Wallingford Business Insurance: Challenges with Marketing to Children Soft-drink producers have fallen under investigation in recent years for their marketing tactics. Many beverage producers, including Monster Beverage Company and 5-Hour Energy, have been accused of unfairly marketing their allegedly dangerous energy drinks to children. For over two years the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been cracking down on the … Read More
Boston Commercial Property Insurance: Business Interruption Recovery
Boston Commercial Property Insurance: Business Interruption Recovery The harsh and somewhat unexpected winter weather has left many businesses in the east facing situations they never have before. Severe winds, melting ice, and extreme cold temperatures can cause significant property damage for businesses. In the event of the extended downtime, especially during a winter storm, getting back on your feet can be … Read More
How to Implement a Successful Connecticut Employee Wellness Program
How to Implement a Successful Employee Wellness Program Some businesses may eliminate their employee wellness program or avoid starting one all-together to control their finances, without realizing that poor health among employees causes work absence, which can cost two to three times greater than the direct medical expenses for companies. Integrating a wellness program into your employee benefits will be … Read More
Wellness: The Dangers of Sitting Down
New Haven Business Insurance: Dangers of Sitting Down Many jobs increasingly require us to stay sedentary. Financial transactions that required trips to the bank can now be done wirelessly. Emails can be sent instead of walking to a coworker’s desk. While it is faster and more convenient, there’s a slight downside to the increasing number of hours spent sitting down- … Read More
Employee Wellness Plan: Americans Living, Working Longer
Employee Wellness Plan: Americans Living, Working Longer Americans are working longer and living longer than ever before. According to Newsmax, last year 18.5 percent of Americans 65 and older were still punching time clocks. Some simply like their jobs. Others are concerned with finances and the cost of retirement. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 13% of workers who … Read More
Connecticut Workers Compensation: Fighting Prescription Abuse
Connecticut Workers Compensation: Fighting Prescription Abuse Even with today’s decreased payrolls and difficulties in the job market, businesses still spend a lot of money on Workers Compensation. And a growing contributor to unnecessary healthcare and workers comp costs is the increasingly widespread abuse of prescription painkillers. The abuse of painkillers is an escalating problem. First, there are immediate health concerns. … Read More
Wallingford Business Insurance: How to Be an Effective Mentor
Wallingford, CT Business Insurance: How to Be an Effective Mentor Part of a successful business involves a team of dedicated skilled employees. As a business leader, part of your duties is to help employees grow and develop within the company. Not only will it improve your bottom line, developing young talent will help sustain the company for years to come. … Read More
Wallingford Business Insurance: Most People Don’t Make Eye Contact
Wallingford Business Insurance: Most People Don’t Make Eye Contact A man talking loudly on his phone in a restaurant; a sulky teenager hunched over their phone checking Facebook; a frantic business associate checking emails while walking down the hall to get coffee; these scenarios used to be taboo, rude even. Now, they’re commonplace across all ages and demographics. Smartphones have … Read More
Wallingford Business Insurance: Defining the Generations
Wallingford Business Insurance: Defining the Generations Two significant changes have altered the modern workforce. People are living longer. The average life expectancy of a U.S. citizen is 78.8 years. As a result, more older adults are working longer, pushing past the traditional retirement age of 65 years. And as the youngest generation of college graduates enter the work force, it created … Read More
Wallingford Health Insurance: Business Owners Weighing Both Sides
Wallingford Health Insurance: Business Owners Weighing Both Sides There is a lot of uncertainty about how the healthcare reforms will affect business owners as the changes begin to roll out, especially in terms of cost. Now required to provide health insurance for all employees, business owners are debating forgoing the health insurance and paying the fee. Under the Affordable Care … Read More