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03 Jan, 2023
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Business owners have a lot at stake when determining whether persons connected with their ventures are employees or independent contractors. The largest issue with making this determination involves taxes and insurance.
29 Dec, 2022
Emerging and Silent Insurance
Insurance tends to be conservative for various reasons. Chief among them is regulations. Insurance companies must comply with rigid state requirements regarding every aspect of their operations. Naturally, the regulatory situation becomes increasingly complex when operations include more than one state. No matter how agile or proactive an insurer may wish to be, its regulatory environment restraints its operations.
13 Dec, 2022
How Insurance Handles New Exposures
Insurance, even in the 21st Century, is typically considered similar to an ocean liner: it is huge and, while it can adjust its course, it doesn't do so quickly or particularly with grace. In other words, it is often a long, painful process for insurance to work out how it deals with new or evolving exposures.
24 Nov, 2022
Be A Common-Sense Host
Holidays and special events often include celebrations that bring together families and friends in homes across the country. Food, fun, conversations and spirits flow generously. Unfortunately, such celebrations may be accompanied by injuries and accidents, especially when alcoholic drinks are involved. Increased drinking leads to an increased chance for a personal tragedy and the consequences can be substantial.
15 Nov, 2022
Umbrella Insurance Features and the Risks it Won't Cover
The features of an umbrella policy can vary widely, and determining the functionality of the policy can assist you in considering what policy is best for your business.
08 Nov, 2022
Introduction to Hard and Soft Markets
If underwriters do a good job of writing business with adequate rates and investors do a good job of investing, companies profit.
25 Oct, 2022
Worker's Safety, Avoiding Dangers
In this part begin sharing examples and ways to improve dangerous situations.
04 Oct, 2022
Do You Need Employment Practices Liability Insurance?
Coverage to protect you against many employment-related claims is available, known as Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI).
22 Sep, 2022
Different Commercial Umbrella Policy Types
Did you know there are different commercial umbrella policy types? This blog explores the different types of commercial policy types. Call and speak to a Trusted INSURENEX team member to discuss what commercial umbrella policy best fits your business needs.
14 Sep, 2022
What is Umbrella Insurance?
What are the details of umbrella insurance and what does it cover?
05 Jul, 2022
Worker Safety, Overview
A major element that defines whether a person is an employee is if their time and actions are under control of another party. Since employers control where and when their employees work, they have a major obligation to make sure they are provided with a work environment that is safe.
15 Mar, 2022
Professional Liability
Increasingly, professionals and certain occupations need special insurance protection as they are targeted by lawsuits. This is due to the high standard of accountability under which they operate.
15 Feb, 2022
Worker Safety
In Worker Safety, Overview we discussed the importance of addressing slips and falls by employees. In this part begin sharing examples and ways to improve dangerous situations.
10 Feb, 2022
Worker Safety, Avoiding Dangers
A major element that defines whether a person is an employee is if their time and actions are under control of another party. Since employers control where and when their employees work, they have a major obligation to make sure they are provided with a work environment that is safe.
01 Feb, 2022
Commercial Auto Symbols
Have you ever, during a particularly wild moment, closely examined the insurance policy that covers your business vehicles? If so, you may have noticed the little numbers that appear next to each listed coverage. Hopefully you're familiar with these numbers and their meaning. If not, please see below.
25 Jan, 2022
Policy Insurance Limits
If you examine the insurance policy covering your business, you'll see an insurance limit. For instance:
20 Jan, 2022
Contractual Liability
A business that harms another party or damages/destroys property that belongs to another party may be sued or prosecuted. Larger businesses protect against their liability to third parties with a Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy. An insurance company provides a CGL under some assumptions about the type of losses it is willing to cover.
07 Dec, 2021
Certificates Of Insurance
Business transactions frequently require the valuable protection provided by insurance. A Certificate of Insurance is a document that is often requested as proof that adequate insurance exists. A certificate is not the same as a policy and certificates do not affect the coverage provided by a particular insurance policy. Therefore, requests to "endorse the certificate of insurance" are inappropriate and misleading. A certificate is a separate document that is used to comply with a common contract requirement to verify certain types and amounts of insurance.
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