Maximizing Insurance Coverage for Food Contamination Claims
Posted: April 9, 2013
The greatest financial risk facing the food industry. Approximately 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases each year. When this happens, all companies in the food supply chain – from farm to wholesaler to restaurant – may unexpectedly find themselves legally liable, regardless of the ultimate source of the contamination. That is why it is important to make...
Getting Familiar With The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act
Posted: April 4, 2013
Are you familiar with the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act? If not, you should be. Many coastal area homeowners who have been affected by increases in property insurance should brace themselves for another large increase. The act was passed last July less than four months before Hurricane Sandy devastated coastlines in New York and New Jersey. The act is an effort by Congress to recover losses...
