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Offering Life Insurance to Your Employees

For many people, life insurance is an afterthought. Those that do apply for it are often faced with mountains of paperwork and the prospects of...

Insurance Policies & Claims

Understanding Risk Management

Managing business risk means managing the protection of your employees, customers, property, information and the environment. Formal business risk...

Employee Insurance

How Much Can I Ask Employees to Pay for Insurance?

On average, small businesses pay 75 percent to 100 percent of the total insurance cost for their employees and zero to 50 percent of the cost for...

Health Insurance

How Many Health Insurance Options Do Employees Really Need?

Two health insurance options are usually sufficient for most start-up organizations. Give employees a choice between a health maintenance...

Business News

Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase

With talk of cleanup 'scaleback' and some fishing areas opening, spill may be near new phase

Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan

Obama sells good news story of government's auto bailout in Michigan

Time to scrap BP brand? Gas-station owners divided

Keep BP sunflower or bring back Amoco torch? Some gas-station owners think rebranding needed

Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration

Obama administration considers going around Congress to let illegal immigrants stay in US