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• HB7: Workers' Compensation Relief for Insurers, Employers

  BNET - 2005-10-07

  Texas employers pay the third highest workers' compensation insurance rates in the nation, state officials say. It's no surprise, then, that the percentage of employers who purchase the coverage has declined throughout the years. The Texas Department of Insurance reports that about 62 percent of employers now carry it. Business...

  Tags: Compensation, American City Business Journals Inc., Employer, Worker, Benefits, Insurance, Financial Planning, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance

• Does Your Business Have Adequate Commercial Property Insurance?

  BNET - 2005-04-01

  At a bare minimum, businesses need to insure their properties and their inventory, and they should secure workers' compensation insurance if there are employees. Even businesses that rent their buildings need to insure the space so that, in the event of a fire, flood or other disaster, the contents of...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Commercial Property, Insurance, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Benefits, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Human Resources

• Terrorism Worries Pushing Insurance Premiums Higher

  BNET - 2004-12-10

  CSC Associates LP, the partnership between Cousins Properties Inc. and C&S Premises that owns Midtown's Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, paid $834,000 in 2003 for insurance coverage of the Southeast's tallest edifice, according to Cousins' annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That is up from $653,000 in...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Terrorism, Insurance, Homeland Security, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Government, Finance

• Providing It All

  BNET - 2003-12-15

  From the executive summary: ‘Earlier, there were financial services companies, there were banks, insurance companies, stock brokerages, and accounting firms. They occupied comfortable, well-defined little pigeonholes. Defining banking, insurance, investing, and accounting is not as simple as it was. Regulatory barriers that formerly separated and identified them have virtually disappeared.'...

  Tags: Accounting, American City Business Journals Inc., Financial Planning, Insurance, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

• Accounting Firms Say Implications Of Sarbanes-Oxley Still Unfolding

  BNET - 2003-03-28

  From the executive summary: ‘Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires great diligence on the part of every corporation to ensure that their accounting practices are correct and their statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the public are accurate. The Act also requires an independent audit committee to oversee the aforesaid activity....

  Tags: Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, American City Business Journals Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Operational Accounting, Insurance, Financial Services, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

• A Sense Of Security: Business Insurance Can Help Entrepreneurs

  BNET - 2001-11-02

  From the executive summary: ‘Insurance premiums may seem high to business owners, but the cost of not being insured can be even higher. In fact, insurance is not something that an entrepreneur can afford to ignore. Commercial general liability insurance covers bodily injury, property damage, advertising liability, and personal injury,...

  Tags: Security, American City Business Journals Inc., Insurance, Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Management, Finance

• When Disaster Strikes: Owners And Employees Can Face Extra Trauma If There's Little Or No Business Interruption Insurance

  BNET - 2001-10-12

  From the executive summary: ‘Business interruption insurance provides coverage for a business owner if the business is destroyed or damaged because a disaster hits. The coverage gives the business owner a way to cover the costs of finding a new site for the business. It helps pay employees and other...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance

• Expiring Terrorism Insurance Act Threatens to Leave Businesses Exposed

  BNET

  The federal government's agreement to back companies that offer terrorism insurance expires at the end of the year, bringing the prospect of sky-high premiums and scarce coverage for local companies in 2006. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, was enacted three years ago in the wake of Sept. 11...

  Tags: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, American City Business Journals Inc., Terrorism Insurance, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Corporate Insurance, Insurance, Regulations, Government, Business Operations

• Terror Insurance Lures a Few

  BNET

  Bay Area companies are buying terrorism insurance in greater numbers than counterparts in some parts of the country - excluding hot spots such as New York City and Washington, D.C. - but sales are less than robust. In fact, industry sources say many businesses in the region have simply determined...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Insurance, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Business Operations, Government, Sales, Management

• Insurance: Half U.S. Businesses Lack Terrorism Insurance

  BNET

  The total insured-property losses from the September 11 terrorist attacks are expected to hit more than $40 billion, according to the Insurance Information Institute, a nonprofit organization supported by the property and casualty insurance industry. As the costliest U.S. catastrophe to date, the September 11 terrorist attacks surpassed the insured...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Terrorism Insurance, Terrorism, Terrorist Attack, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Government, Finance