by Insurance Board | Apr 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
by Heather Kimmel | published on Apr 5, 2022 Is your Local Church minister a W-2 employee, or an independent contractor that receives a Form 1099-NEC (nonemployment compensation) at the end of the year? Several recent inquiries to the Office of General Counsel...
by Insurance Board | Mar 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
When you have a legal question just knowing where to start can be one of the biggest hurdles to getting an answer. The introduction of Insurance Board’s Legal Helpline and Legal Corner webpage has made getting over that hurdle a lot easier. The Legal Helpline program...
by Insurance Board | Jan 13, 2020 | Building and Grounds, Emergency Preparedness, Employee/Volunteer/Board Management, Security and Crime
The tragic events of October 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh as well as recent similar tragedies, remind us that life is precious and that evil has the potential to find us anywhere, even in houses of worship. In times like these, there are few words that can describe the...
by Insurance Board | Oct 25, 2016 | Employee/Volunteer/Board Management, Security and Crime
Reduce the risk of fraud by creating a team that values solid internal controls! By Chris Lutes, an editorial advisor at Church Law & Tax Report. As the financial secretary of Corn Mennonite Brethren Church in Oklahoma, Ginnie Warkentin understands the need for...
by Insurance Board | Oct 25, 2016 | Building and Grounds, Emergency Preparedness, Fire Prevention
Through September of this year, we have had an unusually large number of significant fire losses this year. Some were preventable and some were not. Here are the causes of loss that led to the fires: The furnace room was being used as storage and some of the items...