[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] It pays to be born in Maine. For those whose parents have the foresight to give birth in Maine, a $500 savings account earmarked for higher education will now be established in every new baby’s name. The question will be whether or not...
[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] As consumers, our knowledge about the all-in cost of health care procedures is abysmal – and hospitals aren’t much better. Of course, there’s a perfectly good reason; most all of the cost is paid by an insurance company. A hip replacement, for example,...
[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] During the Olympics in Sochi, we visited our son in Montana where many college students pursue their “45 degree” – a metaphor for some of the best downhill skiing in the country if you’re a university student. A couple of days before arriving...
[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] We recently hosted a Junior Achievement class from Scarborough Middle School to introduce them to insurance which is primarily the business of risk transfer. BOR-ING! Well, not so boring if you are a twelve year old carrying a box filled with real money...
[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] Imagine reducing by nearly half the number of people categorized as high risk for chronic disease (e.g. diabetes, cancer, cardiac disease, stroke, arthritis) through wellness coaching. Now imagine that you are an employer covering the lives of more than 10,000 employees and their...
[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] If you’re self-employed, or if you work for a small business, there’s a good chance that you have either no protection against a long term disability, or very limited protection. Kerry PeabodyCSA, CLTC Kerry Peabody CSA, CLTC According to the Social Security Administration, 69% of the private...
[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] Now is the time to set measurable objectives to reduce accident costs with improved risk controls in 2014. Progress on measurable safety objectives, with specific actions (or “steps”) to reach those objectives, is a vital risk control tool. Which type of objective works for you? One...
[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]We are receiving a rash of calls here at Clark Insurance reporting damage from burst pipes. Here’s a basic check list to protect your property: keep the heat at 65 and allow air to circulate throughout your entire house wrap accessible pipes with...
[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] A benefit of age is that you often know what you don’t know but are wise enough to find out. A recent article from Bloomberg News indicated that in 2012, nearly 25 percent of new companies were started by people between the ages...
[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]As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unfolds, more people will gain access to health services and prescriptions. The Act also reduces the risk that individuals will go bankrupt due to medical bills. Children will be able to stay on family health plans until...
