If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you’ll end up not doing anything for anybody.”
—Malcolm Bane
Recently Veracity began an initiative to give back to our local community. Over the next 13 months, our employees will be banding together to provide lunches to children served by The Road Home, a local low barrier shelter that helps homeless families.
Because many people staying at The Road Home struggle with serious addictions or mental illnesses, their children are in need of special attentio
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The team at Veracity Insurance Solutions would like to congratulate one of its own, Sydney McCaul, daughter of Veracity Vice President Joe McCaul, and the entire Snow Canyon Little League softball team for an outstanding 2016 season.
This year, the Snow Canyon 12U softball team made history twice. After an excellent performance during their general season, the team advanced to the regional competition in San Bernardino, California—something no Utah team had done before. There they defeated a team from Oahu, Hawaii, to take the regional title.
The team went on to compete in the Little League World Series held in Portland
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In May 2016, the FDA posted new rules for Nutrition Facts Labels. Nutritional supplements companies, protein and bodybuilding supplement companies, weight loss product companies, and other food product manufacturers are required to update all their Nutrition Facts Labels by July 26, 2018. Manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales have until July 26, 2019 to comply.
Having general and product liability insurance coverage is extremely important in light of changing rules and regulations. Even minor oversights could have big consequences. Veracity Insurance Solutions provides comprehensive insurance programs for the vitamin, nutraceutical, and supplements industry.
Correct labeling of
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The insurance industry as a whole is always changing. This is especially true for the workers' compensation insurance sector, since each state has it's own set of laws and regulations governing their program.
While current trends for workers' compensation may vary from state to state, what affects employers in one area of the country could eventually ripple out towards employers in another area. So, with that in mind, here are 4 of the most interesting current news stories surround workers' compensation programs from the last few weeks:
3. Hawaii Increased Penalties for Workers' Compensation Violations
On July 1st, the governor of Hawaii, David Ige, signed Act 187 into law. Under this law, penalties for or workers' compensation insurance violations increased from $10 per employee to $100. The act was primarily meant to protect employees in the construct
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Owning a drone is not just for hobbyists anymore. According to Insurance Journal, corporate risk managers expect the use of drones by corporations to be common practice within 5 years. This trend may grow even faster for businesses in the construction, energy, real estate, agriculture, photography, or cinematography industries. The growing use of drones in professional fields leaves some business owners at risk of being held liable if their drone caused damage or injury to a third party’s property or person.
Drone accidents happen frequently enough that attorneys, insurance brokers, and policymakers are all now seeing their industries change. Boston attorney Matthew Henshon said in Insurance Journal that mitigating the risks that come with drones is “a balancing a
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