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	How Old Do I Have to be to be Grandfathered? Renee' Kuhs, Compliance Attorney When health care reform was passed, we were all assured that we’d be able to keep our health insurance if we wanted. You shouldn’t be surprised when I say that “It’s not that simple.” More>>	Post: July 26, 2010

	Asset Protection & Vacancy Clauses: Side Effects of the Economic Downturn Jodi Mathy, Post Loss Specialist When faced with economic downturn, especially related to downsizing, many Executives cite concerns surrounding human resource issues. While these are very important concerns, there is one exposure that is often overlooked. Are our assets still protected? More>>	Post: June 14, 2010

	How to make a "deposit" into your incentive plan Chad Tisonik, CSP, CHCM Associate Vice President Whether trying to lower health care and workers’ compensation costs or attempting to increase quality and productivity, the key factor in success or failure lies in the hands of your employee’s individual behavior. More>>	Post: June 2, 2010

	Top 10 Workers Compensation Claim Handling Mistakes Jodi Mathy, Post Loss Specialist Mistakes are measured in time and dollars. Makes sure you avoid these 10 mistakes. 1. Failure to Make a Timely Report of the Claim. More>>	Post: May 1, 2010

	What is your Total Cost of Risk? Chad Tisonik, CSP, CHCM Associate Vice President Most businesses never consider their Total Cost of Risk as a driver of profit. First, you may not be too sure how to calculate it. Second, the number may not be understandable or worse yet, you may define it as solely your insurance premium. More>>	Post: April 23, 2010

	I'm Not Delusional Mike Natalizio, President and CEO Perhaps you started your business to gain freedom, wealth or just do what you love to do. Perhaps you worked your way up the ladder to be a leader in an organization with responsibility and meaning. But something happened along the way More>>	Post: April 5, 2010
	Don't Hire That Claim Jodi Mathy, Post Loss Specialist The market is flooded with great individuals that possess the qualifications your organization needs. In order to fill a vacancy, More>>	Post: March 26, 2010

	Avoiding the Top 10 Transportation Brokerage Traps Cyndi Gustavson, Account Executive In today's litigious society, we have to do all we can to minimize our exposure from a lawsuit and still run our business. More>>	Post: March 26, 2010

	The Company Picnic: Voluntary Fun v. Mandated Risk Jodi Mathy, Post Loss Specialist It has been a long winter and you would like to show your employees just how much you have appreciated their hard work this past year. More>>	Post: March 24, 2010

	Basically, my business has this problem. . . Mike Natalizio, President and CEO This image is being released today on the back cover of the Biz Times. It's the first reveal of the "how most insurance works" series. More>>	Post: March 19, 2010

	The CUBE GRENADE Mike Natalizio, President and CEO Being introduced to Hugh MacCleod at a social media conference opened my eyes to the cube grenade. More>>	Post: March 19, 2010

	Playing it Safe Mike Natalizio, President and CEO The game today is all about changing the game. Competing head-to-head on products and services can commoditize your business. More>>	Post: March 5, 2010

	Managing the Migration Dan Baker, National Speaker for Truckers The old adage that you can’t put your foot in the same river twice still holds true. Yes, our current day and time is the same river, but it certainly has a lot of new fish in it. More>>	Post: February 11, 2010

	What messages are your troops getting? Chad Tisonik, CSP, CHCM Associate Vice President Is your workforce getting mixed messages? If so, it could be the difference between being in the red or black. More>>	Post: January 26, 2010