Title:
Small Business Is Latest Focus In Health Fight
Source: New
York Times
Author: Reed Abelson
Date: 7/10/2008
Summary: "As
the number of people without health insurance continues to rise, many
states and Congress have begun to focus on one of the biggest causes.."Read
more
Title: Insurance Often Overlooked By Small Firms
Source: Los
Angeles Times
Author: Joyce M. Rosenberg
Date: 3/31/2008
Summary: "Buying
insurance is crucial for a small company, but it's often overlooked
or given short shrift.."Read
more
Title:
Stressed Out!! Why Combating Stress Is An Employment Relations Issue
Source: Chubb
Author: N/A
Date: 3/30/2008
Summary: "A
new CareerBuilder.com survey estimates that 75% to 95% of all doctor
visits are stress-related...."Read
more
Title:
Their Blackberries-Your Problem
Source: Workforce
Management
Author: Zachary A. Hummel
Date: 3/28/2008
Summary: "However
much employers want to provide access to their technology systems
for business convenience or necessity, they also have legitimate interests
in preventing their misuse.."Read
more
Title:
Don't Cut Corners On Insurance For Your Company
Source: TCPalm
Author: Stephen Windhaus
Date: 1/18/2008
Summary: "Over
the years, many of my clients have purposely excluded insurance expense
in the business planning process.."Read
more
Title:
Businesses Face Higher Insurance Rates
Source: Hartford
Courant
Author: Diane Levick
Date: 10/16/2007
Summary: "Many Connecticut employers could see
rate increases averaging 3.4 percent for workers' compensation insurance
next year, but businesses in a special pool may face smaller increases
on average....."Read
more
Title:
Protecting Employees' Social Security Numbers
Source: NFIB
Author: Beth Gaudio
Date: 9/18/2007
Summary: "Identity theft is an ever-present
danger to Americans across the country, since we all live in an increasingly
digital world...."Read
more
Title:
Property/Casualty Insurance Vital To Firms' Health
Source: South
Florida Business Journal
Author: Tracy Carbasho
Date: 8/31/2007
Summary: "The most valuable tool in any company's
arsenal against unexpected events is a good property/casualty insurance
policy with appropriate coverage...."Read
more
Title:
A Solution To The Insurance Crisis?
Source: CNNMoney.com
Author: Jeanne Lee wit Brandi Stewart
Date: 8/15/2007
Summary: "Fed up with soaring premiums, canceled
coverage, and random underwriting rules, small companies are banding
together to self-insure..."Read
more
Title:
Small Businesses Seek Protection From Landslide of Legal Issues
Source: Business
First
Author: Kent Hoover
Date: 6/8/2007
Summary: "Lawsuits and the fear of being sued
cost small businesses $98 billion a year, according to a new study
by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform..."Read
more
Title:
Firms Can Insure Crucial Members
Source: Miami
Herald.com
Author: Miami Herald Staff & Wire Report
Date: 6/4/2007
Summary: "Key-person insurance can save a small
business if an owner or another crucial employee dies...."Read
more
Title:
New 'GREEN' Captive Insurer Promises Savings For Eco-Friendly Businesses
Source: Insurance
Journal
Author: N/A
Date: 5/22/2007
Summary: "Plans are in place for what its creators
say will be the first captive insurance program designed exclusively
for companies that are committed to sustainable business practices
such as using renewable energy and producing environmentally friendly
products...."Read
more
Title:
Study: Obese Workers Drive Up Workers Compensation Costs
Source: Insurance
Journal
Author: N/A
Date: 4/25/2007
Summary: "Gaining too much weight can be as
bad for an employer's bottom line as it is for a person's waistline...."Read
more
Title:
Errors & Omissions Insurance: It's Not Just for Service &
Technology Firms Anymore
Source: Chubb
Author: N/A
Date: 3/28/2007
Summary: "Gone are the days when only select
"professionals" needed professional liability insurance
like errors & omissions...."Read
more
Title:
Check Up on Your Insurance
Source: MSNBC
Author: Jacquelyn Lynn
Date: 2/28/2007
Summary: "Insurance isn’t just another
expense--it’s an essential element of most businesses and, when
properly managed, can make a positive contribution to your business’s
bottom line...."Read
more
Title:
US Ruling Puts New Limits on Punitive Damages
Source: FT.com
Author: Patti Waldmeir
Date: 2/20/2007
Summary: "The US Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed
new constitutional limits on some court damages awards, but stopped
short of the tough clampdown sought by the US business community...."Read
more
Title:
Narrowing of the Gender Pay Gap Stalls
Source: Chubb.com
Author: N/A
Date: 2/20/2007
Summary: "Data from the Department of Labor
(DOL) reveals that in recent years women have not gained as much ground
in achieving equal pay with men as they did in the 1980s and early
1990s..."Read
more
Title:
Wage & Hour Litigation-The Rocky Road Ahead
Source: Chubb.com
Author: Jack
McCalmon
Date: 2/20/2007
Summary: "Wal-Mart has agreed to pay over $33
million in back wages, plus interest, to employees who worked for
the company from February 1, 2002 to Jan. 19, 2007..."Read
more
Title:
Individual Savings are Down. What Does That Mean for Employers?
