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Remote Workers And Workers’ Compensation

Published on April 23, 2022 By Scott Stuart

2022 and COVID-19 have changed the way we think about remote working. Most businesses are having employees work from home, and even if there is a vaccine, the work-from-home trend is likely to continue well into 2022. A PWC survey on US remote working found that 55% of executives believe that most of their employees will continue […]

Youth Ministry Risk Management

Published on April 9, 2022 By usdigital

Risk Management that could have helped Penn State and Syracuse University sports teams. The awful discovery these past few weeks from prominent Universities and iconic head coaches like Joe Paterno and Jim Boeheim that their immediate staff was potentially abusing children was quite sad. Unfortunately these circumstances are not isolated and could happen to any […]

How Agents Can Become Partners With Their Ministry Clients

Published on December 15, 2021 By Scott Stuart

For an agency to grow truly sustainable, it is critical to accomplish two things, sell insurance and develop and maintain strong client relationships. It is common for agency to concentrate their efforts on acquiring new customers but neglect building strong relationships with their clients. There is a balance that every agency employee needs to manage […]

Workers’ Compensation Best Practices

Published on October 18, 2021 By Scott Stuart

Ministry owners go to great lengths to provide a safe working environment for their employees. However, when dealing with humans, accidents can happen, and Workers’ Compensation Insurance can help.  Workers Compensation Insurance should be an important part of every risk management program. What Is Workers’ Compensation? Workers’ compensation insurance is insurance that provides lost income, […]

Reasons Churches Need Commercial Insurance

Published on October 11, 2021 By Scott Stuart

If you manage a ministry, you know how hard you have worked to get your business started and sustainable. Most small businesses fail in the first year. So congratulation, you have made it this far. Even if your firm is run out of your house or car, you should think about small business insurance and […]

Churches Are Full Of Risk

Published on December 11, 2018 By usdigital

The insurance market is cyclical; if prices have been low or dropping over the past year, they eventually will go back up. You must account for this change within your budget and be prepared for a premium increase next year. Limit your exposure to losses! You need to make your company attractive to insurers. This […]

Summer Church or Ministry Risk

Published on June 18, 2018 By usdigital

The weather is heating up (relatively speaking) and summer is right around the corner. With that comes the usual break for kids from school and many other changes in our daily schedules. Not only are our children out of school and need to be accounted for every hour BUT that also means there are other […]

How To Protect Your Church From Fraud

Published on February 16, 2018 By Scott Stuart

Ministries have many different risks to manage including; cyber risk, employment issues, fire and even insider fraud.  Fraud experts have found that the average fraud loss averages $50,000, (The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners).   Your commercial insurance program should include employee dishonesty or fidelity, including losses due to employee dishonesty, credit card forgery, computer fraud […]

Many Churches Need Flood Insurance

Published on February 9, 2018 By Scott Stuart

A Flood Insurance Update We have just been through record flooding in Texas, and unfortunately, many people were caught without flood insurance.  Now that the weather has settled down a bit, we thought it would be a good idea to encourage everyone to consider flood insurance.  A great resource for you is Floodsmart.gov. Flood insurance […]

Lessons From Flood, Wildfires and Other Weather Related Losses

Published on January 19, 2018 By Scott Stuart

Oregon was hit hard with wildfires in 2107. Most of Texas and the southeastern states were hit hard in 2017 with hurricanes, floods, fires, and other disasters.  The total economic loss may exceed 200 billion dollars. How will these events affect your insurance over the next few years?  We think that is a question worth […]