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Learn from the pros about risk-mitigation, document tracking, and more, with expert articles from Business Credentialing Services.
What Is a Certificate of Insurance & Why Do I Need It?
A certificate of insurance (COI) is a document that serves as proof of business insurance. It is a snapshot of an insurance policy containing all the most important details of the policy, and helps protect against third-party risk.
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What Does a Background Check Include?
While the criteria of a background check is ultimately decided by the employer, a typical candidate screening may include criminal history, vendor credentials, alternate business names, insurance compliance, customer reviews, and Better Business Bureau standing.
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What Is Commercial General Liability?
Commercial General Liability (CGL) is a type of insurance coverage that will protect a business from risks including bodily harm, property damage, advertising and personal injuries.
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Your Complete Guide to Developing an Effective Risk Management Plan
Developing and implementing an effective risk management plan is essential to mitigating threats to your business. This comprehensive guide explains its importance, outlines techniques for identifying and prioritizing threats, and defines key concepts and checkpoints within this five-step process.
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Volatile Economy Calls for Better Risk Management Techniques
Identifying and analyzing potential risks, and strategizing for their reduction and avoidance, are critical to successful risk management. Several useful risk management techniques include: Certificate of Insurance Tracking, Safety Pre-Qualification, Regulatory Screening, and Vendor Credentialing.
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Limit Your Liability with Certificate of Insurance Tracking
BCS’ unique, three-step approach to certificate of insurance tracking provides the verification, security and peace of mind so essential to third-party risk mitigation.
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The Basics of Additional Insured Endorsements
Learn what an additional insured endorsement is and why it is so important when it comes to protecting your company from third-party risk.
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Insurance Cancellation Notices Part 2: Endorsement Enforcement
Basics of collecting and tracking Notices of Cancellation along with Certificates of Insurance from all of your company's vendors, tenants, and subcontractors.
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Insurance Cancellation Notifications Part 1: Is Notice Guaranteed?
Notices of insurance cancellation are not always guaranteed. It is important to collect Notice of cancellation endorsements to protect your company from risk.
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AIA Unveils New 2017 Insurance Exhibit
AIA forms now include a separate insurance exhibit, creating less vagueness and more understanding, and revamping contractual risk transfer in construction.
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The Essentials of Contractual Risk Transfer
Contractual risk transfer is the ability to transfer a risk/loss from one party to another party through the language written in a contract.
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Effectively Managing Third-Party Risk
BCS can help your company reduce third party risk with our innovative compliance management solutions. Learn how to track vendor insurance using CERTUS today.
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Third-Party Risk Management: Protecting Data Privacy
Third-Party Risk Management: Protecting Data Privacy
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