Upgrades can be fun or rewarding opportunities, such as being bumped up on your flight from economy to first class, or being offered a luxury suite instead of a standard hotel room. However, there are sometimes when upgrades are a necessity in order to improve your company's daily operations and safety, or to boost certain areas of your business that need improvement. In today's Aegis blog post, we'll look at three upgrades that can help make your company safer and reduce liability exposure for your business.

Although we can't predict every kind of major weather event or severe storm that could come our way, improved weather forecasts can give us a window of opportunity to take precautions and make plans. For businesses, preparation can be the difference between losing very little property or revenue versus suffering major losses and enduring lengthy closures. With many Gulf Coast and East Coast businesses facing impending storms and possible catastrophic damage, it's essential to protect your business as soon as possible.

Any kind of workplace accident or injury will result in losses for a business, but few are as expensive or serious as those involving business fleet vehicles. According to statistics from the National Safety Council, losses involving fleet vehicles cost companies nearly twice the amount of average workplace injuries, $70,000 involving fleet vehicles versus $36,600 without. In order to better protect employees and reduce company risk, businesses need to develop an effective fleet safety program that helps promote a safer work environment.

More businesses than ever rely on commercial vehicles and company drivers to get the job done, whether it's delivering products and merchandise, making service calls, or transporting materials. While having well-maintained commercial vehicles is important in order to run daily operations, it's just as essential to have quality commercial auto insurance in place in case there are issues or accidents.

Although summer may mean a boost in sales or customer activity, it could also mean an increase in worker injuries, lost or damaged merchandise, or structural issues to your business. For a large number of businesses, summer can be the riskiest time of the year. Today's Aegis blog post looks at the ways businesses may be at a greater risk during the summer months, ways to minimize risks, and what kinds of Commercial Insurance may be needed.

We rely on our cars, trucks, and SUVs to get us where we need to go, but we don't always protect our vehicles as much as we should. As a result, we might come outside to find our cars and trucks damaged or vandalized, or find valuables missing. In today's Aegis blog post, we look at three ways to help keep your personal vehicles and commercial vehicles safer this summer to prevent damages or losses.

In Texas, we love our cars and trucks, and we rely on them for everything from work commutes, taking kids to school, running errands, and road trips. It's our attachment to them that makes it so shocking and frustrating when thieves break into our vehicles. However, a large percentage of car break-ins are largely preventable, meaning many vehicle owners don't realize how they've made their cars and trucks easy targets for criminals.

We can make improvements or repairs to a variety of things: our physical health, our homes, our jobs, our skill set, or our business. However, some things simply break down over time and can't be improved or repaired without significant cost or effort. Our cars and trucks are prime examples of this. As much as we might love our family van, company car, work truck, muscle car, service vehicle, or RV, over time they can reach a point where they can't easily be repaired, and need to be replaced instead.

At the beginning of a new year, it's common for people to set resolutions or goals for themselves, such as losing weight, eating healthier, quitting smoking, learning a new language, or some other personal achievement. However, it's far less common for businesses to set specific goals each year, beyond the generic "sell more" or "make more money" kind of goals. The truth is that all companies can benefit greatly from having a few goals to work towards throughout the year, especially if they are S.M.A.R.T. goals (specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, and timely).

Commercial drivers are in high demand as more businesses look to provide premium services to clients, including same-day delivery of products and merchandise. For example, more restaurants now offer delivery services for their customers, and a growing number of shoppers love the convenience of having their groceries delivered right to their front door.