Most Texas homeowners never have to think about wind insurance, it’s included with their home policy. When you see the wind / hail deductible listed with an amount or percentage next to it, this indicates your home policy covers it. Those Texans who own homes along our Gulf Coast, however, do need to think about wind insurance. Many home insurance companies don’t include wind coverage so those homeowners have to look elsewhere for this coverage.
Many teens will be getting their first driver’s license and have the opportunity to drive on their own. Even if it’s to chauffer a younger sibling to ball practice or run to the store to pick up some last minute item for that night’s dinner, they are driving! What most don’t realize is summer is one of the most deadly times for teen drivers.
Tropical Storm Colin serves as a great reminder for Texas homeowners to take a few minutes to perform an insurance review that’s focused on hurricanes and the type of claims that occur. To help with that, let’s delineate who and what needs to be reviewed by tiers and the type of coverage.
If a person is truly an employee under the new DOL interpretation, then the implications for business owners are huge; their employment status will need to be changed if they are part time workers, taxes withheld, unemployment collected, and the determination whether or not to extend benefits…
The 2016 hurricane season starts tomorrow. It runs from June 1 through the end of November. Some forecasters are predicting the 2016 season could be the biggest since 2012 with 10 to 16 tropical storms and 4 to 8 hurricanes with 1 to 4 reaching major storm status.
You have just started your small business, or business is really taking off and you need help meeting your customers’ demands. Success depends in large part upon workers, consultants, vendors or other businesses you hire to help you. But what about cost? Maybe you can save money and effort by hiring an independent contractor?!
