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BBNW Quarterly Business Newsletter

Insurance & Risk News

As the world around us changes, we want to make sure that our clients are adapting their policies to be properly protected. Our newsletter highlights changes around the marketplace, updates on health care, and important information about new policies that are relevant to the northwest.

Topics:

• What’s New in the Market: Commercial Insurance Prices Rising
• Risk Management: Ladder Safety
• Employee Benefits: 2020 ACA Reporting Deadlines
• Personal Insurance: Tips for Winterizing Your Home
• Surety: An Interior Monologue (Pt.1)

Topics:

• What’s New in the Market: Business Interruption Insurance
• Risk Management: Mitigate Unexpected Risks with Business Continuity Planning
• Employee Benefits: ACA Affordability Limit Change for 2020
• Personal Insurance: If It Rains, It Can Flood
• Surety: Empowering Small Businesses to Grow

Topics:

• Client Spotlight: Interview with Chris Meier, Partner at Herzog-Meier
• What’s New in the Market: Drone Insurance
• Risk Management: Preparing for Emergency Evacuations
• Employee Benefits: More Than Just Health Insurance
• Personal Insurance: The Risk is Real! Considering Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest
• Surety: Learning About Notary Bonds

Topics:

• State of the Market: National Flood Insurance Program
• 6 HR Trends to Monitor in 2019
• Changes to OSHA’s Online Reporting Requirements
• Distracted Driving Awareness Month
• Private Client Services

Topics:

• State of the Market: Cyber Insurance
• Benefits Compliance
• Package Theft
• Night Driving 101
• In the Community: Award for Top 10 Most Philanthropic Medium-Sized Companies

Topics:

• Terrorism Coverage
• New Healthcare Purchasing Option
• Office Safety, Workplace Violence
• Tips for Winterizing Your Home
• In the Community: Chubb Charity Challenge & CCA Packs of Joy

Topics:

• Current & Future Forecast for Property & Casualty Insurance
• Treating Pain Without Opioids
• Avoiding Heat Illness
• Car Prowl Prevention
• In the Community: CFO of the Year & Food Drive for Lift Urban Portland

Topics:

• Reinsurance Market Perspective “Weathering the Storm”
• Spending Resolution H.R. 195 Impact on Taxes
• Critical Cyber Exploits Affect Nearly All Computers
• Workplace Discrimination Claims
• New Hijacking Threats to Voice-Activated Technology
• In the Community: BBNW Fundraising Efforts Benefit Local Charities

Topics:

• Climate Change & the P&C Insurance Industry
• New Laws Affecting Cell Phone Use
• Winter Worker Safety Tips
• IRS Issues Pay or Play Enforcement Guidance
• Combatting Ice Dams during Winter Season
• In the Community: BBNW Honored by Portland Business Journal

Topics:

• Cyber Liability
• Senate Rejects Efforts to Repeal the ACA
• IRS Confirms ACA Mandate Penalties Still in Effect
• OSHA Proposes New Deadline for Electronic Reporting Rule
• Don’t Get Caught Without a Plan During Wildfire Season.
• In the Community: BBNW Delivers Packs of Joy

Topics:

• The Hardening Auto Insurance Market
• Republicans Pass Amended ACHA
• The Hidden Danger of Landslides
• Service Lines Coverage.
• In the Community: BBNW Volunteers at the Oregon Food Bank

Topics:

• Global Uncertainty Demands Strong Insurance Resources
• Updates on Health Care Reform
• Crypto-Ransomware
• Flood Insurance
• In the Community: BBNW Goes Red

Topics:

• State of the Insurance Market
• Important Change to ACA Reporting Requirements for 2016 Returns
• What Happens When You Report a Claim Late
• Social Engineering
• Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest.
• In the Community: BBNW Honored by Portland Business Journal

BBNW Quarterly Insurance & Risk Newsletter

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