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title: Insurance Blog | The Russell Agency, LLC in Southport, Connecticut
description: Read the Russell Insurance blog for local, interesting and up-to-date Connecticut insurance news.
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# INSURANCE BLOG

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[**State of Connecticut Mandates Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Businesses** — Under Connecticut law, employers with three or more employees must provide two hours of sexual harassment prevention training and education every 10 years. Any new hires must complete this training within six months of being hired. Employers with fewer than three employees must provide two hours of… — Feb 19, 2020](/blog/2020/state-of-connecticut-mandates-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-for-businesses)

[**House Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Address Reptitive Loss Properties** — Bipartisan legislation, the Repeated Flooded Communities Preparation Act,was introduced in the House of Representatives last week in an attempt to address repetitive loss properties covered by the National Flood Insurance Program. The act, a companion to the bipartisan S.2088, would require… — Feb 17, 2020](/blog/2020/house-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-address-reptitive-loss-properties)

[**The dangers of drunk driving** — In 2017, nearly 11,000 people in the United States died in motor vehicle crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $44 billion. — **What can I do to help reduce drunk-driving** **incidents?** — The best way to help curb the nation’s… — Feb 14, 2020](/blog/2020/the-dangers-of-drunk-driving)

[**What you should consider before changing auto insurers?** — Some of our customers have been prompted by TV commercials or mass-mail advertisements to consider switching their automobile insurance. Before saying “yes” to one of these proposals, we hope you will consider the following questions: — **What do you know about this** **insurer?** — Not all auto insurance… — Feb 12, 2020](/blog/2020/what-you-should-consider-before-changing-auto-insurers)

[**Choosing the Correct Fire Extinguisher Classification** — Fire extinguishers are classified by the type of fire that they will extinguish. There are five different fire extinguishers classifications. If the proper fire extinguisher class is not used there is a risk that the fire will not be suppressed. All fire extinguishers have classification labels to… — Feb 10, 2020](/blog/2020/choosing-the-correct-fire-extinguisher-classification)

[**5 Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips** — Every year, unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning (not linked to fires) sends 20,000 people to the emergency room and causes more than 4,000 hospitalizations. And, you might consider them the fortunate ones. CO also is responsible for more than 400 deaths in America each year, according to… — Feb 7, 2020](/blog/2020/5-carbon-monoxide-safety-tips)

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