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Why is water damage such a big deal?

By agent, burst, claim, construction, cost, coverage, damage, device, expense, failure, faulty, fixture, hassle, independent, Insurance, leak, lines, loss, management, off, overflow, pipes, plumbing, preserve, prevent, proactive, protect, risk, Risk Management, seasons, service, shut, shut-off, valve, water
Water damage is consistently a common and severe cause of loss to homeowners. It is amazing to see the damage that water can do. Water carved the Grand Canyon – just think what it does to drywall or plaster! The good news is that water damage losses can be prevented or mitigated by a properly installed automatic water shut-off device. The post Why is water damage such a big deal? appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Why is water damage such a big deal?

By agent, burst, claim, construction, cost, coverage, damage, device, expense, failure, faulty, fixture, hassle, independent, Insurance, leak, lines, loss, management, off, overflow, pipes, plumbing, preserve, prevent, proactive, protect, risk, Risk Management, seasons, service, shut, shut-off, valve, water
Water damage is consistently a common and severe cause of loss to homeowners. It is amazing to see the damage that water can do. Water carved the Grand Canyon – just think what it does to drywall or plaster! The good news is that water damage losses can be prevented or mitigated by a properly installed automatic water shut-off device. The post Why is water damage such a big deal? appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Lightning, power surge? EBC can protect your property

By agent, air conditioning, breakdown, building, business, Business Insurance, computer, cover, coverage, device, devices, electrical, electricity, equipment, independent, Insurance, lightning, manufacturing, power, property, protect, refrigeration, surge
Most companies large and small depend on electrically powered equipment for some part of their business: air conditioning and refrigeration, computer systems and manufacturing equipment, for example. Lightning and the resulting power surge are a common threat. But you can protect your business by purchasing equipment breakdown coverage. The post Lightning, power surge? EBC can protect your property appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Smartphones: The distraction is killing us

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The advent of the smartphone has brought with it a deluge of texting and other distractive behavior while driving a vehicle. Distraction is not confined to the young and restless – we see people of all ages, genders and backgrounds using phones when they should be driving. The post Smartphones: The distraction is killing us appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Deadline update: Commercial fleets must replace paper logbooks

By accountability, agent, capture, carrier, citation, citations, commercial, compliance, data, device, devices, dispatch, ELD, electronic, enforce, enforced, enforcement, federal, fleet, FMCSA, independent, Insurance, log, logging, logs, Loss Control, mandate, motor, out of service, paper, paperwork, penalty, regulation, review, rule, safe, safety, smartphone, tablet, truck, vehicle
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has mandated that certain commercial vehicles use an electronic logging device (ELD) instead of paper logbooks. Previously announced regulations that took effect in December 2017 will be strictly enforced effective April 1, 2018. The post Deadline update: Commercial fleets must replace paper logbooks appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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