With August just days away, I’d like to take this opportunity to change gears reflect on the past two months I spent working at Murray & MacDonald. I have taken much away from projects, meetings, and simply socializing with co-workers and with a month left […]
Month: July 2012
Not Your Average Claim
Working in the insurance industry, you seem some truly whacky, counter-intuitive claims, cases, and court rulings. RoughNotesmagazine and Insurance Journal constantly publish claims and court settlements far from norm. Yesterday, an article popped up on Insurance Journal’s website about a man who killed his wife, […]
Traveler’s Insurance Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses
While natural disasters can be devastating for people’s homes and vehicles, Travelers also understands the importance of protecting and preserving small businesses. Small business makes the economy tick, keeps people employed and fuels the economy through consumption spending. To keep small businesses afloat, both figuratively […]
Intern Insights: Insurance Buzz
There has been a lot to talk about in the insurance industry over the course of the last few weeks, from the introduction of a Medicare Tax per the ACA, the Mass Chamber Health Co-op, to Google facing a huge fine from the Federal Trade […]
Medicare Tax: Its Effect on Investment Income
The scope of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has implications beyond individual health care and insurance. To increase Medicare funding, high net worth individuals will see an increase in taxes on net investment income. The tax will take effect on non-business income […]
Chamber Health Co-op: MUST READ
On June 25, 2012, the Massachusetts Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives implemented the Chamber Health Co-op for small businesses to help reduce the costs of health care. The Chamber Health Co-op creates a group-purchasing program for small businesses with 1 to 50 employees, with […]
Travelers Insurance Disaster Preparedness
The beginning of summer brings potentially hazardous weather as a six month long windstorm season begins. People living and operating businesses in New England are presented with the risk of storms disrupting daily life. It is possible that we will see a tropical storm or hurricane […]
Intern Insights: The Reality of the Corporate World
If anyone picked this week to take off from work, you really knocked the ball out of the park. Eighty’s and sunny all week long with low humidity and hardly any clouds, you simply can’t beat it. While lots of people were on the beach, […]
Google: Corporate Liability
According to The Washington Post, the Federal Trade Commission is currently in the process of imposing a $22.5 million fine on Google for violating Apple computer, smartphone, and tablet user privacy rights by circumventing user privacy settings. Google, among other internet search providers, can track […]
Nauset Beach Kayaker Turned Shark-Bait
Cue the ominous music…Can you imagine having a 14 foot shark trailing you? And this is not your average shark, but a Great White. A shark of folklore, notorious for sinking boats and devouring beach-goers thanks to Steven Spielberg’s famous movie Jaws. Fortunately, this kayaker made it to […]
Intern Insights
First, I hope everyone had an awesome Fourth of July, I know I did. I spent the entire day on the beach, went home and stuffed my face with food, watched the fireworks in the Heights, then sat by the fire with close friends and […]
Flood Damage: All it Takes is One
Are you prepared for a flood in your home? With the intensity and frequency of storms here in New England, a flood could be a major concern for you. Approximately 2% of Americans have flood insurance but nearly everyone is at risk of a […]
Intern Insights: Corporate Communication
Prior to joining Murray & MacDonald for the summer, the notion of effective corporate communication was not something I fully understood. It is very easy to sit in a Management or Organizational Behavior course and talk about effective means of communication, but actually putting these […]