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What Contractors Should Know About the Build America, Buy America Act

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Battling back from the Great Depression, the Hoover administration passed the “Buy American Act” in 1933. The basic premise of the law was self-evident — to revive and …

5 Best Practices for Executing Pre- and Post-Trip Inspections

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. When commercial drivers are pulled over for DOT roadside inspections, an under-inflated tire, a malfunctioning brake light or any other number of equipment failures can result in assessed …

Spotlight on Surety: Opportunities Abound with a Career in Surety

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Whether you are just starting out or considering a mid-career pivot, there’s a lot to be said for a career in insurance – but often lesser known are …

Women in Insurance

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Women make up nearly 60% of the insurance industry’s workforce.[1] Yet a successful insurance career is different for each one. Meet two female IAT team members with two …

What You Need to Know About the Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) Program

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The driver shortage continues to be a major challenge for fleets across the country. That’s because the industry is short an estimated 80,000 drivers, a number estimated to …

Looking for a meaningful and impactful career? Commercial insurance may be the answer.

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. As today’s workforce seeks to partner with organizations that reflect their values, commercial insurance emerges as the unsuspected dark horse. Yeah, yeah – we know how it sounds. …

Mitigating Risk in the Growing Battle Against Cargo Theft

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Cargo theft remains a prominent threat to the transportation industry. In one high-profile case in 2022, three Florida men stole approximately $9 million worth of beef and pork …

Ways to assess an opportunity through a DEI lens

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Working in DEI means one of my main objectives is to contribute to the changes I want to see for the insurance industry overall — and for our …

4 Ways to Extinguish Risk When Hot Work Is Performed

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. When it comes to mitigating risks, control and prevention go a long way. Nowhere is this more evident that in the realm of hot work. Hot work is …

Surety Bonds Offer Protections and Economic Benefits to Both Public and Private Sector Construction

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The perfect storm of inflation, supply-chain disruptions and ongoing labor shortages is adding additional risk factors to construction projects in 2023. Despite year-over-year growth, the construction industry is …

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