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February 10 is National Umbrella Day - Are You Covered?

By Maria Slowinski |February 10, 2020|English

Business owners strive to make the best decisions for their organization. But in today’s litigious climate, even the most successful proprietors can underestimate the value and protection that a Commercial Umbrella policy provides. Everyday occurrences...
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Beyond Dram Shop Exposures - 7 Additional Liability Considerations for Craft Alcohol Business

By Maria Slowinski |August 12, 2019|English

When restaurant or bar operations are considered for insurance, we automatically think about fires, liquor liability and workers' compensation. That is a tried and true start. But underwriters beware! Breweries, wineries and distilleries present additional...
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Insuring Liquor Liability – Knowing the Rules of the Road

By Laura Allison and Jeff Markowski |January 16, 2019|English

Are you keeping up with the changes in liquor liability laws? It seems that as one state tightens those laws, another state opens the door to more claims. Do these developments matter in the grand scheme of things? Yes, they sometimes do. A few laws...
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Asbestos in Old Buildings - A Costly Addition to Fire Risk

By Sue Stein and Gerry Hopkins |June 27, 2018|English

How many of the risks in your property portfolio were constructed before 1982? That was the year that asbestos was banned from new construction, meaning that all those pre-1982 construction risks present potential costs in asbestos removal for both...
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Are Municipalities Prepared for the Disruption from Technology?

By Charlie Kingdollar|May 07, 2018|English

Burgeoning advances in automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics could result in economic and societal disruption as businesses and municipalities incorporate artificial intelligence and/or robotics into their operations to cut costs and...
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Starts and Stops With Autonomous Driving in the U.S.

By Charlie Kingdollar|April 09, 2018|English

Autonomous vehicles, both cars and trucks, are being tested in at least a dozen states across the U.S. Commercial use has already begun with autonomous tractor-trailers hauling cargo and rideshare firms transporting passengers in cars in several locations....
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