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What Types Of Insurance are Needed for Cleaning Companies

March 31, 2023 Guest Author

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Cleaning services come in all shapes and sizes— from solo entrepreneurs to small agencies with hired employees. No matter the type or the size of your business, your goal is the same: you want to provide top notch services with adequate coverage in case of any accidents. It’s a non-disputed fact that cleaning companies such as uniqueclean.ie provide important services, but it’s also crucial to build trust. Not only should your cleaning employees treat all clients with the utmost care and respect, but you should have their backs when it…

It’s that sewer backup insurance time of year again

March 27, 2023March 24, 2023 Marc

Springtime is a big reminder of why this type of additional coverage can be very worthwhile. Springtime comes with melting snow and heavy downpours while the ground is already saturated with moisture, reminding many people of the importance of sewer backup insurance for their homes and businesses. This is a common time of year for people to find that there is water on the lower level of their homes. Basements are at a particularly high risk but in some areas, where the water levels are high enough, the ground floor…

Ukraine parliament approves $500 million ship insurance fund

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Marc

The country has made the move to help ensure that it can export more grain from its ports. As a component of a broader strategy to ensure it can export more of its grain, the Ukrainian parliament has approved a $500 million ship insurance fund to provide coverage for vessels experiencing any damage while at the country’s ports. The country is seeking to renegotiate the Black Sea Grain Initiative terms while Russia’s invasion continues. Ukraine is preparing for the renegotiation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and have approved a…

Workers compensation bill would cover mental injuries

February 20, 2023February 17, 2023 Marc

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A new bill in Nebraska is aiming to recognize that not all injuries suffered on the job are physical. Under current Nebraska law, workers compensation does not cover mental injuries suffered by employees who are on the job when something traumatic happens. Employees of a business where a shooting takes place, for instance, are covered only for physical wounds. The emotional scars left behind from witnessing something terrifying or horrific are not covered by workers compensation in the state. However, a new bill introduced by Senator Carol Blood (Bellevue) is…

Florida property insurance market must tackle substantial issues before special session

December 7, 2022December 6, 2022 Marc

Another special session will take place later in December, but some challenges must be handled first. Former Republican Florida Senator Jeff Brandes, who launched a petition calling for lawmakers to convene this spring to tackle Florida’s critical property insurance market, is now calling for additional reforms to take place ahead of this month’s additional special session. The former senator has been making these moves from the sideline to try to push more reforms along. “It’s the most urgent pocketbook problem facing Florida today,” said former Senator Brandes, who previously represented…

Nature Conservancy purchases an insurance policy to cover Hawaii’s coral reefs

November 23, 2022November 22, 2022 Julie Campbell

The nonprofit is the first organization to obtain coverage for the coral’s repair following coastal storms. Coastal storms in Hawaii have been damaging already threatened coral reefs and the Nature Conservancy nonprofit has now purchased an insurance policy to repair that damage. State officials cannot afford to implement the repairs that the coverage will pay the nonprofit to do. This first-of-its-kind insurance policy approach to climate change is an effort to obtain the necessary funding to help the coral reefs in Hawaii to keep up with the worsening storms. This…

Insurance companies have halted cargo coverage for Ukrainian grain

November 3, 2022November 2, 2022 Nordstrom

Insurers have withdrawn their coverage products for shipments of grain leaving Ukraine. Insurance companies have put a stop to the coverage they were providing to cargo shipments from Ukraine through a safe corridor backed by the UN after Russia announced the suspension of its participation, according to industry sources and recent media reports. The export deal between Russia and Ukraine in July was intended to ease a global hunger crisis. The July export deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to ease the world hunger crisis that was…