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Publish Date: May 1, 2021
Author: Seubert
Tags: Blog - SeubertU

Risk Advisor: May 2021

These monthly newsletters, broken down by industry, feature timely information about workplace safety, compliance and risk management issues. Click on the title to read the full edition of a newsletter.

Commercial Risk Advisor

This month’s issue focuses on commercial building spring maintenance and the impact of telematics on commercial auto insurance.

 

Construction Risk Advisor

This month’s newsletter outlines FAQs for the upcoming National Safety Stand-down to Prevent Falls in Construction.

 

Trucking Risk Advisor

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently released its 2021 Enforcement Update. In it, the FMCSA highlighted a number of insights regarding hours of service (HOS) violations, shedding some light on how the revised HOS rules—which went into effect September 29, 2020—impacted enforcement actions. Learn more in this month’s newsletter.

Recent News

Dawn Boland Leads at CLM Claims College 2025

At Seubert, excellence is in everything we do! Our Claims Manager, Dawn Boland, CPCU just got back from CLM Claims College, where she collaborated and shared ideas with the best in the industry.

Employee Spotlight: Vanessa McElroy

Please join us in welcoming Vanessa McElroy to the Seubert Team! Vanessa joins Seubert’s Administrative Department as an Executive Administrative Assistant in our Pittsburgh office.

OSHA Announces Top 10 Violations for 2025

OSHA recently revealed its top 10 most frequently cited standards in the 2025 fiscal year using preliminary data.

IRS Releases Health FSA and Qualified Transportation Limits for 2026

On Oct. 9, 2025, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2025-32, which includes 2026’s inflation-adjusted limits for health FSAs.

Adjusting to Daylight Saving Time

Most of the United States shifts between standard and daylight saving time (DST) each year in an effort to “save” natural light. Clocks will get set one hour back on Sunday, Nov. 2, when the DST period ends.

Why Health Care Costs Are Increasing in 2026

Health care costs have been growing at an alarming rate in recent years, and they’re not slowing down. Surveys project that U.S. health care costs are likely to increase by 6.5% to, in many cases, over 10% in 2026.