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CEOs See Cyber Threats from Their Social Media Platforms
Social media has impacted so many aspects of our personal and business lives over the last decade as it’s evolved from a way of individuals keeping in touch into various platforms where people get their news, companies advertise their services and products, influencers get paid to hawk products, and consumers share their delight or vent…
How Hotels are Keeping Guests Safe from COVID-19
As outbreaks of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to spread throughout the United States, hotels are working hard to adapt. While half of U.S. hotels are anticipated to close amidst the crisis, those remaining in operation are working hard to ensure that the risk of infection is minimized for both guests and employees.
Covid-19 Crime Prevention: The Need to Step Up Security of Unoccupied Establishments, Limited Operations
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, across the country local and state decrees have mandated non-essential businesses to close or limit operations, including restaurants and bars, in order to help prevent the spread of the virus. In addition to having been hard hit by the loss of income and employee layoffs, a spike in burglaries…
Mitigating COVID-19 Outbreaks at Multifamily Buildings
The COVID-19 death toll now tops 14,000 nationwide with officials warning that within the next weeks we could experience an even more alarming rate of infections and deaths. As more cases arise across the country, it’s critical that apartment owners, condominium associations, and HOAs continue to take precautionary measures to help stop the spread of…
Impact of Coronavirus on Business: Cancelled Events, Online Meetings, Remote Work
The state of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is fluid as the number of infected individual cases worldwide reaches more than 118,000 and the death toll surpasses 4,000, according to the most recent information from the World Health Organization (WHO)*. As the contagion continues its rapid spread around the world, the impact is being felt on…
Hotel Data Breaches, Other Attacks Underscore the Need for Cyber Insurance
In mid-February, MGM Resorts confirmed that, in the summer of 2019, the personal data of some 10.6 million guests was exposed on the dark web, potentially for hackers to abuse. The leaked data, according to ZDNet, included guests’ names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, and birthdates. MGM in its statement said, “It was confident that no…
Risk Management: The Key to Mitigating Sex Trafficking at Hotels
A lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court in Ohio in December against a number of high-profile hotel groups alleging they profited from sex trafficking on their properties puts the focus on this hidden crime. The hotel chains, according to Reuters, are accused of “knowing and ignoring warning signs that women and children were sold as…
Winter Is Coming: Slip and Fall Prevention Tips for Property Owners
Weather-related conditions create additional hazards for commercial and habitational property owners who are responsible for ensuring that all walkways and driveways in front of the building and parking lots are safe. For example, in apartment complexes, residents are not responsible for snow and ice removal. The property owner or holding company is responsible for this,…
Water Management: Keeping Hotel Guests & Employees Healthy and Safe from Legionella
The Legionella outbreak this past summer that killed one person and resulted in 12 lab-confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease and 63 reported probable cases from people who either stayed or visited an Atlanta, Georgia hotel is a reminder of how deadly and costly an outbreak can be for hotels and resorts. The Atlanta hotel is…
Help Customers Understand the Importance of Umbrella Coverage
Here at Distinguished a lot of our customers question why umbrella coverage is necessary, especially for entities like condominium associations that aren’t perceived to be high risk. Most feel confident that they won’t experience severe losses, and consequently that they don’t need to spend money they may not have in order to purchase an umbrella…