It’s National Preparedness Month: Make emergency plans for home and business September is National Preparedness Month. Sponsored by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), National Preparedness Month reminds us to create emergency plans for our homes, businesses, schools, and communities – whether natural or man-made disasters. We recommend you make a list as to what preparation… Read More
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Back-to-school safety tips: Protecting young pedestrians and bicyclists
Help your insurance clients protect their school kids It’s back-to-school time. Parents have armed their kids with notebooks, pencils, crayons and more – but have your clients armed their kids with safety tips? Some 301 school-age children (18 and younger) were killed in school transportation-related crashes from 2006 to 2015, according to the National… Read More
Ensure recreational water safety this summer
More fun in the sun with recreational water safety With soaring temperatures and sunny days, summertime sees high rates of recreational water activity. Unfortunately, these pastimes are not risk-free: each year thousands of people are injured, contract water-borne illness, or drown. If your tribe or tribal enterprise owns an aquatic facility or manages natural water… Read More
Safety tips for business recovery after a hurricane or other disaster
Getting back to business: recovering after a natural disaster or hurricane This article originally appeared on Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc.’s corporate blog. A hurricane’s path of devastation can be wide and ongoing, flooding multiple inland counties and causing tornadoes. Tribal leaders, arm your business owners with these tips for recovery after a hurricane. According… Read More
Tribal fireworks display safety tips
How to keep your tribal fireworks display safe No matter the occasion or event, fireworks are a great way to celebrate and attract visitors. Fireworks bring with them the potential for explosive risk for your tribe, however, so be sure to put the safety of the operators and spectators first. Below we’ve listed a number… Read More
Special Event Liability Coverage – What you should know
When your tribal entity may need special event liability coverage Summer is a common time of year for large gatherings and festive occasions, due to the beautiful weather and, for many, long-awaited vacation time. Though the day-to-day operations of a tribal enterprise may remain largely the same, many organizations usually have one or several occasions… Read More
Storm season preparation tips for tribal property owners
Before the storm: 12 storm season preparation tips for home and boat owners Hurricane season begins June 1; tornado season is already underway. Whether your tribal lands are located along the coast, susceptible to hurricanes, or inland where tornadoes strike, we suggest you provide tribal homeowners and boat owners with these 12 storm season preparation… Read More
Tribal park maintenance safety tips
Help park visitors stay safe outdoors with these park maintenance safety tips Your tribe’s parks and playgrounds are ideal places for adults and children to spend recreational time together, and you can ensure their safety with these park maintenance safety tips. If not properly maintained, these venues can pose more of a hazard than… Read More
Funnel these tornado safety tips to your employees and clients
Twister season has begun, so we’re providing a list of tornado safety tips for you, that you can also pass along to employees and clients. Officially, the season is March – June, but in actuality, twisters can occur in just about any month. If you’re a numbers lover, here are a few stats for you:… Read More
17 Steps for Preventing Employee Crime and Dishonesty
How tribal business owners can minimize the chances of employee crime Employee crime: All too often, we’re so busy protecting our businesses from outside perpetrators that we fail to think about that person we hired last month or six years ago. To many, acts of fraud and crime are usually characterized by external actors… Read More