Industry News
Author, Emily Marasso, Media Communications Assistant, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
On June 11th, 2020, the D.C. Circuit Court denied the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations’ (AFL-CIO) lawsuit against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for not issuing an emergency temporary worker safety standard due to COVID-19.
Author, Sam Clayton, Vice President, Construction Group, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
Equipment and material theft as well as jobsite vandalism are exposures that unfortunately contractors have become accustomed to over the years. Over the last decade, however, the construction industry has seen a new threat arise and its name is Cybercrime.
Author, Matt Gaynor, Director of Surety, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
I received an email from a large Subcontractor client last week requesting performance and payment bonds in the amounts of $87,000 and $133,000, respectively. This client has completed projects in excess of $5,000,000 in the past and was surprised that the general contractor they were working with was requiring such a small amount to be bonded back.
Author, Alyssa Burley, Media Communications and Client Services Manager, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
With California Insurance Commissioner Lara’s recent approval of a special regulatory filing introduced to alleviate the burden COVID-19 workers’ compensation (WC) claims threaten to have on California employers, we reached out to several prominent carrier executives to share their thoughts.
Author, Alyssa Burley, Media Communications and Client Services Manager, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
As businesses begin to reopen across the country, employers are now faced with the real possibility that one or more of their employees may be diagnosed with COVID-19. Those who are familiar with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recording requirements may be wondering how to handle an employee COVID-19 case on their OSHA logs.
Author, Dave Garcia, President, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
California Insurance Commissioner Lara has approved, as filed, the proposed special regulatory filing submitted by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) concerning proposed amendments addressing the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The special regulatory filing is effective July 1, 2020 and will apply retroactively starting March 19, 2020, the day California Governor Newsom issued the Stay-at-Home Executive Order N-33-20. Those amendments are as follow…
Author, Sam Brown, Vice President, Human Services, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
To help avoid a decrease in private donations due to the Coronavirus pandemic, nonprofit leaders have turned their attention to a powerful tool used to increase website traffic and online donations: Google’s Ad Grant Program.
Author, Jeremy Hoolihan, Account Executive, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
As businesses re-open across the country, it is important that we all do our part in preventing and slowing the spread of COVID-19. For many companies in construction and those in the service industry, employees often work in close proximity with others. Keeping your workforce and the public safe should be priority number one.
Author, Chase Hixson, Account Executive, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
Businesses of all sizes across the country have been impacted by COVID-19 in some way or another. As we begin to phase back into the “new normal,” the insurance industry is seeing several changes within the non-profit sector that will significantly impact pricing and coverage, moving forward.
Author, Daniel Frazee, Executive Vice President, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shelter in place restrictions, many non-essential businesses have been shuttered for several weeks. As those businesses deal with the massive revenue and employee losses, building owners must be cautioned to review their property policies closely for vacancy provisions and exclusions.
Author, Sam Brown, Vice President, Human Services Group, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
On Wednesday, May 6 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order making workers’ compensation benefits more readily available to essential workers.
Author, Emily Marasso, Media Communications Assistant, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
The RM365 HRAdvantage™ portal offers an easy-to-follow process to build a company handbook from scratch. Choose from a single state or multi-state based handbook with the ability to include your own custom policies. The RM365 HRAdvantage™ portal helps keep your handbook up to date and compliant by sending alerts when policies change or need to be included.
Author, Andy Roberts, Account Executive, Surety Department, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
Before COVID-19, the construction industry had been enjoying one of the longest economic booms that this county has seen in recent memory. And, even though construction has been deemed essential, the industry is already seeing some effects from the pandemic, ranging from delayed material supplies, projects being shut down, and late or non-payments from project owners.
Author, Lauren Stumpf, Media Communications Coordinator, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
If you are a Rancho Mesa client who has utilized the Living Handbook builder within the RM365 HRAdvantage™ portal, you may have noticed email notifications alerting you of the latest legislation policy changes. When a new government policy goes into effect or an existing policy needs to be revised, the HR portal will give you the option to update your handbook(s).
Author, Dave Garcia, President, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) voted unanimously this past Friday, April 17, 2020, on a special filing and sent it to the Insurance Commissioner for signature. If approved, this order would…
Author, Dave Garcia, President, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
Last week the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) began developing emergency regulations resulting from the COVID-19 crisis that will be presented to the Insurance Commissioner in the coming weeks. The major areas to be addressed are…
Author, Lauren Stumpf, Media Communications Coordinator, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is requiring all employers with fewer than 500 employees, to post the Employee Rights - Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act notice in a conspicuous place on their premises. An employer may satisfy this requirement by emailing or direct mailing this notice to employees and new hires or posting it on the employer’s website (“an employee information internal or external website”).
Author, Alyssa Burley, Media Communications and Client Services Manager, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
While most of the country is under shelter-in-place orders, many of our clients work in essential industries that must continue to provide vital services to the community. Therefore, it is imperative that they have the tools they need to keep their employees safe.
Author, Sam Clayton, Vice President, Construction Group, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
The recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created numerous challenges for both individuals and businesses all over the world. Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom required all residents to “shelter-in place” and all “non-essential businesses” to cease “in-person” operations. In doing so and in order to keep their business operating, many employers transition employees to work remotely, otherwise known at Telecommuting.
Author, Alyssa Burley, Media Communications and Client Services Manager, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
As Rancho Mesa continues building resources for our clients and their employees across all sectors, we have compiled a list of healthcare insurance providers and their enhanced benefits designed to respond to the COVID-19 virus. Listed below is information related to COVID-19 testing when ordered by a physician.
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