Rerun: Seeing Fireworks

​An article ​posted on PropertyCasualty360.com today features the headline Firework injuries have skyrocketed since 2012. With that report in mind, along with the annual Independence Day celebration around the corner, I thought it might be a good time to rerun a blog post I made on July 5, 2012. I hope you enjoy and celebrate the holiday safely. -- TDIt's the day after the Fourth of July, but that doesn't mean the celebrations are over. Really, having the holiday on a Wednesday just enables the party to last through the weekend. Independence Day means all the traditional American rituals -- baseball, hot dogs, apple pie ...…

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State Fund Launches Subcontractor Compliance Monitoring Tool

​​                © NYSIF. All rights reservedThe New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) has introduced a new tool to make it easier for their policyholders to monitor their subcontractors' compliance with Workers' Compensation coverage requirements. Per an email we received from NYSIF on June 27:Beginning Wednesday (June 29), NYSIF workers’ compensation policyholders will have a new way of monitoring subcontractor's compliance with the workers' comp law, potentially saving them unexpected costs due to uninsured subs. Using their nysif.com online account​, policyholders can enter the FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number) of a sub, and NYSIF will display if they have current workers'…

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