September 22, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Kevin's Desk, Inside View / 0 comments
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 84,254 discriminatory employment-practices complaints last year. In addition to lawsuits filed by private citizens, claims filed by federal, state and city regulators are causing more businesses to purchase employment practices liability insurance, known by the shorthand EPLI. Employment practices liability insurance protects an employer from an employee’s claim […]
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GDPR Compliance In The USA And 7 Ways To Prepare Your Business
December 11, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Brian's Desk, Insurance Coverage
While the scope and territorial reach of European Union’s GDPR is broader, States have started the process of “falling in line” with GDPR. Until the Federal Government can reach bi-partisan grounds on a single law for the whole country, we are going to see more states being inspired by GDPR and one another. In varying […]
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Social Engineering Webinar: How Criminals Exploit Human Behavior and How to Protect Your Enterprise
November 20, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Brian's Desk, General, Insurance Coverage
Social engineering is the art of exploiting human psychology to gain access to buildings, systems or data. Join us for this free webinar to learn how social engineering works and what to do to protect employees and your enterprise. Join top risk management and cyber insurance experts for an interactive discussion on how to protect […]
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Does a Manufacturer Need Employment Practices Liability Insurance?
September 22, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Kevin's Desk, Inside View / 0 comments
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 84,254 discriminatory employment-practices complaints last year. In addition to lawsuits filed by private citizens, claims filed by federal, state and city regulators are causing more businesses to purchase employment practices liability insurance, known by the shorthand EPLI. Employment practices liability insurance protects an employer from an employee’s claim […]
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Here’s Our Big List Of July Fourth Events And Things To Do – KMRD
July 2, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog
Now, 223 years later, we celebrate July 4th with a mega list of weekend events and things to do in and around the Greater Philadelphia area. Let’s start with a link to show you where to watch July 4th fireworks in Philly: https://philly.curbed.com/maps/4th-of-july-fireworks-philadelphia-where-to-watch LIST OF FREE WEEKEND EVENTS Below are a few (of the many) […]
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Here’s How Commercial Umbrella Insurance Works
April 25, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Bob Dietzel's Desk, Insurance Coverage / 0 comments
Unsure what is exactly covered by a commercial umbrella insurance policy? This KMRD blog post explains how it works. A company’s business liability policy outlines the maximum amount the insurance company will pay against a liability claim. So if the small business is sued $1.5 million for medical costs associated with an injury caused by […]
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Innovative Safety – Meet FRED; The Material Handling Robot with SuperPowers
April 2, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Bob Dietzel's Desk, Risk Control
By Doug Fastuca and Bob Dietzel, ARM, CIC FRED is a hard working automated guided vehicle (AGV) that can make a difference in your business. For significantly less than other AGVs, you can be up and running with FRED in no time—without the need of IT support. Four reasons why FRED is the right choice: FRED […]
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5 Steps To Choose The Best General Liability Insurance For Your Small Business
March 27, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Greg's Desk, Insurance Coverage / 0 comments
The best general liability insurance policies are designed to protect your assets by paying for obligations incurred if someone gets hurt on the property, by your product or when anyone employed by the business causes property damage or injury. They also cover legal defense costs and any settlement or award if the small business is […]
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Cyber Risk Transfer: Can you transfer your cyber / privacy risk contractually?
March 8, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Brian's Desk, Insurance Coverage / 0 comments
With the advent of more frequent privacy breaches, sophisticated companies are trying to push risk contractually to their vendors and even their clients. Reading a cloud hosting contract or other cloud software platform agreement, this cyber risk transfer trend is evident. Questions about cyber risk transfer which need answers – 1 – Can organizations obtain additional […]
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Public Announcement; Use Form-A-Tread To Create Long-lasting Non Slip Stair Treads To Prevent Workplace Injuries
February 4, 2019 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, From Bob Dietzel's Desk, Risk Control
By Bob Finkenaur and Bob Dietzel, ARM, CIC Looking for an easy and inexpensive way to reduce slips, trips and falls at your facility? In this public announcement we explain 6 qualities to look for and we introduce you to Form-A-Tread, one of the best stair tread products that companies use to improve safety on […]
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Nonprofit Insurances to Consider; Two Recommendations from KMRD
December 18, 2018 / by KMRD Partners / Blog, General
More than 2 million individuals work at US nonprofit organizations as they strive to make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable clients who may have nowhere else to turn. Given the importance of their work, nonprofit insurances are a critical component to their long-term viability. Nonprofit organizations should generally purchase the same types of […]
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