Archive for January 4, 2012

How good are your risk management practices?

For any business interested in controlling its California business insurance claims, premiums and costs, it’s important to practice good risk management. All businesses have the potential for things to not go according to plan, so it is extremely important to recognize hazards and take measures to improve health and safety in and around the workplace. By improving safety and work practices on all levels of your business, you also help to control the business’s liability risks.

Business liability insurance revolves around the risk of harm to third parties and provides coverage in the way of legal costs and damages if a lawsuit is taken out against you or the business. However as long as you can prove that all was done to reduce the risk of harm and that your business was legally and ethically responsible and compliant, there is less risk of being found culpable.

To help control liability risks in your business, make sure that your premises is safe in terms of lighting, steps, stairs, floor coverings, and walkways. It’s also important to practice non-discrimination with regard to employees and clients, to have clear work procedures in place, to ensure that full care was taken in the design and testing of products, and to refrain from slander or making false claims.

By practicing good risk management in this manner in the course of conducting your business, you are at less risk of being sued and of attracting higher premiums on your California business insurance policy.