Thirty states plus the District of Columbia have recently enacted comprehensive Marijuana usage laws. The continuing and increasing trend of...
What Insurance Do Contractors Need?
Why Do Contractors Need Insurance?
Contractors need insurance to protect their business assets from unexpected injuries and unintended damages. When...
Mobile Equipment and Vehicle Fire Prevention
There are few things more frightening than seeing smoke start to come out of the corners of your engine...
Is Your Business at Risk For Flooding?
There's one decision that every business owner ─ regardless of the type of business they own ─ needs to make each year: how...
3 Small Business Risk Management Tips For Winter
Winter weather can be a risk to the continuity of business operations. Small business owners should be ensuring that...
How to Build an Emergency Survival Kit
When creating an emergency survival kit for the home, consider the supplies you might need to last you and...
Renovating Your Home to FORTIFIED Standard
If you're working on your home or putting on a new roof, consider renovating to FORTIFIED standards. Developed by the Insurance...
The Pros and Cons of Composite vs. Wood Decking
You’ve decided it's time to replace your outdoor deck and you’re ready to take it on as a DIY project,...
Hiring a Contractor Checklist and Tips
As you plan your next home renovation project, choosing the right contractor for the job is a critical first...
Questions to Ask Your Home Inspector
Moving into a newly purchased home can be one of the most stressful and challenging life moments for any...
Buying vs. Renting a House? Five Questions to Consider
You’re thinking about moving from apartment life to a house, but you're not sure you're ready – financially or...
How to Help Prevent Offline Identity Fraud
Contrary to popular belief, identity fraud does not always begin online. According to Travelers claim data, 44 percent of...
6 Essential Travel Tips
Vacations are for reducing stress, not adding to it. Unfortunately, things can happen to make any vacation a stressful...
A New Sweep of Smart Home Security Devices
Tech expert Stephanie Duchaine visits the CNET Appliance Lab and previews the latest generation of smart home security devices...
Make My Front Door Smarter
Join tech expert, Stephanie Duchaine, at the CNET Smart Home in San Francisco to see how we used smart tech...
Preparing Your Home for Vacation
Vacation is for fun and relaxation. Help save yourself some worry about what could be happening at home by...
Premises Security and Liability
A slippery or uneven floor, sidewalk or parking lot that leads to a slip, trip or fall; a cluttered...
Breweries and the Craft of Managing Risks
Craft brewers can spend hours in search of that perfect balance of hops and malt, sampling new ingredients and...
New Car Replacement Coverage
If you total your new car in the first five years, Premier New Car Replacement® coverage pays to replace it with...
What Does Loan or Lease Gap Insurance Cover?
What Does Loan or Lease Gap Insurance Cover?
The value of a vehicle depreciates the minute you drive it off...
Liability Insurance Coverage
Bodily injury liability and property damage liability coverages provide compensation for injuries to others, related legal expenses and damage your...
It's scary to realize that some drivers on the road either have no insurance or don’t have sufficient coverage....
Staying Safe Around Heavy Equipment
Every year heavy equipment operators, ground workers and pedestrians are injured or killed by heavy mobile equipment used in...
Protecting Your Construction Site from Fire, Water and Theft
Long after the workday ends, risks continue at construction sites, as fire, theft and water can cause significant property...
Earthquake Facts and Safety Tips
Know the relevant facts and figures about earthquakes. When do they occur? How damaging are they? What do you...
Disaster Planning Guide
The best time to think about a natural disaster is when there is not one in sight and you...
Returning to Your Property after a Hurricane
After a disaster like a hurricane occurs, if you were required to or decided to evacuate, it’s important to...
Hurricane Survival Guide: What to Do During and After the Storm
Hurricanes are some of the most devastating, and costly, natural disasters known to man. Preparing your home and family before...
Hurricane Facts and Myths
The Biggest Myth is that “It Will Not Happen Here”
When preparing for a hurricane, it is easy to find...
Hurricane Preparedness for Businesses
By Travelers Risk Control
If your business is in the projected path of a hurricane, you need to act quickly to...
