Protect Your Business with a Restaurant Food Safety Checklist

Food safety is a top priority for restaurant owners. According to the CDC, an estimated 128,000 people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses every year. Further, 3,000 of those annual cases are fatal. The liability for restaurant owners is substantial. Poor food safety measures can result in heavy fines, loss of licensure, or even forced […]

How to keep your community association board from getting sued

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Here’s the scenario: As a new unit owner of a condominium, you decide to throw your hat in the ring and run for the condo association board, excited to help maintain property values and build a great life for you and your fellow condo owners. Along comes a neighbor who decides to sue the board, […]

Abuse in Senior Homes: Reducing Risk for Staff

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Elderly care facilities exist to provide for the needs of seniors, including everything from a range of health services to social activities. When the staff at a nursing home or assisted living community is accused of elder abuse, it rocks the foundation of the institution. These allegations have massive consequences for the individuals involved and […]

Why Your Community Association Should Consider Special Event Insurance

The primary reason people choose a community association is to protect their two greatest assets: their home and their lifestyle. But that priority can get dissolve quickly is the association assumes liability for special events that they do not need to assume such as private parties, weddings or other events using the association’s common areas […]

How Senior Care Insurance Guards Against Sexual Abuse

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Sexual assault against seniors in nursing homes is a horrific and under-reported problem in the U.S. The management of senior care facilities have a vital responsibility to provide vulnerable residents with the best possible living conditions and treatment, but many institutions have fallen short of that commitment. The unthinkable nature of these crimes makes it […]