Source: Chubb.com
Author: N/A
Date: 2/14/2007
Summary: "Last year the American personal savings
rate ended in the negative zone and was the lowest since the Great
Depression..."Read
more
Title:
Protecting Yourself When You're Self-Employed
Source: Yahoo.com
Author: Suze
Orman
Date: 2/09/2007
Summary: "A new study conducted by the nonprofit
Institute for the Future reports that more of us will turn to self-employment
in the future..."Read
more
Title:
Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Up in the Air
Source: InsuranceNewsNet,
Inc
Author: N/A
Date: 2/12/2007
Summary: "Right after 9/11, it was estimated
that more than $15 billion in real estate transactions were canceled
or frozen because owners and investors could not get insurance protection..."Read
more
Title:
Tech Experts Plot to Catch Identity Thieves
Source: USA
Today
Author: Jon Swartz
Date: 2/9/2007
Summary: "The topic of data protection stole
the show at the RSA Conference on computer security here this week.
...."Read
more
Title:
Eight Insurance Solutions for Private Companies
Source: Chubb
Author: Chubb
Date: 2/2/2007
Summary: "Managing a private company has its
risks. Every decision has the potential for an upside and a downside...."Read
more
Title:
Employment Practices Liability Insurance
Source: Chubb
Author: Chubb
Date: 2/2/2007
Summary: "Even the smallest employee dispute
can turn into an expensive litigation...."Read
more
Title:
CNA to Offer Small Business EPL Package
Source: Insurance
Journal
Author: N/A
Date: 1/10/2007
Summary: "Targeting companies with less than
50 employees and $10 million in assets, Epack EZ offers a stand alone
employment practice liability (EPL) policy or combination EPL, directors
and officers and fiduciary policy ...."Read
more
Title:
Business Insurance
Source: Best
Syndication
Author: Adrian Dunbaker
Date: 12/18/2006
Summary: "There is no denying the fact that
success of a business depends on the hard work of the team, but one
disaster can wipe out your efforts and bring down the profits to dust...."Read
more
Title:
Column: IRS Pushes Small Biz to E-File
Source: Washington
Post
Author: Joyce M. Rosenberg
Date: 10/4/2006
Summary: "In just a few months, many small-to-medium
sized corporations will be required to join a growing trend: E-filing...."Read
more
Title:
Insurers/Business Ready to Fight to Keep Federal Backing of Terrorism
Coverage
Source: NY
Times
Author: Joseph B. Treaster
Date: 9/29/2006
Summary: "Insurance and business groups are
gearing up for a battle to preserve a government program that would
cover most of the losses from another major terrorist attack....."Read
more
Title: Column: Small Biz Find
Slowdown Antidote
Source: Washington
Post
Author: Joyce M. Rosenberg
Date: 9/27/2006
Summary: "With growing evidence that the economy
is slowing, many savvy small business owners have adopted strategies
that will help their companies weather a downturn...."Read
more
Title: Mild Year for Hurricanes
Lets Insurers Pad Reserves
Source: Business
Journal
Author: Annmarie Franczyk
Date: 9/22/2006
Summary: "Mother Nature's relative kindness
to property owners so far this hurricane season is unlikely to have
much impact on insurance rates...."Read
more
Title:
EU Outsource Rule to Impact US Global Insurers
Source: National
Underwriter
Author: Daniel Hays
Date: 9/14/2006
Summary: "US insurers operating in the European
Union by November will face difficult new regulatory restrictions
on their outsourcing operations, warns an international law firm...."Read
more
Title:
Cutting Back on Insurance Can Prove Unwise
Source: South
Florida The Business Journal
Author: C. Richard Cotton
Date: 8/4/2006
Summary: "Insurance. It might as well be a four-letter
word. For anyone running a business, about to open a business or even
just thinking about opening a business, insurance is indeed a four-letter
word. It's a "must..."Read
more
Title:
Rock 'Til You Drop
Source: Newsweek
Author: Jennifer Ordonez
Date: Fall 2005
Summary: "Rock's 'heritage acts' are still the
biggest concert draws. But when they pull up lame, insurers can be
left holding the bag..."Read
more
Title: Hooking up With Wi-Fi:
6 Things to Know
Source: MSN.com
Author: Kim Komando
Date: 4/14/2004
Summary: "Whether you're out of town on business
or pleasure, there's still usually stuff to deal with Back at the
office..."Read
more
Title: The Threat of The Job-Is-Worth-Less Recovery
Source: MSN
Money
Author: Jim
Jubak
Date: 10/24/2003
Summary: "Yes, jobs are finally being created, but U.S. workers
will find their incomes increasingly pressured by lower wages, higher
benefit fees and global competition..."Read
more
Title: Secrets You Can Keep From Your
Employers
Source: MSN
Money
Author: Liz
Pulliam Weston
Date: 8/18/2003
Summary: "An employer's background check can dig up some pretty
embarrassing dirt, but how much it will miss may be the biggest surprise
of all..."Read
more
Title: Protect Your Business: 7 Types of Insurance
Coverage
Source: BCentral.com
Author: Jeff
Wuorio
Date: 6/25/2003
Summary: "Starting a small business is all about possibilities,
optimism and promise. But it should also be time for ensuring protection
and security.."Read
more
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