Posts Tagged ‘slip and fall’
Sidewalk Law Whitepaper: A Crack in Your Sidewalk Could Put a Crack in Your Piggy Bank
Did you know? As a New York City property owner, you are required by law to maintain the sidewalks around your property. Neglecting your sidewalk could lead to hefty penalties. When it comes to the sidewalk outside or adjacent to a property owner’s building, one might naturally assume that the city is responsible for its…
Read MoreA Spooky but True Halloween Story
In honor of Halloween today, we’re re-sharing one of our claims that came in through our City Homes program a while ago. On a cold, dark night in early November, snow and ice glazed the sidewalks up and down the block. Tired building owners shuffled out at first light to make sure their patches of sidewalk…
Read MorePreventing Slips and Falls in Winter Months
Slip and fall accidents account for 15% of all accidental deaths in the United States. Annually, an estimated one million Americans will have an injury related to a fall, 600,000 will be hospitalized and 17,000 deaths will occur. Studies find most injuries result from contact with outside surfaces. Property owners could be liable for injuries…
Read MoreDangers of Guest Bathroom Slips and Falls
Guest injuries due to bathtub or shower slips and falls remain a constant source of exposure for hospitality management, and no wonder considering the abundancy of potential risks. In fact, a study on hotel accidents conducted by Cornell University concluded that at 42%, slips and falls were the most common type of accident hotel guests…
Read MoreFrom the Claim Files: General Liability and Umbrella Insurance
Slips, Trips, and Falls – Oh My!
It’s a city street, but you’ve got to maintain the sidewalk. Attention small building owners in New York: You know those mythical holiday shoppers who get all their present-buying done well in advance of Thanksgiving and have a stress-free lead-up to the holidays? … Well, let’s apply that same logic to something that isn’t a…
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