Routine maintenance is one of the most cost-effective ways your church can reduce the risks associated with having to file a claim. Now is a good time to do a maintenance sweep around your church campus that can not only make your church cleaner, but it will make it safer, too. Start by identifying one […]
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Enjoy a Merry, Not Scary, Holiday Season
A fall, fire or other accident can take your holiday season from festive to frightening in a matter of moments, and these types of incidents tend to increase this time of year. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shared that the holiday season averages about 200 injuries related to holiday decorating each day, and during the […]
What is a social engineering attack? In a social engineering attack, an attacker uses human interaction (social skills) to obtain or compromise information about an organization or its computer systems. An attacker may seem unassuming and respectable, possibly claiming to be a new employee, repair person, or researcher and even offering credentials to support that […]
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5 Cybersecurity Trends in 2021
An influx of new threats, technologies and business models have emerged in the cybersecurity space as the world shifted to a more remote work model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fact that the technology landscape is constantly changing isn’t a new revelation, but it’s certainly been taken to a new level in the last year. Here, we analyze […]
Proper maintenance of your heating boiler system is not a project that should be done — it’s a project that must be done. Over a recent two-year period, Church Mutual customers have experienced 53 fires caused by heating system failures. One of the biggest risks with boiler heating systems is that a problem will cause […]
Whether a tornado strikes or a flood invades your community, your organization needs to be ready for the worst. Members of your congregation could be at your facility when a crisis occurs, and you’ll need to know how to evacuate the building or how to endure if trapped inside. If you are prepared, your chances […]
Recently, a church found itself at the center of every congregation’s worst nightmare; One of its former volunteers is accused of sexually abusing several children he met through the church. The worst part is that these newest charges come years after similar allegations plagued the man and the church. Once a clean record, not always a clean […]
According to the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, only 38% of children who have been sexually abused ever report it. Of those who do report the abuse, 90% are abused by someone they or their families know. In the Church Mutual claims department, we receive at least one call a day about […]
Slips and falls on steps and stairs present can present a great risk of a fatal injury in any facility. An analysis of slip-and-fall losses reported to Church Mutual revealed that more fatalities occur on interior steps than any other area in our policyholders’ facilities. The majority of these falls, 90 percent, occur while descending […]
