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Find out how workers’ compensation insurance works in Connecticut. The Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act guarantees medical care, protection against income loss, and survivor benefits for employees who suffer a work-related injury, illness, or death. Required by law, your business needs it, no matter how large or small. The workers’ compensation act grants benefits to an injured employee without regard to fault

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Put these tips into practice to prevent cybercrime. It’s safe to say that within the past decade, almost every business has taken to an online network. After all, it’s easy to store data, generate more business, and build your brand. However, no matter how effective the security tools protecting your network are, there’s no way to predict the damaged caused

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Check out common suits against companies so that you ensure your business is covered. Business owners can employ one person to a whole team of large workforces. With that said, if your employees have felt that they have been mistreated by the business in some way, they have the right to take action against your company. With the rise of

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Insurance coverage can extend to the great outdoors! When businesses buy insurance, they’re usually concerned with protecting everything within the four walls. Whether your business has a custom-made exterior sign, outdoor seating, or a lounging patio, insuring the outdoor essentials are just as important as the computers, tables, and chairs. Outdoor risks come by the handful: customers can slip and

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Determine if your business would benefit from commercial auto coverage. Whether your business is a florist, pizza delivery, party rental, taxi service, or an Ice Road Trucker, if you use a vehicle for your business, you need commercial auto insurance. Sure, you may be a bakery that only sometimes delivers cakes, but that still means you’ll need a policy. It’s Sod’s

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Large and small, all businesses have risks of claims relating to employment practices!   Despite your company only employing twenty people, your business is at risk of lawsuits from disgruntled employees. When employees sue, it’s typically over liability, race discrimination, and sexual harassment. During the 2012 fiscal year, almost 100,000 private sector discrimination complaints were received. Employers paid out a

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Find out if you’re protected through auto insurance when you drive someone else’s car. Occasionally, you may need to borrow your friend or neighbor’s car to run an errand, go to work, or soberly drive your drunk friend home. Before slipping into the driver’s seat, do you know if you’re covered by their auto insurance policy? Here are a few

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Owning your own business comes with a lot of responsibility, including making sure that your employees are protected in the event of a work related accident. If you have employees, the law in the State of Connecticut requires Workers Compensation coverage.  Failure to provide this coverage for your employees could result in a fine of up to $50,000. Workers’ compensation

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