Connecticut Food Manufacturing Insurance: Food Borne Illness Liability A recent report in Food Manufacturing shows that 200 people who dined at a popular Las Vegas restaurant reported food poisoning symptoms. The outbreak is the largest southern Nevada health officials have seen in at least a decade. Officials estimated there were likely many more cases that were unreported. The consequences were … Read More
Healthcare Providers Coverage: Top Reasons Doctors are Sued
Healthcare Providers Coverage: Top Reasons Doctors are Sued Lawsuits and medical malpractice suits are a difficult but unfortunately common facet of the healthcare industry. There are several reasons for malpractice payments. Surgical mistakes, overdoses, and obstetric errors are all reasons for insurance payments. However, the most common reason for insurance payments were diagnostic mistakes, accounting for 28.6 percent of payouts. … Read More
Small Businesses Fail to Notify Customers of Data Breach
Small Businesses Fail to Notify Customers of Data Breach With the added convenience of online tools, going paperless also adds new risks for businesses. Data breaches are growing more and more common as companies take their operations virtual. According to Verizon Wireless’s 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report in 2012 there were 855 recorded incidents, totaling 174 million compromised records. Over … Read More
Connecticut Retirement Planning
Connecticut Retirement Planning People are living longer. It’s great. We are reaching old age in better health and increasingly can look forward to long, happy lives. But the extra years can be extra cost- how does living longer affect retirement planning? Over the past 170 years, in countries with the highest life expectancies, the average lifespan has grown approximately 2.5 … Read More
HR Consulting: Employers Missing Communication Strategy
HR Consulting: Employers Missing Communication Strategy It is well advertised that communication between an employer and employees is essential. So why doesn’t it happen? According to HR Morning, organizations are talking more about communication than actually communicating. It seems to an ongoing trend of employers missing communication. Here are the stats. Seventy-eight percent of employers cite getting employees engaged year round is one … Read More