Since 2001, National Work Zone Awareness Week has been recognized every spring. This week, celebrated from April 15th to the 19th this year, highlights the importance of using extra caution in work zones. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), there are more than 40,000 people who are injured annually in a work... Read more »
National Work Zone Awareness Week: Working to Improve Roadway Safety
Since 2001, National Work Zone Awareness Week has been recognized every spring. This week, celebrated from April 15th to the 19th this year, highlights the importance of using extra caution in work zones. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), there are more than 40,000 people who are injured annually in a work... Read more »
As today’s society evolves, individuals are looking to have more choices available concerning how to meet their energy needs. Afterall, each industry has different needs, including energy needs. Environmental concerns are prevalent in today’s society, so companies are looking to explore other options, including sources of renewable energy that have the potential to combat the...
Designing for the Future: Exploring How Professional Liability Policies Impact the World of Engineering Part Two In Part One of this Engineers Week article series, we focused on exploring how professional liability (PL) and owner’s protective professional indemnity (OPPI) policies can impact coverage for the insured. The following examples illustrate how such professional liability exposures...
Designing for the Future: Exploring How Professional Liability Policies Impact the World of Engineering Part One Engineers Week is an event celebrated from February 18th to the 24th. It provides an opportunity to highlight just how important it is to remember the ways in which various forms of professional liability insurance policies can help...
Data Privacy Week 2024: The Sickening Truth About Healthcare Cyberattacks and Examining how Cyber Insurance Can Impact Healthcare Providers When individuals seek care from the medical industry, they anticipate that their problem will be fixed, rather than to have a whole new one created; unfortunately, this is the reality for millions of patients due to...
Part Two Celebrated the week before Thanksgiving, Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 13th through the 19th) encourages those across the globe to coordinate with one another in the pursuit of promoting various business initiatives. We are all thankful to those who have decided to further pursue their entrepreneurial dreams and initiatives. Within the United States...
Part One While there are many ways to describe an entrepreneur, Merriam-Webster defines an entrepreneur as “one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.” The term entrepreneur is not a new one; in fact, the origin of its usage dates back to 1762. When examining risk mitigation strategies, insurance...
Part Two When thinking of October, Halloween and other fall festivities naturally come to mind, but October is also Cybersecurity Awareness Month. In fact, this year is actually the 20th Anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month! That’s right, 20 years! With the change of seasons, also comes the need to change with the times when...
Part One This year marks the 20th anniversary of October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month, facilitating a discussion as to how one industry in particular, the casino industry, has been significantly impacted by recently reported cyber incidents. No industry is exempt from experiencing a cyber incident that could cripple essential business operations, and sometimes this...
Part One True or False? The construction industry is the most targeted industry for cases of ransomware. You might question this statement and instead point to other industries that might come to mind, such as business services or finance. However, NordLocker found that the construction industry topped the list at 142 cases of ransomware...