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Ready, Set, Recover: Building a Crisis-Ready Workplace
Natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires can strike with little warning, bringing business operations to a halt and deeply affecting the lives of employees. In recent years, we’ve seen how quickly a crisis can disrupt not just infrastructure
Building Resilience into Construction Contracts Before Hurricane Season
In Florida and other hurricane-prone areas of the Gulf Coast and Southeast, hurricane preparation is part of the job. For construction projects, the risks are immediate and costly: Unfinished structures, unsecured materials, and critical-path equipment can be destroyed in hours.
How Small Businesses Can Prepare and Recover from a Natural Disaster
Preparing for a natural disaster is crucial for all businesses, but a small business may face unique challenges such as document loss, remote work, and recovery.
Preventing Document Loss
From tax documents to employee records, keeping documents from being lost
Storm Ready, Rule Steady: What To Know About LDEQ’s Emergency Declarations in the Face of Hurricane Season
As hurricanes pose increasing threats to Louisiana’s industrial infrastructure, it is essential for industry managers and executives to understand the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (LDEQ) emergency declaration process. These declarations are not merely procedural — they carry significant operational,
Texas Floods Emergency Response: A Review of Intergovernmental Emergency Coordination
The devastating floods that struck Texas in July provide an example of how emergency management and intergovernmental coordination operate under extreme conditions. As torrential rainfall triggered catastrophic flooding across multiple counties beginning on July 2, the response highlighted disaster response
An Ounce of Prevention: Draft Contracts with Pre and Post-Storm Considerations
The 2025 hurricane season is projected to be more active than prior years’ seasons. Hence, it is important that companies operating facilities that could be impacted ensure that they have proper disaster preparedness plans in place. While proper disaster preparedness
How to Build a Strong Business Interruption Claim: A Practical Guide
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1, and the TSR (Tropical Storm Risk) forecast is for 8 hurricanes, of which 4 may be intense, and 16 tropical storms. This season is forecasted to exceed the statistical norms.
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Planning for a Catastrophe – Why Every Maritime Business Needs a Plan
In the high-stakes world of maritime operations, preparation isn’t optional—it’s critical. From hurricanes and oil spills to onboard fires and equipment failures, emergencies can strike without warning. The consequences of being unprepared—financial, legal, operational, and reputational—can be devastating.
NOAA Expects Busier-Than-Normal 2025 Hurricane Season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season predicts an above-normal season with a 60% chance of exceeding typical storm activity between June 1 and November 30. Forecasters anticipate 13 to 19