Legal, Insurance & Compliance Archives

An Introduction to Employee Benefits

Michael Spath of Kapnick Insurance discusses employee benefits with expert Ian Burt. Here are highlights from that conversation. Michael: I am Michael Spath. This is Startup Nation Radio, Ask the Expert. I'm filling...

byKapnick Insurance

September 27, 2022

5 Key Steps to Health Insurance Benefits Renewal

Group health insurance renewals are a key component of employee benefits planning and management. Organizations should know where they stand throughout the course of the year, with specific steps taken months in advance to ensure that...

byLily Palaj

September 20, 2022

5 Ways to Grow Your Startup Using the Power of Negotiation

Negotiation is one of the fundamental parts of starting your own business. Everything from acquiring a business loan to clinching deals with new clients and settling prices with suppliers will take an element of bargaining...

byDenise Louise Jeffrey

September 19, 2022

Real Estate Insurance: What It Covers and Why You Need It

Michael Spath of Kapnick Insurance discusses real estate insurance with Kapnick’s head of the real estate practice group, Russ Richards Jr. Here are highlights from that conversation. Michael: Welcome to another edition of Startup...

byKapnick Insurance

August 30, 2022

The Importance of Insurance to Value for Commercial Property Coverage

An estimated 75% of commercial properties are underinsured by 40% or more. One important element to keep in mind when purchasing or renewing commercial property insurance is to ensure coverage includes correct property valuations in...

byKapnick Insurance

August 26, 2022

These Good Habits Will Make Your Properties Safer

The safety of your family, as well as the safety of your friends, visitors, employees and other people who may be accessing your property, depends on you keeping your house and yard in good condition....

byMicah Teets

August 11, 2022

Risk Management Challenges for Cannabis Businesses

The legal cannabis market is growing rapidly. It was valued at $9.1 billion in 2020, and industry experts anticipate the cannabis industry will be worth $146 billion by 2025, making it one of the fastest-growing...

byRama Gupta

July 19, 2022

Key Market Challenges Facing the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis operations are often complex business structures. Many cannabis operators create very unusual business models due to tax treatment and federal legalities. These kinds of businesses frequently have numerous named insureds and corporate entities. It...

byAdam Blitchok

July 15, 2022

Have a Safe Trip With Travel Insurance

Whether you’re going abroad or just to the next state over, traveling for work or for vacation, the details probably took months to plan and involve significant financial investment. Thankfully, protecting your investment is possible—either...

byMike Fenstemacher

June 20, 2022

7 Steps to Getting the Best Price When Selling Your Business

You may think that selling a business is just like selling a house: identify a buyer, support your price with comparable sales, fill out some paperwork, wire the funds and your deal is closed. Unfortunately,...

byChris Vanderzyden

June 16, 2022

Barbara Weltman on Business Insurance

On this segment of "The Pre W. Smith Show," Small Business Trends columnist Barbara Weltman talks with Jeff about the insurance coverage options your small business needs to consider. Listen to the conversation on the...

byJeff Sloan

June 16, 2022

Insuring a Second Home Requires Meeting Unique Needs

Second homes are always a great option to have for a quick weekend getaway, family trip or any easy vacation when you need one! You don’t have to worry about renting a place ahead of...

byMelissa Matich

June 13, 2022

Why Your Business Needs Professional Liability Insurance

Jeff Sloan, founder & CEO of StartupNation, discusses professional liability and errors and omissions (E&O) coverage with Michael Spath from Kapnick Insurance and Kapnick partner and leader of specialty risk, Doug Miller. Here are highlights...

byStartupNation

June 3, 2022

Your Business Legacy: Why Succession Planning Is a Crucial Step in Estate Planning

Running your own business is a mammoth task and a considerable investment. Statistics have consistently shown that small business owners have to work longer and harder than the average employee. So, after dedicating so much...

byRenee Fry

May 23, 2022

Your Technology Company Needs E&O Insurance: Here’s Why

Every business has unique risks that can seriously harm its operations if not properly addressed. As a business utilizing technology to produce and deliver products or services, it’s important to recognize and take precautions against...

byMichael Spath

May 16, 2022

10 Tips for Landing a Product Licensing Deal

When you’ve got a great idea for a product, there’s an important decision to make right up front: Do you want to build a brand new company from the ground up in order to commercialize...

byThe Sloan Brothers

May 14, 2022

Why General Liability Insurance Isn’t Enough on its Own

General liability insurance is just that—general. While it provides coverage for a wide variety of potential losses, including claims for bodily injury, personal injury, advertising injury or property damage as a result of your products,...

byMelissa Selke

May 9, 2022

What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About the Home Office Deduction

You may see your home office as the place you take important business calls, the place you meet new clients, the place you focus best on crafting your products -- but what about the place...

byChelsea Krause

May 6, 2022

Why Cyberattacks Are on the Rise and What It Means For You

In a March 21, 2022, statement, President Joe Biden cautioned businesses in the private sector to harden their cyber defenses, reiterating earlier warnings related to potential cyberattacks against U.S. organizations by Russia as retaliation for...

byAndrew Kapnick

April 19, 2022

Kapnick Insurance: Family-Owned, Thriving and Evolving

On this episode of WJR's Business Biography, Jeff Sloan unpacks the history behind Kapnick Insurance, which is celebrating its 76th year in business. What was started out of necessity by Elmer Kapnick in 1946 after...

byJeff Sloan

April 11, 2022