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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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Who’s Hiding in Your Agency?

​What have you done lately to grow your team members?The rest of America seems to have caught up with an issue we've had for a while - the need for more fantastic team members in our agencies. Even industry newbies with great attitudes that we could train would be welcome additions. We're all working on that (that'll be another post). But many agencies are falling short on something else they can control right now. That's empowering, training, and growing within.Yes, the need for CE naturally keeps at least our licensed staffers growing in some way every year. But are you growing operational skills? Are you…

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