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National Dog Bite Prevention Week
Posted: May 16, 2016
70 million nice dogs…but any dog can bite National Dog Bite Prevention Week® takes place during the third full week of May each year, and focuses on educating people about preventing dog bites. The dates in 2016 are May 15-21. With an estimated population of 70 million dogs living in U.S. households, millions of people – most of them children – are bitten by...
How Often Should You Check Your Credit Report?
Posted: May 11, 2016
If you've paid attention to the nation's real estate scene lately, you know that houses are selling like proverbial hotcakes. So much so that the number of listings in many communities has grown increasingly smaller, leaving prospective buyers with fewer choices. Soon-to-be homeowners aren't especially concerned about low inventory levels, though. The low they're worried about is their credit scores and whether they will prevent...
Distracted Driving: What Could Possibly Happen?
Posted: April 27, 2016
Highway safety experts blame inattentive – or distracted – driving for 80 percent of all car accidents. So with just a few seconds of additional awareness of the road around us, we could potentially eliminate around 80 percent of crashes. How can just a few seconds make a difference? Consider the distance traveled by a vehicle running down the highway at 60 mph, or one...
Damage to premises rented to you coverage: Tenants Beware
Posted: April 25, 2016
When you rent space for your business, check the coverage limitations in your insurance policy. When leasing a building for your business, you have an obligation as a tenant to compensate the building owner for damage caused by your operations. It pays to be familiar with your insurance policy to assure that you have no coverage gaps or surprises in the event of a loss....
Craft Safety Into Your Brewery Operation
Posted: April 15, 2016
Worker safety is an important consideration for a brewery of any size. There are more breweries operating in the United States now than at any other time in history. Data from the Brewers Association (BA), the trade association representing small and independent American brewers, shows that in 2015, 4,269 breweries provided nearly 122,000 jobs nationwide. Covering these employees for workers’ compensation can be expensive for...
