Is this the worlds longest running standard? The US standard railroad gauge (width between two rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England and the US railroads were built by English expatriates. Why did the English build them like that? …

Covid-19 has disrupted everybody’s lives, but at Shieldhub, we are determined to help restore some sense of normality — and that means getting people back to work. We are doing everything we can to help people get hired, starting with the background check process. Shieldhub Is Working to Keep the…

Can you afford to take the risk? Risk is always a factor when you employ somebody to work closely with a customer — particularly in the customer’s home. The risk is minimized when your company employs staff you have vetted and chosen for the role, but many companies rely on third-party contractors to carry out services on…

When the Shieldhub team attended the Property Insurance Restoration Conference (PIRC) in 2018, those involved in the insurance industry were concerned that the absence of an industry-standard had prompted inconsistency among insurance companies and TPAs. At the time, PIRC was seeking to establish a forum for everyone in the insurance…

Efforts to establish consensus on standards and conformity have been helping to streamline markets and save money for organizations for decades. One example is the mortgage field servicing industry, which introduced a standard background check in 2013 to ensure that all field servicers were assessed to an industry standard, eliminating…