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Understanding Cyber Threats in Construction

Understanding Cyber Threats in Construction

4 Ways to Protect Your Business from Attack Everyone is familiar with the data breaches that have hit major financial companies in recent years, exposing millions of customers’ personal data to internet scammers and identity thieves. These banks and firms are...

Taming Oil and Gas Risk With Contractual Transfer

Taming Oil and Gas Risk With Contractual Transfer

Risk is a fact of life in oil and gas. Ever since the first wells were dug, workers have been putting their bodies on the line to extract resources from the ground. For many years, the riskiness of oil and gas work was legendary, with even its job titles like...

Rethinking Employee Benefits After the Great Resignation

Rethinking Employee Benefits After the Great Resignation

Not long ago, employers had all the power. It was enough to pay a decent salary and offer basic benefits to keep most employees content. Wages weren’t rising much, but bosses expressed their gratitude with the occasional gift card or an afternoon off. But then...

Five Ways To Reduce Workplace Safety Risks

Five Ways To Reduce Workplace Safety Risks

One quick glance at a few occupational safety highlights from the National Safety Council proves just how important workplace safety is. In 2020, for example: Preventable medically consulted injuries totaled four million.Preventable injury-related deaths totaled...

Commercial Umbrella Insurance: Pros & Cons

Commercial Umbrella Insurance: Pros & Cons

With the ever-increasing prevalence of lawsuits, having sufficient commercial insurance coverage is essential to protecting your business. You know that. No doubt, you carry a general liability policy, often called business liability insurance. That general liability...

Preparing Your Business for Hurricane Season

Hurricane season in Louisiana begins in June and lasts through November. That’s half the year, so hurricane preparedness is a vital part of living here. Unfortunately, too many business owners find themselves unprepared when a hurricane strikes. According to...

Preparing Your Home for Hurricane Season

Preparing Your Home for Hurricane Season

Once we reach June, we’re in hurricane season until November 30. We watch the storms develop out in the Gulf or Atlantic and track the names through the alphabet. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) highlighted 2020 and 2021 as...