Arbella begins offering an unusual type of insurance — cyberbullying
By Greg Ryan
The Arbella Insurance Group is now offering insurance that covers costs that families pay when a child or other family member is the victim of cybThe continuing problem of school bullyingerbullying, becoming one of the first insurers to do so in Massachusetts.
The cyberbullying insurance is part of a broader product that covers consumers for a range of cyberthreats, including ransomware attacks and data breaches. Quincy-based Arbella began making the cyber coverage available in Massachusetts this month, as an optional addition on its homeowners’ and renters’ insurance policies.
To gain $25,000 worth of coverage, policyholders can pay $42 a year, or to gain $50,000 worth of coverage, $52 a year.
The larger cyber coverage is, in and of itself, a rare offering to consumers, though it’s more common for businesses.
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FHExpo18: Bullying in the Firehouse
by JANELLE FOSKETT
Bullying has become a hot topic in the fire service, as more and more members are coming forward with stories of negative workplace behaviors that have impacted their lives. In his Firehouse Expo session “Workplace Bullying in the Firehouse,” Durham, NH, Fire Department Assistant Chief David Emanuel defined workplace bullying and characteristics; identified potential impacts of bullying on targets, bystanders and organizations; and offered mitigation strategies and tactics to reduce workplace bullying.
Defining the problem
Emanuel started with a simple definition of bullying from the U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA: “Any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. It ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assault and even homicide. It can affect and involve employees, clients, customers, and visitors.”
Emanuel added that workplace bullying can include abusive conduct that involves interference or sabotage, preventing work from being completed, and even acts of omission, such as withholding resources.
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The continuing problem of school bullying
The Japan Times
The alarming jump in the number of reported cases of bullying at schools nationwide — a record 414,378 in fiscal 2017, up 91,235 from the previous year — is attributed to greater efforts by teachers and school officials to identify even minor cases and take early action to prevent them from escalating into serious damage to the victims. At the same time, the number of grave cases in which bullying victims suffered severe physical or psychological damage also rose, reaching 474, up 78 from the year before. Ten of the 250 schoolchildren who took their own lives last year were found to have suffered from bullying at school. Bullying continues to be a grave problem that needs urgent attention and action.
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