3 Tips for Reducing Employee-Related Risks with Liability Insurance

Employees are one of the most important components of your business. Without them, you could not meet the needs of your customers and clients. Yet, even the best, most well-intentioned employees may make mistakes from time to time. As a business owner, these mistakes can become very expensive if you do not have the right level of insurance to protect the company’s interests. The good news is that liability insurance is available to minimize risks associated with mistakes made by your employees. 

When Do Employees Make Mistakes? 
There are many instances in which an employee can make a significant mistake that may lead your company down the road to a lawsuit. For example, an employee may overpromise on a service or product. In another case, the employee may perform a task poorly, leading to a failure of a product or service to work. Whether intentional or not, that person’s mistake can be expensive if your business lacks effective general liability insurance, along with additional types of liability coverage that meet the needs of your business. Having a comprehensive plan customized to meet your business’s unique needs and situations is important. 

How to Reduce Employee Mistake Risks 
It is never possible to remove all risks of these mistakes occurring, which is why a liability plan can help. This form of business insurance can be vitally important. However, you can take steps to reduce these risks. 

1. Invest in adequate training and education. Be sure to instruct your team how to perform tasks to ensure they are done properly. Training, whether from a safety standpoint or done to focus on company policies and expectations, can help reduce these risks. 

2. Make expectations known. If you need help with creating policies and customer guarantees, speak to your independent insurance agent. Ultimately, you do not want to overpromise or provide a guarantee that is too likely to be misunderstood. 

3. Invest in a follow-up or secondary inspection by a different employee to make sure the task is performed properly. This helps ensure that any task performed or product created is done properly. 

Overall, your business needs employees that are well-trained and dedicated to providing customers with an excellent product or service. Mistakes may still occur, but with the right level of liability coverage in place, you’ll avoid the financial impact such instances can have on your company’s viability if faced with lawsuits. 

Get the protection you need. Call Matt Roenker Insurance Agency at 757-671-1111 for more information on Virginia Beach business insurance.