Whether you are participating in a training program as a student or instructor – to include those who instruct on a part-time basis as contractors or sub-contractors – being adequately protected by the training providers’ (or in terms of a multi-tiered contractual relationship, by the Prime Contractors’) insurance is of the utmost importance. No one […]
Caveat Emptor, Part 2: Vicarious Liability and the Prime Contractor*
When we think of the phrase Caveat Emptor, which is Latin for “Buyer Beware”, we typically think about the risks associated with business transactions that transpire directly between sellers or service providers and consumers. But in the protection profession, where multi-tiered contractual relationships are the norm, the legal doctrine of vicarious liability – a strict […]
Rental Vehicles and Secure Transportation; Best Practices for a Less-Than-Perfect Solution
As is often the case, during one of our most recent Protective/Evasive Driving courses an interesting side bar discussion arose from a question posed by one of our students. In turn, that informal conversation led to a more in-depth discussion that some might not see as being valuable or, for that matter, valid. In reality, […]
Perk or Prerequisite; the Security Driver from a Business Perspective
Of the various and sundry perks commonly afforded executives, none seems to draw the ire of some, or appear any more ostentatious to others, than the executive driver. We need only look back to 2009 when former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle was forced to withdraw his name from consideration for the cabinet-level post of Secretary […]