Bowling Alley Shooting Illustrates Need For Active Shooter Insurance
The shooting outside a bowling alley in Buffalo, New York, happened in the early morning hours of June 9, 2018. Somebody killed a man sitting in his taxicab, the second shooting near the business in the past four months. A day later, officials from the city of Buffalo ordered the business closed through the Peace […]
Why They Attack — Report Explores Motivations in 2017 Mass Violence
Many of them had drug problems, mental health issues, and run-ins with the law. They were angry and wanted revenge. Most of them communicated their intentions before they attacked. All 28 were men. These facts represent common threads in 28 public mass attacks that erupted in the United States last year, killing 147 people and […]
Workplace Violence: Key Statistics
Workplace violence is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Workplace violence statistics are staggering: Each year, nearly 2 million American workers are victims of workplace violence, which was the 2nd leading cause […]
Professions Most at Risk for Workplace Violence
Two million Americans report suffering from workplace violence every year, making it the second leading cause of work-site deaths in the country (the leading cause is automobile accidents), according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Many more cases go unreported. The organization defines workplace violence as any act or threat of physical violence, […]
6 Hidden Costs of Workplace Violence
The initial costs of workplace violence may come and go in the space of a week or two, but once the bills for trauma care, funerals, and grief counseling get paid, a new set of costs starts taking its toll. These costs are considerably more difficult to quantify — much less anticipate or prevent — […]
PRIMA Talks Active Shooter Policies with McGowan’s Paul Marshall
How much does active-shooter insurance coverage cost? Why should policyholders conduct security reviews and vulnerability assessments? These are just two of the topics Paul Marshall, McGowan’s director of Active Shooter/Workplace Violence programs, addresses in a conversation on the PRIMA Podcast, produced by the Public Risk Management Association. “A lot of people think these policies are […]
