July 2015

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] In New England, we pride ourselves on our independence. That Yankee trait often includes our work status. “I work for myself!” may be a proud declaration but do you really work for yourself in the eyes of the law? In Maine, seven steps...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The insurance industry often is made out to be the boogie man when it comes to responding to claims. If you believed all the ads that question the sincerity and character of insurance professionals, you’d think nary a dollar was spent to settle...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Let’s start with a fact: In a 2009 study by Javelin Strategy & Research, 38 percent of identity theft victims said “the perpetrator had obtained their Social Security number and used it in the crime.” Identity thieves are getting bolder and better at...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]This may be the smartest and hardest conversation you ever have about your future. Click here to listen to Rob Lowe, Maria Shriver and others talk about the personal reasons to learn more about long term care. If it moves you, call Kerry...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] In recent years, some very high-profile thefts by employees and professionals have occurred in New England. These have been highly sophisticated and very costly schemes that took place in just a click of the mouse or over several years. The lure of extra...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] What’s the normal posture of a teenager these days? Hint: This position once was known as the BlackBerry prayer. Head down, back and neck curved, thumbs flying all while using their smart phones. However, the practice of posture-torquing texting has created serious consequences...