Cheryl Colson, National Surety Bond Broker

01/01/2019

It’s nice to see you, New Year.

12/25/2018

Wishing you a wonderful holiday!

11/06/2018

Are you protecting your company with employee monitoring?

Eric Feldman, CFE, CIG, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Corporate Ethics and Compliance Programs at Affiliated Monitors, Inc., discusses the importance of employee monitoring and how organizations should “police the culture.”

11/01/2018

Fidelity bonds or fiduciary insurance? Click for details about the two different kinds of coverage here:

The ERISA-mandated fidelity bond is not the same thing as fiduciary insurance.

10/31/2018

Happy Halloween!

10/30/2018

Even with a fidelity bond, your company should be doing everything possible to prevent employee fraud! These tips will give you a good start.

Nobody expects employee fraud to happen in the business but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Here are some prevention strategies you can put in place.

10/25/2018

Put protocols in place. Having the right security protocols is one way your business can prevent fraud.

There are several things a company can do to minimize the risk of theft:

10/24/2018

If You’re a Contractor in Recovery – Pay Attention to Big Five Big Surety Concerns

• Contractors traveling too far for work.
• Taking on bigger jobs than they can handle.
• Trying to do unfamiliar types of work.
• Adding revenue and overhead too quickly
• Failure to manage overhead to sustained lower revenues.

10/23/2018

There are a lot of ways that employees can steal from their employers! Is your company protected by a fidelity bond?

That business owner isn’t alone. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, nearly 40 percent of fraud occurs at privately held companies and 30 percent occurs at companies with few…

10/18/2018

Use these tips and tools to help your business combat fraud!

Is your organization vulnerable to fraud? Do you have adequate controls in place to prevent it? Test your company’s fraud health with the ACFE Fraud Prevention Check-Up containing valuable resources for your company's ongoing fight against fraud.