What are near misses?

Never shrug off a near miss because that is the opportunity for corrective action before a serious injury occurs.

Loading and unloading safety

Guidelines to help prevent accidents and injuries.

Protecting your business personal property: A crisis averted

The loss of business personal property due to disaster or theft can result in significant replacement and lost opportunity costs.

Safe ice handling

Ice that is served to customers is considered food and needs to be treated like any other food product. This includes proper ice machine care, ice handling and old ice disposal.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) was introduced as a system to control safety as the product is manufactured, rather than trying to detect problems by testing the finished product.

Health inspection basics

The FDA Food Code outlines specific rules on which state and county health departments model their retail food regulations.

5 employee retention strategies for small businesses

Implementing strategies for employee retention can help benefit your business in the long run.

Five types of business insurance you should consider in addition to workers compensation

There are many different kinds of business insurance coverages, and the cost and amount of coverage of policies vary among insurers. Contact a Markel Specialty agent to discuss your needs today.