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June 8, 2018

Is Your Customer Data Safe? How to Help Protect Customer Information

The recent news about the Chili’s restaurant data breach incident may get you thinking about your small business’s data security. If you aren’t familiar with the story, here is some background: malware (software designed to damage or disable computer systems) installed on some of the restaurant’s payment systems may have been collecting customers' credit and debit card information.

In lieu of this story and others like it, you may be wondering: is my customer data secure? What else can I do to protect it? This article will discuss ways you can help improve your data security and how to better protect your customers' data.

Categories: Coverages , Cyber Liability , AmTrust News , Risk Management

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June 4, 2018

Summer Emergency Preparedness for Your Small Business Location

Mother Nature can wreak havoc on your commercial property. Heavy rain and high winds can severely damage or destroy your roof, gutters, roof-mounted equipment, exterior signage and other objects kept outside like display racks or trash cans. Being proactive with your summer emergency preparedness is a key to helping to avoid, or at the very least, reduce the amount of loss suffered to your commercial property during severe weather. 

Categories: Loss Prevention , Coverages , AmTrust News , Risk Management

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April 11, 2018

3 Helpful Tips for Submitting a Paid Family Leave Claim

Since the New York Paid Family Leave (PFL) program is new and unprecedented in the country in terms of the amount and scope of benefits, there are bound to be some bumps in the road when it comes to filing PFL claims. To help minimize the frustrations of employees filing claims for PFL, we have provided three simple tips to help make the claims process easier and more efficient.

Categories: Claims Management , Coverages , Disability Benefits , New York Paid Family Leave , AmTrust News , Agent

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