This Professional Counsel^® shows that by embracing succession planning as a strategic imperative, firms can position themselves for growth, resilience, preparedness for unforeseen events, and continued excellence in serving their clients.

A Dust Hazard Analysis is a critical step to protect your employees and prevent tragic accidents that can severely damage your facilites. An effective DHA includes information to classify and quantify the material(s) as combustible dust.

CNA's Risk Control team is introducing a streamlined method of gathering underwriting information. Now, select CNA policyholders can complete a risk control engagement using our time-saving technology.

Lawyers contemplating board service must weigh the potential benefits against the risks inherent in such appointments prior to acceptance and throughout the tenure of any board service.

An organization’s growth is an achievement in many ways, and companies should be aware of the potential risks to their operations and employees caused by growth.

OSHA estimates that the new silica standard, — enforcement began September 2017 — will save over 600 lives and prevent more than 900 new cases of Silicosis, lung cancer, COPD and kidney disease caused by silica exposures each year.

This checklist provides actions for your organization to consider before, during and after a business disruption.

This edition of Alertbulletin^® examines three major types of liability - privacy breaches, unauthorized social media posting and data spoliation claims - that may arise from unapproved technology use in the residential care setting.

As winter approaches, businesses often neglect to plan for roof collapses, one of most serious winter threats. Even a partial roof collapse can deliver devastating property damage, business interruption and possibly loss of life.

This edition of AlertBulletin^® examines causes and effects of social inflation, how insurance can be affected, and offers several risk mitigation strategies to minimize exposure to social inflation.

Use this guide to help quantify your facilities’ freeze risk and to implement preventative measures to keep your key fire protection systems operating as intended during the cold weather months.

Cold weather brings the danger of impaired fire protection because of water freezing in sprinkler piping, underground mains, gravity suction tanks or fire pumps.

A client's past misdeeds are rarely a dealbreaker for a prospective attorney-client relationship. Every day lawyers help clients address the consequences of illegal conduct and analyze the legal aspects of questionable conduct.

This edition of Professional Counsel(r) addresses incivility and what lawyers can do to minimize the uncivil behavior that has become all too pervasive.

Strategic Business Resilience Report: Position your organization to endure and thrive through adverse business conditions.

When developing a prequalification form or application the hiring contractor should consider the following.

It is important to take steps to stay cool and protect yourself and employees from overexposure.

As outside suppliers become less reliable problems related to internal supply chain operations become more visible and potentially harmful.

Understanding and analyzing your supply chain's strengths and vulnerabilities are vital components of business continuity management.

Telemedicine is one aspect of the broader practice of telehealth which encompasses a range of clinical services.

This edition of AlertBulletin offers practical suggestions intended to help organizations maximize the productivity of temporary exmployees, while minimizing associated professional liability exposures.

Regardless of the substance, driving while impaired can cause significant cognitive and functional challenges.

Situational awareness while driving is integral to ensuring that your actions and reactions can be completed in sufficient time to prevent an accident.

Driving in winter presents a variety of weather-related hazards. Preparing ahead of time and being alert are critical to safety amid weather changes, poor visibility, and wet or slippery road conditions.

In 2020, the United States and Canada had fewer vehicles on the road, but the decrease in miles driven did not correlate to fewer accidents.

In 2020, almost 3,000 fatal and 205,000 nonfatal distraction-related motor vehicle accidents occurred in the United States and in some parts of Canada, surpassing those caused by impaired driving.

The benefits of creating a remote-capable business are well worth the investment enabling a firm to maximize productivity when traveling attract top-level talent and maintain functionality during a crisis.

Lawyers must balance their duties to their client against both express legal duties to adversaries and general duties of truthfulness.

This edition of Professional Counsel® discusses different practices and tools lawyers should consider when offering legal opinions for third parties to help mitigate potential risk.

This edition of Professional Counsel® discusses the ten measures law firms can implement to protect themselves, their clients, and third parties from wire transfer fraud.

Use this checklist to ensure trenches are properly inspected prior to the start of work.

Use this checklist to ensure trenches are properly inspected prior to the start of work.

The responsibility of being a trustee carries with it multiple duties. This article includes a list of the most common trustee duties.

If your company carries Workers Compensation insurance and meets the minimum premium threshold to be eligible in your state you will have an EMR. This guide will clear up some misconceptions about EMR and provide helpful examples to illustrate how it is calculated.

This issue of inBrief^® reviews the customary scope of urgent care services and offers risk management strategies designed to prevent or mitigate clinical lapses that may result in patient injury and consequent litigation.

This guide provides valuable risk management recommendations to help ensure proper and safe use of vegetation management chemicals.

Maximizing flexibility and convenience for policyholders, our innovative virtual resources can help insureds save time and mitigate risk by identifying and addressing hidden exposures.

Walkway Management Group (WMG) provides walkway testing and hazard remediation technology services and products

The following tips can help keep your chute safe and reduce risk.

Responding to water damage incidents is similar – every minute of delay increases the risk of property damage and an extended business disruption

Here are ways you can leverage technology to minimize the impact and maximize the effectiveness of your water damage mitigation programs.

This checklist provides considerations business leaders can take before, during and after a water damage incident to improve business resilience

This edition of In Practice...with CNA identifies new reporting requirements enacted by the Corporate Transparency Act and the associated ethical considerations.

Organizations with employees who drive in winter for company purposes should refer to these safety tips.

Provide your employees with these safety tips to help them navigate through the winter driving season.

Lawyers in any area of practice may fall victim to wire transfer fraud and must often serve as their own risk managers in managing their professional practices.

A workplace with a confined space that combines an oxygen-deficient flammable or toxic atmosphere can complicate work efforts as well as rescue operations if an emergency would occur. Download to learn more about best practices when working in a confined space.

A “confined space” may be generally defined as any area which has limited means of egress and is subject to oxygen deficient atmosphere or to the accumulation of toxic or flammable vapors.

This edition of In Practice...with CNA, discusses the substantial risks that exist for law firms that fail to diligently monitor case dockets, read court orders and adhere to filing deadlines.

Management training, including preventing harassment and wrongful termination. Periodic training can help prevent certain wrongful employment practices.