Handbooks

Business Income Handbook

Order this free handbook, an invaluable resource to help formulate educated estimates of how much it would cost to restore operations quickly. It includes references such as a sample worksheet and a glossary of insurance and accounting terms and phrases.

Directors & Officers Liability Loss Prevention Guidelines

Order this free handbook which reviews basic duties of directors & officers and summarizes many D&O loss control procedures.

Intellectual Property, Privacy & Communications Liability Handbook

Order this free handbook which is designed to assist companies in evaluating their intellectual property risk management practices. It contains critical information on copyrighted content, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, privacy and defamation, plus recommendations to reduce or eliminate these exposures.

Guides

Directors & Officers Liability Loss Prevention Guidelines for NFP Organizations

This guide is aimed at helping not-for-profit organizations reduce their overall D&O liability exposure.

Directors & Officers Securities Litigation Loss Prevention Guidelines

This guide examines the complexities of securities laws and recommended disclosure procedures.

Employment Practices Liability Loss Prevention Guidelines

This guideline offers an overview of the federal laws governing the employment relationship and provides practical suggestions for limiting employment liability.

Employment Practices Liability Loss Prevention Guidelines for NFP Organizations

This guide offers timely information with which not-for-profit organizations can reduce their employment-related exposures.

Fiduciary Liability Loss Prevention Guidelines

This guideline discusses the general principles governing fiduciary liability, reviews many potential exposures, and suggests step-by-step loss prevention procedures.

Guide to Preventing Work Place Fraud

This information will assist companies in understanding the impact of workplace fraud, and the potential associated with fraud. Establishing effective loss control measures are critical for companies from cost, cultural, and risk management perspectives.

Independent Directors Loss Prevention Guidelines

This handbook provides guidance on good corporate governance and best practices regarding independent directors.

Intellectual Property, Privacy & Communications Liability Risk Management Checklist

While the Internet and other electronic media have opened up exciting avenues of doing business, they have also created new areas of risk. This checklist can help to assess a company's management practices and the likelihood of being exposed to an expensive lawsuit or regulatory enforcement action. There are separate sections covering Privacy and Reputation Injury, Copyright, Trademark and Service Mark, Trade Secret and Patent.

Investment Company & Investment Adviser Liability Loss Prevention Guidelines

This guide helps financial institutions better understand and reduce the risks associated with operating an investment company or acting as an investment adviser.

Managing Legal Malpractice

Practical advice for developing a legal malpractice risk management plan by looking at the law firm's management structure, its policies and procedures, and its risk financing and risk transfer options.

Managing Terrorism Risks: A Practical Guide

This guide helps corporations develop a risk management plan to address kidnap & extortion risks.

Managing Travel Risks Guide

This guide provides tips on international business travel.

Safety'Net Risk Management Guide

This guide helps businesses better understand and reduce the risks of operating a Web site.

Surviving a Disaster

This booklet offers managers of financial institutions basic guidelines for emergency response and business continuation planning.

Fact Sheets

Before Winter Comes

This sheet provides loss prevention tips for businesses to minimize damage from a winter storm. Activities are outlined from autumn through spring.

Hurricane Preparedness

This sheet explains hurricane categories, watches and warnings. It provides steps to take before hurricane season, when a hurricane watch is issued, when a hurricane warning is issued and after a storm.

Laptop Computer Security

This fact sheet can assist companies and employees in helping to prevent laptop computer losses.

Mitigating Transit Losses

This sheet provides a number of steps to help companies reduce exposure to theft of property in transit.

Tips for Resuming Business

This sheet provides practical steps that can minimize the impact of disaster. It outlines activities for emergency planning, communication, resuming operations following a disaster and the human element.