will experience some level of business disruption. Whether…
Be Diligent Before You Hand an Employee the Keys
negligent entrustment noun | negligent en-trust-ment | Def: the entrusting of a dangerous article (as a motor vehicle) to one who is reckless or too inexperienced or incompetent to use it safely; also: a theory…
A Total Eclipse of the Heart (and Employer Liability)
The biggest astronomical event in 99 years will arrive on Monday in the form of a total solar eclipse. The rarity of an eclipse makes for one fascinating spectacle, which is why we often can’t…