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As CEO of a non-traditional insurance brokerage and business advisory firm, I gotta live our mantra: Change the Game. My latest game changer involves giving up my office to my VP of Business Development so he can focus on growing our firm.
Health care is too expensive. But what can you do as an individual? While you aren’t going to be able to talk your way out of your premiums, you CAN start taking more control of your costs.
The future is social.
We've held a couple HNI University events on this topic, Advanced Recruiting in Transportation, and it's always been a huge success. We cover a wide range of topics related to driver recruiting with the growing shortage of qualified applicants including:
Of course, it’s much easier to talk about open communication and collaboration than to actually promote it in an organization. Several social media platforms are emerging that can do a great deal to foster this type of dialogue and with it, employee engagement.
The transportation industry depends heavily on independent contractors who own their own rigs and lease their services to motor carriers. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, for-hire trucks haul nearly 45 percent of the freight shipped around the U.S. Since trucking remains one of the most dangerous occupations, motor carriers who offer inadequate occupational accident coverage - or none at all - are exposing themselves and their independent contractors to risk.
A new wage tracking app has been released by the Department of Labor that allows hourly employees to record hours, breaks, and overtime pay. DOL-Timesheet is intended to empower workers to ensure that they’re getting paid correctly by their employer. The data gathered through this app could be used as evidence in wage and hour compliance cases, and may spark even more employees to file these type of suits.
A few weeks ago, Governor Scott Walker repealed many of the changes to Wisconsin insurance law that were made by his predecessor. Changes that were included in the 2009-2010 state budget that affected the auto insurance industry have been reversed. According to Wisconsin state law, these changes will go into full effect on the first day of the seventh month after publication, which in this case is November 1st.
In a time when unemployment rates threaten to top 10 percent, the transportation industry is currently facing the worst driver shortage it’s ever seen. Despite offering competitive wages, it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract qualified candidates to enter the industry.
Here is a frightening statistic: 75% of substance abusers are currently employed. When these same employees arrive for work, they don’t leave their problems at the door. It is no coincidence that industries with the highest rates of drug use are the same as those at a high risk for work injuries.
HNI works with high-performing companies to help them address the hidden risks in their business and avoid The Insurance Dependency Trap. This is done by proactively DE-RISKING their business so they can be less dependent on insurance.
HNI also offers the basic services of insurance and employee benefits. HNI has offices in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis.