December 23, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / KMRD Cares / 0 comments
For the third holiday season in a row, KMRD partnered with Leidy’s “Simply Delicious” to deliver delicious spiral cut hams to the Keystone Opportunity Center. Keystone Opportunity Center has a well-earned reputation for housing the homeless, feeding the hungry and educating adults and children in Upper Bucks and Montgomery Counties. To learn more about how […]
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KMRD’s Succeed Risk Management Center
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Workers Compensation – Start the New Year Right With Safety and Loss Control Program Planning
January 6, 2016 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series, Risk Control / 0 comments
Taking risks with employee safety and health leads to injuries and losses exerting a negative impact on your organization’s bottom line. An effective safety and loss control program identifies and controls or eliminates hazards, so injuries and losses are prevented. The result is a more productive and profitable organization. To develop a safety and loss […]
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Spreading Goodwill
December 23, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / KMRD Cares / 0 comments
For the third holiday season in a row, KMRD partnered with Leidy’s “Simply Delicious” to deliver delicious spiral cut hams to the Keystone Opportunity Center. Keystone Opportunity Center has a well-earned reputation for housing the homeless, feeding the hungry and educating adults and children in Upper Bucks and Montgomery Counties. To learn more about how […]
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Updated OSHA Recordkeeping Rule One Year Later
December 16, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At the beginning of 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an updated Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule to tighten its fatality, injury and illness reporting requirements. The updated rule retained the requirement to report all fatalities within 8 hours and added the requirement to report all inpatient hospitalizations, amputations and […]
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KMRD Partners Adopts Attitude of Gratitude
November 24, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / KMRD Cares, One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
People who adopt an “attitude of gratitude” as a permanent state of mind experience many health benefits, according to research fielded by Robert Emmons, a psychology professor at the University of California at Davis. According to the journal Cerebral Cortex, gratitude stimulates the sensation of pleasure. With this research and the Thanksgiving holiday in mind, […]
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Risks Ahead. When the weather turns cold we spend more time at home. Homeowners Insurance.
October 9, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments
Time spent indoors increases the risk of house fires. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) counts more than 360,000 home structure fires each year, resulting in $6-8 billion dollars in damage. Following are the eight most common causes of home fires, according to the NFPA: Candles Smoking Electrical and lighting Dryers and washing machines Lightning […]
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Vehicle Fleet Risks Ahead. Gender matters on the highway.
October 2, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments
Young females have more auto crashes at intersections and collisions with pedestrians. Young males have more auto crashes after sunset than young females. Young females are more likely to be involved in auto crashes during weekdays. Young males are more likely to be involved in auto crashes during weekends. Young females are 66% more likely […]
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Risks Ahead. Homeowners can appeal an insurance cancellation or non-renewal to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department
September 25, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department is available to help homeowners adhere to reasonable requests by insurers to make their properties safer and avoid possible cancellation or non-renewal of their homeowners’ coverage. According to a review of consumer complaints received by the Insurance Department, some consumers have had their homeowners’ insurance cancelled or non-renewed after not taking […]
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Risks Ahead. Is your firm covered for Employment Practices Liability?
September 18, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments
The probability of a plaintiff receiving a favorable verdict in a jury trial involving an employment practices liability (EPL) claim exceeded 50% in 2012. The median jury verdict in a trial involving an EPL claim was $70,000; the mean verdict was $513,771. The amount of all verdicts in such cases ranged from $53 to $42.7 […]
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Risks Ahead. Americans are twice as likely to get food poisoning from food prepared at a restaurant than from food prepared at home
September 11, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments
The Federal government estimates there are approximately 48 million cases of food-borne illness annually. Approximately 1 in 6 Americans get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die of food-borne diseases. The very young, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems are at greatest risk of serious consequences from most food-borne illnesses. For more information […]
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