Yearly Archives: 2021

​New Webinar Series: Website Wording Liabilities

Th​e Big “I" Professional Liability Risk Management team invites Big “I" members to attend the second set of sessions in its complimentary new webinar series, Your Website Says WHAT? How Your Agency's Online Presence Puts Your Business at Risk.This series of webinars is focused on the errors & omissions issues created by agency websites and an agency's overall marketing efforts. The sessions will help you understand how the words you use can create unrealistic expectations and what you can do to prevent that. During each 30-minute session, you'll learn about this topic from one of multiple angles, including agents, attorneys, claims adjusters, auditors, and the Big…

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HR July 2021 Q&A – Is one of our employees job hunting?

​Q: I just received a call asking for a verification of employment for one of my employees. I thought everything was good based on recent conversations, but now I’m not sure what is going on. Can I ask them if they are job hunting?A: Legally, yes, you can ask since you learned about the job search through a legitimate source. However, you should not if you learn of it through an unreliable method such as the rumor mill, by searching an employee’s social media page, or by finding the employee’s resume on a job site.The more important question is SHOULD you ask and if so,…

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Reimagining Your Workplace: Hybrid Work

Operating your business in the current COVID world with the relaxing of COVID restrictions across the country requires considering what your future workplace will look like. According to a survey conducted by Forrester Research, while only 10% of companies offered remote work options prior to the pandemic, going forward more than 70% plan to offer fully remote or hybrid work arrangements.An equally important factor in the structuring of the workplace will be how employees want to work. According to a FlexJobs survey, 96% of employees would like some form of remote work arrangement. The primary reasons for their desire to remain remote are their continued…

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