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How Do Your Employee Benefits Stack Up to the Big Boys?
November 12, 2012
In the tech industry, capturing and retaining the top employees in the market is hard enough. Coaxing them from a Fortune 500 company can seem like you’re a basketball team recruiting a European sports star; expensive with a lot of unknowns. Employee Benefits can be the factor that shore up your chances of capturing them.
The Big Boys
How Concerned Should I Be About Cyber Fraud?
November 12, 2012
According to Information Week this month, cyber fraud; against medium and small businesses is up 42% this year over 2011. Cybercriminals can gain access to your sensitive banking information (account #, usernames, passwords) and start transferring large sums of cash out of business accounts.
How Do You Protect From Coverage Gaps in Builder’s Risk Policies?
November 12, 2012
I am often asked “ Who is contractually responsible for placing Builder’s Risk Coverage on a construction project?” In the construction world, contractual obligations are established on paper and the trust is established with a handshake.
Beware of Lender “One Size Fits All” Insurance Requirements
October 29, 2012
One of the stress points for lenders and their underwriters is the fear of a foreclosure due to substantial property damage and improper insurance held by a borrower.
WRIN.tv – World Risk and Insurance News
October 2, 2012
The latest Risk and Insurance News from around the world – Updated: October 2nd
When Loss Ensues: Washington State Supreme Court Issues- Mixed Messages on Ensuing Loss Provisions in All-Risk Policies
June 4, 2012
All-risk property insurance policies generally provide coverage for any peril that causes property damage, except when the damage is caused by a risk specifically excluded in the policy. All-risk policies describe the scope of coverage by a list of exclusions.
Adapting to Personal Technology
May 11, 2012
Who knew that there would come a time when you cannot go anywhere with a personal computer in your pocket?
Turning Homeward: Fostering a New Direction
May 9, 2012
Kathy Bare, an Account Manager in our Commercial Department, started volunteering with PAWS as a high school student and she has continued to work closely with numerous groups, including PAWS and the Seattle Humane Society, ever since.
More Than Just Sheet Metal and Paint
April 27, 2012
In the recent Clint Eastwood film, ‘Gran Torino’, a car plays center stage in the story of a retired auto worker who is disillusioned with his life and with the changes in America and his Detroit neighborhood. The Gran Torino, produced by Ford from 1968 to 1976, was a muscle car, and symbolic of a time in history when US auto production reined supreme and America was the acknowledged muscle of the manufacturing world.
2012 Perspectives
April 16, 2012
The pace of change seems to quicken at every turn, even when it feels like change could not come any faster. Around the world, individuals seek a larger voice to influence their futures. In the U.S., we consider how to accelerate economic recovery for a broader population.
Raising the Flag
April 16, 2012
Parker, Smith & Feek employees gathered together on April 11th to raise the flag on a newly installed flagpole at our Bellevue office. The ceremony was especially significant because of the history of the flag itself. Todd Syvrud, an Account Manager in our Benefits department, spent six months on deployment at the New Kabul Compound in Afghanistan in 2011.
Employee Spotlight: Sharon Hall – Pet Partners
March 26, 2012
Sharon Hall has dedicated her professional career to quality healthcare issues. Before joining Parker, Smith & Feek as our Healthcare Risk Management Specialist, she spent her early career as a nurse and then hospital risk manager.
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