Lexington Insurance Company is pleased to bring you the LexCast Audio and Webcast Series which focuses on significant issues relevant to insurance and risk management.
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Severe Weather Survivor: Protecting your Business
Speaker: Ramsey Landry, Emerald Coast Loss Control
Description: Ramsey will speak to those who are exposed to hurricanes, severe thunder storms and other types of severe weather events. He will address planning for protection of life and property during these events as well as returning to the scene after the weather has passed. This program will assist businesses of all types.

Negligent Entrustment and Your Fleet Risk Management Program
Speaker: Thomas McHenry, Safety Resources
Description: This webcast will define in layman's terms negligent entrustment of a vehicle and the associated risks to your organization's assets. Failure to apply due diligence in your driver hiring and training policies and programs can lead to catastrophic losses. We will then review the essential risk management controls and best practices that will help your organization prevent these losses. A proactive Fleet Safety Program can help you avoid the pitfalls and perils of negligent entrustment.

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Cool Tools for Driver Supervision: Explore the New Technologies
Speaker:
Tom McHenry, Safety Resources
Description: How do we supervise our drivers most effectively for safety? This has always been a challenge. Learn how you can go beyond road tests and checking MVR's to proactive options with the new monitoring devices available. These tools can help you understand how well your drivers practice defensive driving! Join us to explore these new ways to reduce accidents. Click button below to register.

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Stay in the Driver's Seat: Driver Selection and Training
Speaker: Bob Griffin, Monadnock Safety Services
Description: In this popular webcast, Bob Griffin will discuss best practices for managing your drivers. Driving related deaths and injuries continue to dominate preventable losses. Bob will discuss techniques to help you reduce incidents by focusing on driver selection, training, and supervision. He will also cover the dangerous features of 15 passenger vans and ways to manage those risks.

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Habitational Exposure Risk Management
Liability Exposures - A Threat To Your Assets
Speaker: Thomas McHenry, Safety Resources
Description: In this Lexcast on Habitational Exposures, Thomas McHenry discusses exposure; the definitions of Liability and Negligence; Case Studies; Risk Management Issues and Controls; Common Errors in Liability Risk Managment; and components to help you create a proactive solution to identify and control your exposures .

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Risk Management for Organizations with Habitational Exposures
Speaker: Thomas McHenry, Career Safety Professional
Description: Many organizations have individuals inhabiting their facilities 24 hours a day, seven days a week creating a significant exposure to people and property. These organizations include hotels and resorts, health care facilities, social service agencies, educational institutions and many more.

This webcast will identify the most significant habitational exposures by reviewing several case histories to examine what went wrong in these tragic events. We will then review a proactive risk management program that includes identification of habitational exposures. Lastly, we will examine a review of safety policies and procedures that can be used to control these exposures. The goal is to assist participants in identifying and prioritizing their exposures and establishing proactive plans to prevent similar tragedies in the future.


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Influenza Epidemic: What Schools and Social Service Agencies Need to Know
Speaker: Emily Rhinehart, RN MPH CIC CPHQ - Vice President, Global Loss Prevention
Description: Although influenza is an annual event, when a never-before-seen, unique virus such as the H1N1 swine flu virus appears, public health officials increase their efforts by preparing for a potential pandemic. In response, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued updated guidelines for infection control and prevention of H1N1 flu. This presentation will provide specific, practical review of those guidelines and their application in Schools, Social Service residential and day programs as well as Rehabilitation facilities. Join us to learn strategies to manage this issue with staff, those whom you serve and visitors.

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Emerging Issues in OSHA Enforcement and Liability
Speaker:
Mark Lies , Seyfarth Shaw LLP
David J Brown CSP, ARM, ALCM , Global Loss Prevention
Description: As an employer, you have made it your duty and priority to keep your worksites and employees safe. You've educated yourself about OSHA policies and procedures. You've spent time and money to comply with federal OSHA regulations. Although you've taken these preventative steps, would you and your employees be prepared for an OSHA inspection in response to a complaint or post-accident? Join Lexington Insurance Company to hear loss control expert Dave Brown and attorney Mark A. Lies address what's new - and what may be coming - in OSHA inspections and regulations. This webcast includes:
  • New OSHA enforcement initiatives and trends
  • New penalty and liabilities
  • Changes in OSHA regulations proposed by the Obama administration
  • Employer rights in an on-site OSHA investigation
  • Counseling your employees about their rights during an on-site OSHA investigation.

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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Speaker: Neil Goldberg , Goldberg Segella LLC
Description: Are you prepared to meet the requirements of this Act? Who is impacted by this Act? Does the Act affect your business? What actions do you need to take now to comply with this Act? How can you protect your company from fines, penalties and corporate embarrassment because of inaction or improper actions concerning this Act? Lexington Insurance and Global Loss Prevention invite you to a live webcast where these questions and others will be answered.

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Products Liability Prevention 2008
Speaker: Randall Goodden , Consultant, Educator, Author
Description: If you have had a product liability claim made against your company you are probably well aware of the many areas of your operation that can become the subject of scrutiny by plaintiff attorneys. Protecting your company from potential lawsuits should be a priority for all levels and departments, from design and engineering to sales and marketing.

This webcast will give you an opportunity to evaluate your present products liability prevention program against current best practices or, if you don't already have a program, will help you get started developing one.


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Volunteer Risk Management
Speaker: Melanie Lockwood Herman , Executive Director, Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Description: "How does protecting a volunteer differ from protecting an employee? Are there laws that provide special protection for volunteers? Are volunteers immunized from liability under federal and state volunteer protection statutes? Is your nonprofit protected or exposed when a volunteer makes a mistake or causes harm to persons or property? What can nonprofits do to protect their mission?

