by Jeff Bastien | Aug 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Employee Benefits, News and Events, Workers Comp
The Division of Insurance has approved a new “payroll” classification code (0012) to allow employers a record keeping method to isolate payrolls attributed to paid, furloughed employees during the COVID-19 business shutdowns. This ruling went into effective on March...
by Sharon Burgess | Mar 11, 2020 | Business Insurance, COVID-19, News and Events, Risk Management, Workers Comp
There is an abundance of concern in our communities regarding Coronavirus. As a businessowner we realize this pandemic is unchartered territory. Escalating risk of employee illness and lost income from business interruption are key considerations. Workers Compensation...
by Matthew Carnuccio | Feb 25, 2020 | Business Insurance, Real Estate & Property Management
Property and casualty rates are going up. It’s news no real estate owner wants to hear but is the unfortunate reality of the current marketplace for real estate portfolio insurance. Unlike past years, the rate increase will not be dictated by an individual’s loss...
by Jessica | Feb 20, 2020 | Auto Insurance, Auto Insurance, News and Events
The Massachusetts Hands-Free driving law goes into effect on Sunday, February 23, 2020. The Massachusetts law prohibits operators of motor vehicles from using any electronic device, including mobile telephones, unless the device is used in hands-free mode. Police...
by Greg Deems | Feb 14, 2020 | Business Insurance, Construction, Risk Management, Specialized Risk
If the date March 2nd isn’t highlighted on your calendar, maybe it should be! That’s the day that electronic submissions of your 300a forms are due to be filed with OSHA for the 2019 log year. Hopefully you aren’t still doing them by hand and dealing with the...
by Peter Cullivan | Jan 9, 2020 | Business Insurance, Cyber Insurance, News and Events, Risk Management
With tensions rising in the Middle East, the nation is on alert for increased cyber threats. Texas Governor, Greg Abbott reported yesterday that there have been as many as 10,000 attempted attacks per minute from Iran on state [TX] agency networks in the last 48 hours...
