Monthly Archives: <span>May 2020</span>

Involuntary Benefits: Insecurity, Time Poverty and Obesity

According to NIOSH, the links between a job and a worker’s total health or well-being are numerous. Not all are good. Dr. Casey Chosewood of NIOSH explains more in these excerpts: Insecurity. “One word pops to mind immediately: wages. If …

Extra Care: Brokers, Carriers Trying to Help

Nursing home insurance specialists say that they are doing whatever they can to help their insureds during this trying time, either by sending out information from the CDC, answering questions, aiding with documentation, or helping them acquire resources. CNA, for …

Business Moves

East World Insurance Associates, Lewis-Chester Associates World Insurance Associates LLC acquired Lewis-Chester Associates Inc. of Summit, N.J., on Feb. 1, 2020. Founded in 1947, Lewis-Chester Associates is a full service, independent insurance agency providing insurance, benefits and financial services for …

Don’t Let Remote Employees Expose Your Business

With millions of Americans working at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, the businesses that employ them are more vulnerable than ever to ransomware, phishing and other cyberattacks. It’s essential that companies take thoughtful risk management actions, consulting with management …

People & Places

National Chubb has expanded its North America claims leadership team with two appointments. Bill Hazelton has been named head of Chubb North America Claims, and Megan Watt has been appointed to a newly created leadership role as head of North …

Treating the Total Person: Overcoming the Mental Health Stigma

In the HBO drama The Sopranos, crime boss Tony Soprano sneaks through a maze of storefronts to meet with his therapist. The last thing he wants is for his mob family to know he is seeing a shrink. That would …

Declarations

Committed to Transparency “DFS is committed to ensuring that the New York insurance market is transparent and that consumers receive the disclosures they need to make the best purchasing decisions for themselves.” — New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent …

Nursing Home Insurance Market In Need of Care

Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 20%, or 11,000, of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths happening in these long term care facilities, according to a mid-April report by The …

Research Shows Large Public Firms Neglected Pandemic Risk Assessments

The risk of a pandemic was known prior to the current health crisis, yet in disclosing their risk factors to shareholders in 2018, public companies showed little foresight in terms of the impact and likelihood of a pandemic, according to …

My New Markets

6 Month Policies for Hired & Non-Owned Auto Food Delivery Providers Market Detail: Breckenridge Insurance Services (www.breckis.com) knows it’s a challenging time now and for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For those local restaurants, pizzerias, caterers, grocery …