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Passport to Wellness
July 26, 2010
Late last week we finished our latest Wellness challenge. Employees were challenged to complete 6 out of 14 activities such as, losing 5% body weight; lowering our BMI to 25 or lower; participating in one of the local community walking/running events; having our annual physical or dental exam.
Compliance Alert – No COBRA Subsidy Extension
July 23, 2010
Yesterday (Thursday 7/22/2010) Congress passed, and the President has signed, The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (H.R.4213). The Act does not include an extension of the COBRA subsidy.
…let’s take the rest of the summer off to read the Dodd-Frank Act!
July 19, 2010
Mid July saw BP’s runaway oil well in the Gulf finally capped, but with clear warnings that the mounting drill pipe pressure poses new challenges, the Dodd-Frank Act (2,500 pages of financial reform) that was recently passed in the senate also poses some new challenges – reading it first, and then implementing it!
Gadget Distractions
July 14, 2010
Individually we can justify nearly any gadget use and thanks to new technology the world has become a gadget superhighway that has no barriers.
Visit BAM for Free!
July 13, 2010
Parker, Smith & Feek is once again pleased to be a supporting sponsor of the Bellevue Art Museum’s artsfair. Our support means that admission to the Museum will be free Friday through Sunday, July 23rd, 24th and 25th during the fair.
Summer finally hits the Pacific Northwest
July 7, 2010
After several months of rain, we are finally seeing a prolonged period of warm summer weather. I always find it funny that some of us in the Pacific Northwest will lament about the rain and cold weather for months, but if the temperature raises to above 80 for more than a couple of days, there will be people complaining about the heat as well.
Happy Fourth of July
July 2, 2010
Six months into the New Year we find the insurance marketplace and the economy just as challenging as we predicted. It seems many of our clients are still shedding jobs and are not seeing any indication of substantial change this year or next.
This Boomer to go out Tweeting
June 30, 2010
Parker, Smith & Feek’s launch into the world of social media has highlighted more clearly the delineation of the generations within our firm. Not surprisingly those of us nearing the end of our careers are skeptical of any benefit.
New website home page
June 29, 2010
You may have noticed that we have just updated our website’s home page to accommodate some new enhancements. The new look is designed to give you easy access to the latest articles, case studies and other events here at Parker, Smith & Feek.
Healthcare Costs – What are we doing?
June 28, 2010
Just because we are an Insurance and Risk Management Professional Services firm, does not mean we are immune to the increasing costs of Healthcare.
iPhones in the Corporation
June 14, 2010
In the geek world of any corporate environment, you have this constant struggle between trying to give what your staff desire versus the business needs of your organization.
Go Team!!
June 14, 2010
The Parker, Smith & Feek, Feekers n Sneekers Team (including the newest member Jacen, 8 months old) gearing up for the Fred Hutch Cancer Reseach Centers 2010 Shore Run. One of the goals for our company wellness program is to get out in the community, be active and support our local charities.
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