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$5 Million Settlement Due To a Company Driver on his Cell Phone

Can your company afford an insurance claim of this caliber?
If your dispatch center or customer service representative is speaking to one of your drivers, they should be instructed to tell the driver to hang up and call back when the vehicle is pulled over. 

Topics: Transportation

Making Construction Safer with a Zero-Accident Vision

Preventing accidents at construction sites is feasible, but only if a construction company is prepared to adopt a zero-accident vision/culture. Fostering a zero-accident culture is based on the premise that all accidents are preventable through continuous construction safety improvements and practices.

Topics: Construction

When will the Invisible Hard Market become visible?

Taking Control: The Seven Steps to Surviving Any Market

The insurance industry has predicted that another hard market is on its way. For businesses this translates into higher insurance prices, lower coverage availability and constricted renewal conditions.  But many have called this an “Invisible Hard Market” as signs of a firming market are far and few between.  The question remains, how long will this extended soft market continue?

To be sure, the first companies to feel the impact of a hardening market are those that are not performing from a loss ratio perspective.  As underwriters begin to tighten their standards and pricing these companies will be the target of price increases or non-renewal.   Conversely, those that are delivering loss ratios below the industry can prolong or even avoid the wrath of a hard market.  No matter the market conditions, it is wise to go back to the basics to ensure you have a competitive edge in the marketplace. 

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Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

Healthcare Outlook for 2011: Prescription Drugs

There’s been a lot of up and down around healthcare in the past year.  2011 doesn’t look any quieter.  Or maybe it will for some companies.  Approximately $25 billion worth of drugs are said to lose their patents in the coming year along with some very familiar household names such as Pfizer, Bristol-Myers, Lily’s and J&J losing over 93 million in familiar prescription names. This probably comes as no surprise considering the cost-saving efforts began from our declining economy in 2008. 

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Reducing Workers Compensation Costs

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

Celebrate 100 years of Workers’ Compensation!

JODI MATHY
Post Loss Specialist, HNI 

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

4 Trends in Workers Compensation

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

Creating a Culture of Employee Engagement

Successful organizations understand the importance of creating a culture of employee engagement. Effective employee engagement allows employees to feel fully involved, enthusiastic and more willing to contribute to company success. On the other hand, when employees are not engaged it can have negative repercussions on issues such as customer experience.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

5 Steps to Better Employee Engagement

It’s common knowledge that fully engaged employees are more productive, cooperative and more likely to be long-term employees. Employee engagement can have a significant effect on company output and bottom-line of an organization. But the important factor is how employee engagement successfully achieved?

Topics: HR / Employee Benefits

Principles of Employee Engagement

Now is a great time to review the principles you believe and follow in employee engagement. While each company will determine their own set of unique employee engagement principles, there are a number of key ones you must look to first.

Topics: HR / Employee Benefits