Our Occupational Health and Safety team rounded up the year’s top stories in workers’ compensation, OSHA updates, and health and wellness. Check out the downloadable 2019 Year-End Review in which we discuss the following topics: Workers’ Compensation Trends and Updates – We dig into reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the CA Dept. […]
If you are a property owner or developer starting a residential or commercial building project, you have a wide array of insurance coverage options to choose from. One of the most effective options that you should consider is a wrap insurance policy. A wrap is an insurance product that covers the owner, general contractor, and […]
Last month, I was invited to speak at the Hospitality Finance & Technology Professionals, Monterey Chapter meeting. My presentation focused on workers’ compensation, emerging risk management trends, and employer risk mitigation strategies. The audience composed mostly of finance, human resources, risk managers and technology specialists in the hospitality industry was intrigued by my perspective on […]
Over the last few weeks, the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, unveiled his plans to legalize marijuana for recreational use in 2019 during his State of the State address. New York, which currently allows limited medical marijuana use, would join ten other states that have already legalized recreational marijuana, along with many more that […]
As we look out on the smoke enveloping San Francisco from the ABD office for the second week in a row, we can’t help but think of our Bay Area clients, friends, and neighbors affected by the Camp Fire and our neighbors to the south who have also been affected by devastating wildfires. As the […]
ABD has partnered with the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) to develop an exchange/mindshare program for young insurance professionals. The program is a platform that aims to enable employees in the various WBN member firms to work together in an environment designed to support development and exchange between WBN member firms. Last month, I had the […]
How do you know if your broker knows what they’re doing? How do you know what you don’t even know? I know, last week I promised you I’d walk you through my thoughts on how to know if your broker knows what they’re doing and now, I return, only to propose a different question, but […]
I recently attended the First Republic NextGen Conference in Monterey and spoke to the group about managing the insurance purchasing process. The conference was made up of the next generation of venture capital and private equity finance professionals who may often be involved in the insurance and benefits purchasing decisions for their firm but aren’t […]
With Hurricane Florence setting a disastrous path towards the East Coast, we want to make sure everyone is safe, connected and aware of how we can help. We have pulled together the below information to help you during this current situation as well as prepared for future storms, including: General Tips Helpful Resources How to […]
On March 20, 2018 the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund. In short, the ruling confirms that claims alleging violations under the Securities Act of 1933 (the ’33 Act) can continue to be brought in state court, and that such cases brought in state […]
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