Skip to main content
Category

shortage

The Three Little Pigs and the price of a stick house

By 2020, 2021, 2022, agent, cost, coverage, COVID, craftspeople, damage, expense, Home Construction, house, increasing, independent, Insurance, labor, loss, lumber, Pandemic, prices, rebuild, reconstruct, reconstruction, rising, shortage, skilled, stick, Three Little Pigs, Valuation
lumber-yard

Growing up, I loved reading the tale of “The Three Little Pigs,” never thinking much of how the story could ever relate to my adult life. As an occupational hazard, I often think now of the second little pig: “How is he going to rebuild his house of sticks that the wolf blew down?”

The post The Three Little Pigs and the price of a stick house appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Read More

Adapt your business continuity plan for COVID-19 conditions

By agent, air, business, catastrophe, coastal, continuity, coronavirus, COVID-19, desert, disaster, downturn, economic, emergency, evacuation, FEMA, hurricane, independent, Insurance, mask, Pandemic, plan, planning, prepare, prevent, public, rain, ready.gov, resources, sanitizer, shelter, shortage, smoke, Storm Prep, supply, wildfire, wind
business-continuity

With hurricane season now upon us and the risks of wildfires increasing every day in the summer heat, planning for natural disasters is an inevitable and necessary part of every disaster preparation or business continuity plan. But how effective will these plans be in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic?

The post Adapt your business continuity plan for COVID-19 conditions appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Read More

Contractors: Focus on safety to attract talent

By administration, agent, construction, Contractor, contractors, economic, employee, employees, hazard, health, independent, injuries, injury, Insurance, job, labor, occupation, occupational, orientation, prevent, program, protect, safe, safety, shortage, skills, talent, trade, trades, worker, workers, workplace, worksite
contractor-safety-attract-talent

One of the most urgent issues facing construction contractors is the ability to attract and retain talent. Several factors may be in play, including the perception that construction can be a dangerous vocation. One way you can attract and retain top talent is to provide a safe workplace with people who are properly trained and alert to job hazards.

The post Contractors: Focus on safety to attract talent appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Read More