Attend this webcast to:

  • Get the scoop on the risks that arise from volunteer service.
  • Find out where to learn about the laws affecting the state(s) where your nonprofit provides services.
  • Apply a checklist against the policies and procedures you have in place to determine what needs updating, and what could be added to protect your nonprofit.

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Aquatic Risk Management: Basic Tools for Success
Speaker:
RAC Carroll, Sr. VP/COO Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc.
Description: This webcast will present basic aquatic risk management tools for successful facility operations. It will address basic issues such as: training, evaluating, establishing a "zone of responsibility", Emergency Action Plans and more. This presentation will detail a few best practices that can help increase your safety awareness.

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Product Liability Loss Prevention: Best Practices in Warnings and Instructions
Speaker:
Randall Goodden, Goodden Enterprises
Description: Do you continue to face allegations of injuries caused by your product - in spite of your efforts to warn product users? Failure to properly warn and instruct the user is one of the most frequent allegations in product liability law suits. Global Loss Prevention and Lexington Insurance invite you to a web cast discussing best practices in warnings and instructions.

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Could a Sexual Offender be Working for your Organization?
Speakers:
Dr. Jane Hickerson - Vice President, Training and Development, Praesidium, Inc.
Description: In this informative introductory seminar, you will learn how sexual abuse can happen in organizations, including schools, social service and youth development programs, churches and in programs serving seniors and adults with disabilities. You will learn how sexual offenders may think - and operate. And you will learn 10 important practices you can do to keep those in your care safe from the likes of an offender. You will also be introduced to common litigation issues and key strategies to effectively manage an incident or allegation.

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Care, Custody and Control: Who's Liable?
Speaker: Tom McHenry, Safety Resources
Description: From cars to dentures, from laptops to purses to golf clubs, many organizations find themselves assuming custody of property that belongs to others. This seminar will walk you through the process of identifying your exposures and providing strategies to develop programs and training to minimize loss and liability.

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Falling through the Cracks: The Costs of Slips and Falls
Speaker: Betsy Burson
Description: Fall related injuries continue to be among the leading causes of severe injuries and liability claims. At the end of this webcast you will have the tools to identify the risks faced by your organization and methods to enhance your existing safety programs.

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Negligence! How can they say that?: Risk management strategies to protect you.
Speaker: Tom McHenry, Safety Resources
Description: Join us as we explain the key elements of "negligence" and the effective risk management controls to prevent such claims. In layman's terms, Tom will define the basic parts of "negligence" and map them to key safety and risk management best practices. He will detail how to prevent the unsafe acts and conditions which can give rise to claims, as well as the documentation that brings joy to your claims adjuster.

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Hiring Best Practices and Criminal Background Checks
Speakers: Betsy Burson and Matt Garbincus, Intellicorp
Description: How can you hire the best candidate within the legal limitations? Betsy will discuss hiring best practices and share some "tales from the trenches" to help you navigate your way. Matt will explain the benefit of criminal background checks as one element of a comprehensive hiring policy. He will also explain the process for obtaining these checks from IntelliCorp at a discount rate as an insured.

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Liquor Service - What You Need To Know
Speakers:
- Thomas McHenry, Consultant, Safety Resources
- Patrick Hunt, Vice President, Lexington Insurance
Description: Lexington Insurance and Global Loss Prevention invite you to view a webcast that delves into current cases dealing with liquor service. In this webcast, we discuss how to analyze your customer base and help you determine your most significant liquor liability exposures. We also review best practices for liquor service and review some resources available to train your associates to help them make the right decisions each and every time.

Are You Recall-Ready?
Post Sale Duties to Warn and Initiating Recalls
Speaker: Randall Goodden , Consultant, Educator, Author
Description: You've taken precautions to ensure your product is safe, but is your company prepared in the sudden event of a product recall? Are you in a position to alert end users of new hazards or initiate a recall? Product recalls can be a devastating event for a manufacturer or distributor, not only from a financial standpoint, but a public relations perspective as well. But not initiating a recall when you should have could not only result in fines and lawsuits, but it is also the leading cause of Punitive Damage Awards in product liability lawsuits. Global Loss Prevention and Lexington Insurance Company invite you to a live webcast with guest speaker Randall Goodden where you will learn what you can do to help your company become Recall Ready

Wandering and Elopement:
How to prevent the occurrence and what to do if it happens?
Speaker: Sally Whitaker, RN, BSN, CPHRM
Description: It is one of your worst fears - a routine bed check at 2:00 a.m. reveals a client is gone. The room is empty, he is not in the bathroom and a quick search indicates that he is no longer in the building. What do you need to do now? Who needs to be notified? Why isn't that back door locked? Where should you check first to try to find the client? All of these thoughts start to run through your mind at the same time.

This webinar will focus on the issue of wandering and elopement. What is the difference between wandering and elopement? How frequently does it happen? Who is at risk? How do you minimize the likelihood that this would happen? What can be done if it does happen?


Play it Safe: Protecting Young Athletes and Their Coaches
Speaker: Jane C. Hickerson, Ph.D., Vice-President, Training and Development, Praesidium, Inc.
Description: Potential predators are attracted to activities involving children - and sports is no exception. Community-based, non-profit, and elite sports programs face the threat that someone could infiltrate their organization to prey on children or that an innocent coach could be falsely accused of harming a child.

This teleconference will present five essential practices that can help youth and coaches play it safe in their work together.


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