Mail on MBA keeps asking for password

I have mail on my MBA, and iPad (Gen1). The iPad is rock-solid, but on my MBA I keep getting asked for my password. I have multiple mail accounts (incl Gmail and iCloud) but it is only my 2 work accounts that I get bumped out of all the time. This might happen 10-20 times a day, and then not happen for a month or two.
One of my colleagues told me 'you have multiple devices checking email and some programs not releasing the login after checking mail (iPad), a timeout or error is given during checking of email and hence a password prompt comes up because authentication failed.'
Appreciate any assistance on this one!

If your password is accepted, and Mail connects to the account, but you're prompted for the password repeatedly, take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. Note: these steps don't apply if the server rejects the password. That's a different problem.
Step 1
When prompted for the password, check the box marked Remember this password in my keychain.
Step 2
Check that the keychain is working.
Step 3
Check that the default keychain is unlocked.

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