Is your benefits broker clueless?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Business Insurance, COBRA/State Continuation, Health Insurance, Start-Ups | No Comments »I am constantly amazed at the lack of detailed benefits knowledge exhibited by many of our competitors. Hiring a competent insurance broker makes good business sense. A well-informed broker will be able to guide you and your HR ...
Feel the Burn… Benefit Plan Selection for a Newly Funded Start-Up
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in Benefit Plan Design, Health Insurance, High-Tech Companies, Start-Ups | No Comments »Okay, so your bank account just went from 0 to 60 in Porsche Carrera GT kinda time. Sorry I just needed an excuse to post a video of a car that's so hot it's not even on Porsche's retail ...
Clearleap goes Cool!
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Benefit Plan Design, Health Insurance, High-Tech Companies, Start-Ups | No Comments »Two weeks ago, Deborah Michael and I spent some time with Braxton Jarratt and John Vecchio, two of the founders from Clearleap. I got to know John during his days at N2 Broadband (now Tandberg Television, an Ericsson company). ...
Key Person Insurance
Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Key Person Insurance, Life Insurance, Start-Ups | No Comments »I must thank Tony over at PeachSeedz for teeing one up for me. He must know that I've just started this blog! Key person insurance, in less politically correct times known as key man insurance, is designed to ...
Taking the Leap: What about my Health Insurance?
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in COBRA/State Continuation, Health Insurance, Start-Ups | No Comments »The January 2008 Consumer Reports magazine had a article on the challenges some people have finding health insurance (On their own, page 22). In it there is a story of a 55 year old man who had a liver ...
Compromised!
Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in Set-Up, Start-Ups | No Comments »Okay, now that my cover has been blown by Sanjay Parekh I guess I'll have to start writing some posts! Come back shortly as I'll be writing about how to attract and retain employees, insurance and start-ups, what to ...