4 Tips to Help You Stay Safe During a Natural Disaster
No one expects to be caught in a potentially dangerous and extreme situation such as a natural disaster. If...
8 Disaster Preparedness Tips
In the event of a natural disaster, having a preparedness plan can be a critical element in helping secure...
ARE YOU PREPARED?
If disaster strikes, being prepared can make all the difference.
Let's build your preparedness kit. Your watertight container holds 12...
7 Steps to Prepare an Emergency Evacuation Plan
Well before a disaster or some unforeseen event strikes, you should be thinking about an evacuation plan in the...
5 Steps to Create a Home Inventory Checklist
After a fire, burglary or another event in which you lost possessions from your home, it may be difficult to...
5 Home Improvement Projects That May Have the Biggest Return on Investment
Conventional wisdom has long held that kitchens and baths sell homes. Those are also two of the more expensive...
How to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient
Extreme temperatures, from wintry winds to summer heat waves, can make us more mindful of the importance of an...
New Car Tech Headed Our Way
Craig Thomas & Eric Vo
Many car buyers make purchasing decisions based on the technology fitted to their new ride.
In...
A Quick Refresher: Driving and Maintaining Your Vehicle in Wintry Conditions
Michael Kelly
To be a safe driver, you must learn how to handle your vehicle in all conditions. This article...
Manufacturers, Do You Understand Your Products Liability Risks?
From an initial prototype sketch to the warning labels on a finished product, the decisions made during the course...
Inside a Products Liability Claim
Products liability claims and lawsuits can be complex, potentially involving alleged design defects, manufacturing defects and warning, and instruction...
Is Your Business at Risk For Flooding?
There's one decision that every business owner ─ regardless of the type of business they own ─ needs to...
5 Steps for Product Liability Risk Management
By Travelers Risk Control
Ensuring that your product is safe from risks may seem like a daunting task. Begin to...
Exercise With A Friend To Help You Both Stay Safer On The Road
The Hartford
Exercise can have many benefits for our physical and mental well-being. But did you know it may also...
Are Extreme Floods the New Normal?
Flooding can be a devastating event. In one fell swoop, water can take out everything from a home's foundation...
Learn More About Car Theft Prevention
Kathy Simpson
Was Your Car Broken Into?
After having decreased for 23 years in a row, the number of stolen vehicles...
4 Tips for Space Heater Safety
When the weather starts to drop, staying warm often becomes a priority. From plush blankets to heavy-duty sweaters, those...
6 Ideas to Cut Heating Costs This Winter
The cost of heating and cooling accounts for 42% of energy use in a typical home in the United States, and...
5 Car Features That Will Soon Be Standard
Justin Stoltzfus
Car manufacturers are selling a lot of cars worldwide, Statista reports total 2016 sales at over 76 million and projecting...
Preparing Your Fleet for Winter
When fleet vehicles are not available for use, your company can experience a trickle-down effect. You may have to...
Safest and Most Dangerous States for Pedestrians
Emily Guy Birken
Generally, we don’t think of walking as a hazardous activity, but pedestrians are vulnerable any time foot traffic and vehicular...
Don’t Help Crooks Steal Your Car
Jordan Perch
After having decreased for 23 years in a row, the number of stolen vehicles increased in 2015*. According...
Renting Out Your House or Investment Property: 10 Things to Consider
Investing in a rental property to become a landlord could be a smart way to generate extra income for...
Safeguard Your Business with a Distracted Driving Policy
Employees who drive during the course of their work may also drive up their employer’s risk factors if they...
Four Steps to Safer Drivers
If you want a safe fleet, start with safe drivers.
Studies have shown, again and again, that your drivers are...
6 Considerations Before Joining a Nonprofit Board
It may be the last thing you are thinking about when you volunteer on the board of a nonprofit,...
How Does Cyber Insurance Work?
The cost of dealing with a data breach goes beyond repairing databases, strengthening security procedures or replacing lost laptops....
