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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Piping Technology and Products Inc. in Houston for four repeat and three serious violations after a worker was injured in June from being struck by a broken die piece on a mechanical press. The repeat violations were cited for failing to guard punch presses and band saws, provide lockout/tagout training regarding energized sources and conduct an annual review of lockout/tagout procedures. The serious violations were cited for a failing to secure a fuel gas cylinder, use undamaged slings for lifting and moving equipment and provide strain relief for electrical wiring. A repeat violation is when an employer has been previously cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years. This particular company was previously cited for similar violations in 2011. A serious violation is when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known. Do you feel this company should have spent more time making sure their employees work environment was safe? For the whole story go Here

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In November last year, a Nationwide insurance agent/adjuster made a mistake while investigating an insurance claim by a couple in Buffalo Township, PA (Pittsburgh area). This agent saw some hibiscus plants in the couple's backyard and mistook them for Marijuana. He then called the police and the couple were treated like suspected marijuana growers while police investigated. The couple is understandably suing the agent and Nationwide Insurance. When the story was released, people were very upset and they contacted CompleteMarkets and many of them left reviews on this agents CompleteMarkets profile - hundreds of reviews. Many of these reviews were rejected by our verification process for various reasons, profanity, unable to verify identity of reviewer etc. The agent quietly logged into the profile and changed all the information. Rather than contacting us and asking us to help state his case. Or, even better, stating his case on his profile, helping to salvage his reputation, he chose to attempt to 'bury' the information under a false name, and false information, but left the profile active. His profile still shows up on Google, so that has not really helped his cause. Yet, this is a very rare case, and appears to be a terrible mistake on this agent/adjuster's part. In the vast majority of cases when we get an irate client or just a pissed of competitor trying to leave a tasteless irrelevant review on our website our processes and team is able to suppress these 'invalid and unverifiable reviews' of our agents. We try to keep things fair. In many cases, our members invite their clients(via email and social media) to review them on CompleteMarkets, as it vastly improves their fortunes because of the trust and credibility factor when prospects are researching them online. I would love to hear any thoughts from members of this group as it relates to soliciting reviews, being researched online and defending reviews online. Most of our Prestige Professional members (our low cost premium membership) have great reviews, because they care about their reputation and they provide great service to insureds. If interested, you can review the premium membership here - https://completemarkets.com/shop/product/PrestigePro/ But is this an anomaly - agents looking to manage their online reputation? Are agents too busy to build an online reputation? Do they think it's the responsibility of the agency or the agency owner?

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I am looking for E&O insurance for my agency in Florida. Can anyone suggest a place to get a competitive bid/quote?

Has anyone here had any issues with using 3rd party marketing companies such as Constant Contact or Signeos? I recently read an article in Rough Notes discussing the pro’s and con’s but wondered if any of the agents here have any experience with it? I own a small agency and don't have a need to employ full time marketing specialists. Need Help. Thanks