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Small businesses, due to their size and relative vulnerability, need to protect themselves with insurance.

Cynthia Tester, a former lawyer, is currently facing a $2 million malpractice lawsuit from her ex-client, Christine Ferer, who alleges Tester failed to adequately represent her during a lawsuit against Fenton Construction.

The Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York will be the location for Business Insurance’s 2012 Risk Management Summit taking place February 29-March 1.

While small business owners have to juggle many tasks, it’s important to continually be assessing risk and purchasing the right type of insurance coverages, which can protect them from liability claims, a Phoenix law firm recently reminded entrepreneurs.

According to a 2011 Office Team survey, 46 percent of employees across the United States said they have worked for an unreasonable boss, while 59 percent of those employees remained at the job, whether they confronted the issue or not.

Acknowledging the importance of cybersecurity, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently composed a letter to U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue about the necessary legislation to support the fight against cybercrime.

Risk management is becoming increasingly important for businesses across the United States, due to property insurance risks faced by businesses.

A recent report conducted by CDW Government LLC found federal employees are relying upon mobile devices to help them become more productive in the workplace, with more than 50 percent of federal employees using at least one mobile device while working.

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse recently reported there were 535 security breaches it recorded in 2011, and it highlighted some of the most significant breaches in the United States.

With the risk of cybercrime continuing to grow, many large business are bringing on an in-house security team to fight back against hackers, reported Entrepreneur magazine.