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Category Archives: Business Continuity
Hurricanes, tornadoes, derecho’s – are you prepared for what may come this storm season?
Is your entity one of the 66 percent of VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) members without a business continuity plan in place? Do you know where you would conduct business in the event your building was to become uninhabitable? Do you … Continue reading
Partnership is the focus of the VMLIP 2011 – 2012 Annual Report
The VMLIP 2011 – 2012 Annual Report is now available online. The theme of this year’s report is partnership. Inside, in addition to financial information, readers will find information on how Virginia’s local governmental entities joined together in risk management … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Law Enforcement, Property & Liability, VMLIP News
Tagged Agility, Agility Recovery Solutions, annual report, body cameras, City of Poquoson, Hollie Cammarasana, law enforcement, Steve Craig, Town of Louisa, Town of Mineral, VEHO Muvi, Virginia earthquake, VML Insurance Programs, VMLIP
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Overview: Boiler and Machinery Coverage
Boiler and Machinery coverage isn’t on the forefront of most people’s minds. It is the type of coverage that we only think about when something goes wrong. To lessen the chance of something going wrong, the Commonwealth of Virginia has … Continue reading
Poquoson opens new public works building after 2011 Thanksgiving fire
Nearly a year after a Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the City of Poquoson’s public works facility, city officials, employees and representatives from VML Insurance Programs gathered on Nov. 14 to dedicate a new public works building. The fire began last … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Property & Liability, VMLIP News
Tagged Agility Recovery, business continuity, City of Poquoson, Greg Dickie, insurance, Mayor Hunt, property and liability, property coverage, public works, Thanksgiving Day fire, Tracey Dunlap, VACorp, Virginia, VML Insurance Programs, VMLIP
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Is your entity prepared for hurricane season?
Earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes – “oh my.” Last year in Virginia we experienced each of these. Hurricane season started June 1, and while the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a near-normal hurricane season this year, “near-normal” still means … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Property & Liability, Safety, Weather
Tagged Agility, Agility Recovery Solutions, business continuity, hurricane, hurricane preparedness, VACorp, VDEM, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Virginia Municipal League, VML Insurance Programs, VMLIP
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Tornadoes: Is your entity prepared?
Between Feb. 28 and March 3 two storms delivered numerous tornadoes throughout the United States, including an EF1 tornado with 86 – 110 mph winds which struck the Ewing area of Lee County in Southwest Virginia. The storms pushed through … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Property & Liability, Safety
Tagged Agility, Agility Recovery Solutions, business continuity, insurance, tornado, tornado drill, tornado preparedness day, VDEM, Virginia, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Virginia Municipal League, VML Insurance Programs, VMLIP
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City of Poquoson utilizes business recovery services through Agility
More often than not property damage from fires is predominantly a result of water damage from putting the fire out. This was the case for the City of Poquoson. A fire on Thanksgiving day began in the ceiling around the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Property & Liability, VMLIP News
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