Perseverance the Key to Success?
Posted: September 2, 2017
Communication Styles Can Hamper Business Success While a difference in communication styles can lead to simple misunderstandings, it can also threaten your relationship with customers and ultimately endanger your business success. Notes Sherrie Bourg Carter in an article for Psychology Today: "...'communication stress' can be one of the biggest sources of stress in relationships. After all, we're all talking the same language, aren't we?" Not...
Is It A Suit Or A Claim?
Posted: May 25, 2017
Is Separate Coverage Required for Suits vs. Claims? You've heard of employees filing a suit against their company. You've also heard of people making a claim against their employer to demand financial compensation. So what's the difference? Are these the same? Do you need separate insurance policies to cover claims and suits? Suit definition: A suit is a proceeding involving damages due to personal injury,...
What To Do If You Are Being Sued
Posted: May 10, 2017
Speech to Computer Interface: Are "Robo-Butlers" Our Future? Computer-dictating systems have been around for years, but until recently they were notoriously - and often laughably - inaccurate, imprecise, and prone to errors. These days more people are interacting with technology using the spoken word. The newest generation of voice-enabled devices makes dictating memos, e-mails, and text messages reliable enough to be practical, and voice assistants,...
What's Your Property Worth?
Posted: January 30, 2017
What's Your Property Worth? How do you establish this value for insurance purposes? Gut feelings aren't the answer. Following are three terms that are often used interchangeably - and incorrectly so. Understanding these different terms may help establish your property's value and identify the insurance coverage that's best for you. Market value is the estimated dollar amount your property would sell for today, including the land it's...
What are Surety Bonds, and Do You Need Them?
Posted: October 28, 2014
What Are Surety Bonds, and Do You Need Them? We often see the phrase "bonded and insured", but what exactly does it mean? This refers to the process of bonding through surety bonds. Although they are a form of commercial insurance at their core, surety bonds work slightly differently: Generally speaking, they play a different role and fulfil a different objective than other insurance policies...
