Taking a stand for safety
March 1, 2004 By LP Gas
We all admire those who take a stand, as long as they’re not in our way.
Read More Heart smart
March 1, 2004 By LP Gas
If you think that offering health insurance to your employees is the only thing you need to do for their health, think again. Each year, employee health problems cost American employers a fortune in spiraling health insurance costs, absenteeism and lost productivity.
Read More Health plan reimbursements expand
January 1, 2004 By LP Gas
The IRS recently ruled that group health plans – including flexible spending arrangements and health reimbursement arrangements – are permitted to reimburse participants for certain over-the-counter medicines such as antacids, pain relievers, allergy medications, and cold medicine.
Read More The truth about insurance premiums
November 1, 2003 By LP Gas
At my last association presentation, one of the attendees had the following double question: “What’s going on with insurance premiums, and what can we do about it?â€Great questions.
Read More What’s Ailing Workers Comp?
October 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Anyone who has recently tried to purchase commercial insurance knows the surprise: Rates have skyrocketed. In simple terms, the commercial insurance industry is in the midst of what is called a "hard market," meaning that the traditional competition-based price-cutting used by carriers to gain new business no longer exists. Instead, the focus is on raising rates to try to rebuild sagging profits.
Read More Will rising health care costs cripple your business?
July 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Mike Matthews was on the job one day last year when he felt a repeat of an odd feeling in his chest. The same discomfort also had taken place the day before. Now, he wondered whether it could be serious.
Read More Insurance alternatives under study
March 1, 2003 By LP Gas
When there is financial squeezing going on, most fingers are pointed in opposite directions. One only has to read the long list of attorneys, cause and origin experts, marketers, suppliers and defendants down stream from liability to recognize that interests are being protected at all levels.
Read More Saving the family-owned business
December 1, 2002 By LP Gas
The family business and the family farm are not only a nostalgic partof our nation’s history, but a critical part of our national economy. That’swhy perpetuating the family business is such a crucial goal for so manypropane company owners across the nation.
Read More Is your insurance dead on arrival?
September 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Please don’t read this month’s comments as a slam against insuranceagents. If you do, you have missed the point.
Read More Insurance woes mount
April 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Propane retailers nationwide are howling about skyrocketing insurance premiums, particularly on the heels of yet another warm winter that is choking cash flow.
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