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1. Guidance for Ministries About Boy Scouts' Bankruptcy

A mid-November deadline in the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) bankruptcy proceedings may have you wondering what the organization’s bankruptcy filing means for your ministry if you ever hosted or chartered Boy Scout Troops.

Tags: Coverage, protect, liability, damages, youth
2. Protect Your Ministry from Tropical Storm Damage

We’re right in the middle of hurricane season in Georgia and Tropical Storm Laura is strengthening and expected to make landfall next week. These storms bring high winds and flooding that can easily damage your ministry’s property. Take steps to prepare for this and other tropical storm threats. 

Tags: tropical storm, hurricane, property, damages, prevent damage
3. Insurance is one of those things we forget about until we need it

National Insurance Awareness Day falls on June 28 this year to remind people everywhere that insurance is vital to their companies and ministries.

Tags: liability, damages, protect, directors and officers, coverage
4. May 5-11 is Hurricane Preparedness Week

The National Weather Service (NWS) has designated May 5-11, 2019, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Is your ministry prepared?

Tags: damages, protect, weather emergency
5. IRS Warns of Dangerous W-2 Email Scam

Ministries beware: An email scheme, designed to coincide with tax season, asks payroll and human resource professionals to disclose employees’ personal information. Think you wouldn’t fall for such a scam? You might, if the email looks as if it came from someone in your ministry.

Tags: paying employees, cyber security, church staff, security, damages, digital, IRS regulations
6. Keep Would-Be Thieves from Curbing your Christmas Joy

Large or small, churches and ministries are often easy prey for would-be thieves, especially as church holidays, like Christmas, approach and weekly offerings increase as more people return to worship and other ministry activities. Ministry leaders can boost their ability to keep thieves away from their contributions and property by taking just a few precautions—not only during the holidays, but also throughout the year.

Tags: liability, damages, protect, directors and officers, coverage, liability, protect, risk, safety, church offerings, financial gifts
7. Are Your Church Christmas Decorations a Fire Hazard?

Churches seldom look more beautiful than when they're decorated for the holidays. Candles, lights, and greenery add splendor to the celebration of Christ's birth. Unfortunately, they also contribute to a number of fires each December. As you haul out the decorations, remember to balance beauty with safety.

 

Tags: liability, damages, protect, liability, protect, risk, safety, fire prevention
8. New Overtime Ruling Takes Effect in December

Last May, the United States Department of Labor announced a new standard for determining who qualifies as an exempt employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new ruling says that if an employee earns less than $47,476 per year ($913 per week), then in most cases the employee needs to be classified as non-exempt. This change will take effect December 1, 2016.

Tags: liability, damages, protect, directors and officers, coverage, church payroll, church staff, paying employees, Fair Labor Standards Act
9. Protect Your Board Members

Serving as a board member or officer often inspires a special sense of responsibility for many who serve in such a role at their church or related ministries. That responsibility, however, also carries with it certain financial risks connected to the outcome of board actions.

Tags: liability, damages, protect, directors and officers, coverage
10. How to Report a Claim

What would you do if a windstorm damaged the roof of your church or a child tripped over an unsecured cord and injured his elbow? Do you know how to report a claim?

Tags: damages, insurance, claims

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