Your business changes from year to year, and your insurance may need to change with it. Whether your franchise experiences workforce changes, services changes or business changes, it’s important that your insurance coverage stays up to date. Lockton Affinity offers access to a variety of insurance products that can help safeguard your business throughout it [...]
As a franchise business operating in today's digitally connected world, your business faces several cyber liability risks. Typically, most franchisees do not consider themselves at risk for a cyber attack and have failed to take measures to secure their systems and data. For franchisees like you, cyber crime is expensive, causing damage or destruction to [...]
Even the safest organization will experience a workplace injury from time to time. Whether it’s a minor paper cut or a gash requiring stitches, your business should have a prevention and reaction plan in place for employee injuries of all kinds. Preventing Workplace Injuries — Implementing an Injury Prevention Program An injury prevention program is [...]
These five common claims against personal care businesses can greatly impact your business, so it is important to be prepared. Read on to learn about common claim examples and how you can prevent them at your franchise. Five Common Claims Against Personal Care Businesses — Property Claims Property claims go hand in hand with a [...]
WellBiz Brands are all about supporting clients in their healthy and balanced lifestyle. While your business promotes health and wellness in its own way, there may be an unusual risk to that goal—product safety concerns. Whether through equipment malfunction or reactions to certain cosmetic products, there are product safety concerns that can impact your business. [...]
Some insurance policies like property or auto insurance are pretty self-explanatory. But other common coverage options can require a bit of an explanation. General Liability Insurance and Umbrella Liability Insurance are two common types of coverage for WellBiz franchises. These two liability policies are very similar, however there are a few key differences. In short, [...]
You hire talented, trained, certified employees. But do you stay on top of your employee’s certifications? Certification durations vary from state to state and profession to profession, but many states have a two-year renewal cycle. Maintaining your employees’ certifications not only helps your business offer the safest, cleanest care—it also protects your business against claims. [...]
With products to cover your employees, professional reputation, property, financial security and more, Lockton Affinity’s WellBiz Brands Insurance Program offers all the custom insurance solutions you need to meet your franchise requirements—complemented by best-in-class service. Available insurance products The following policies are available to all WellBiz franchisees. Property—Covers against most risks to property, such as [...]
Your WellBiz franchise relies on equipment every day at every appointment. Hair styling tools, massage chairs, esthetician beds, heaters, training equipment and more, these products are required to operate your business. Beyond specialized tools, there is equipment like HVAC systems, computers and more critical to running your business. If your equipment were to malfunction or [...]
While there are insurance policies in place to protect your business from incurring the costs associated with employee and customer injuries, doing all you can to prevent these injuries is important. Consider the following tips on preventing employee and customer injuries. Preventing Employee Injuries Preventing employee injuries not only protects your employees’ mental and physical [...]