December 13, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
OSHA has enacted new reporting requirements effective January 1, 2015. Employers are now required to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or loss of an eye within 24 hours of learning about the incident. Prior to these updated reporting requirements, employers were only required to report workplace fatalities or […]
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Choosing the right carrier for network security and privacy liability
February 6, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series, Risk Control / 0 comments
As targeted network attacks continue to rise and governmental agencies increasingly regulate the privacy and data security environment, an increasing number of organizations are transferring their risk to insurance products. In many cases, organizations find they have little choice. It has become common for written contracts to require service providers to obtain coverage for […]
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Updated OSHA Reporting Requirements
December 13, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
OSHA has enacted new reporting requirements effective January 1, 2015. Employers are now required to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or loss of an eye within 24 hours of learning about the incident. Prior to these updated reporting requirements, employers were only required to report workplace fatalities or […]
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Will your cyber coverage cover you when you weren’t attacked?
October 13, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series, Risk Control / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? One minute from normal can occur even though your own network has not been breached, every company laptop is secure and no mobile devices have been left behind in a rental car. […]
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Another Workers Compensation Rate Reduction in PA?
August 13, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? For the third year in a row, the Pennsylvania Bureau announced a rate reduction. This year, their press release described an overall statewide decrease of 5.15% scheduled to go into effect […]
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KMRD In The News – The Value of Partnerships
August 7, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / In the News, KMRD Cares, One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? Kevin McPoyle, President and co-founder of KMRD Partners, recently discussed the benefits of partnership in PropertyCasualty360. Kevin observes how in the absence of a productive partnership, very little work gets done. He […]
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Could You Lose Your Business Due to a Flood?
August 6, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
According to scientists, Gulf Stream water currents in the Atlantic Ocean have slowed to their weakest level in 1,000 years, threatening shifts in U.S. and European weather, as well as rising coastal sea levels including in New York and Boston. Pennsylvania is considered to be one of the most flood-prone states in the nation, with […]
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Less Can Be More With Employee Hours
August 6, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
As the US manufacturing sector continues to be eclipsed by the service sector, the standard 9-to-5 job is being replaced by flexible work schedules. Along with this shift, service businesses are shrinking the number of hours between shifts. They are relying on smaller, leaner staffs to reduce operating costs, even as they stay open longer […]
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Are You Ready for Hurricane Storm Surge Risks?
July 6, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge, according to a report released by property analytics and data provider Core Logic. The […]
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Texting while Driving – Staff, family, and friends should watch this video
May 27, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
More than 2 million people have viewed AT&T’s 35-minute film, “From One Second to the Next,” on YouTube. It shows how heedless texting while driving violently disrupted so many lives. The potential personal tragedy is reason enough to make this film must viewing for all members of your organization. Potential financial implications from an employee’s […]
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Executing E&O Claims
May 6, 2014 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? Even the best managed professional services firms can potentially be accused of negligence by a client or vendor. After all, even conscientious, diligent staff members can make mistakes. As a result, it […]
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