During the holiday season, business owners often plan team-building exercises and company functions to celebrate the company’s successes, reward hardworking employees, or serve the local community as a team.  However, sometimes company functions can get out of hand when employees celebrate a little too much, or they are injured while participating in an event, creating a potential Workers Compensation issue.

Homeowners welcome a wide variety of people into their home, such as relatives, friends, neighbors, and even service workers and contractors. Although owners often strive to make their home warm and welcoming, they may be unaware of hidden dangers that threaten the safety of their visitors. In today's blog post, we look at some of the most dangers to your home's visitors. Hopefully proactive steps now can prevent injuries and reduce potential liability for homeowners in the future.

At any given time, companies can experience interruptions to their daily operations due to a number of causes, such as power and utility outages, fire, theft, vandalism, or lightning strikes. Although Commercial Property insurance can cover the cost of replacing or repairing damaged company assets, it does not provide any assistance for companies to cover existing expenses during the business closure. Thankfully, business owners can get help covering existing expenses and keep their business afloat with Business Interruption Insurance.

With Halloween less than a month away, many businesses have begun planning out their Halloween festivities and parties, whether for employees or customers. Activities might range from simple costume or pumpkin decorating contests to full-blown parties with alcohol, live music, and spooky events and games. Although Halloween can be a great opportunity for companies to attract new customers, or provide a fun event for employees, there are some risks with Halloween parties and activities that can pose liability threats.