by - August 16, 2004 12:00 am
Reality Check Starts Rebounds (John Harrison Newman Commentary)
John Harrison Newman writes about the benefits of facing one’s fears head on in business and in life.
Tag: insurance
by - August 2, 2004 12:00 am
Learning, Listening Spirit Shared by 2004 Honorees
Nearly every person profiled in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2004 list of 40-under-40 honorees shared the same trait ? a desire to continue learning.
by - July 19, 2004 12:00 am
Fort Town Gets ‘OK’ For Private Business
The Arkansas River Valley boasts eight of the 49 largest privately held companies in the six-county area. With their combined $1.24 billion in 2003 revenue, those firms bring in more money than the largest private concerns in any other area city.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
CSA Calls VIPs To Vendorville
Cameron Smith runs the world’s largest executive search firm specializing in vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Take a Real Summer Vacation: Sever the High-tech Tethers
Not taking a vacation or checking with the office while on vacation can lead to stress, illness and job burnout.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Retention Rates Reduce Taxes
Employee retention is a great way to reduce annual taxes on a business.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Company Team-building Efforts Can Be Productive
Team-building is essential for a healthy company, but things like forced sumo wrestling might be carrying it a bit too far.
by - July 5, 2004 12:00 am
Insurers Win Supreme Court Ruling (Editorial)
The nation?s health insurers won a huge victory when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires patients to sue their insurers over malpractice in federal courts.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Flood Waters Threaten Homes Along White River, Beaver Lake
Goshen residents learn of flood hazard the hard way.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Area Providers Reap Benefits From ABCBS? Online Service
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield?s Advanced Health Insurance Network is a Web-based network that allows providers to instantaneously file claims and check patients? coverage and eligibility.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
HIPAA Regulations Make Extra Steps
Most privacy regulations in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 went into effect on April 14, 2003.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Insurance Firms Tap Into Hispanic Market
Only a handful of local insurance agencies appear to actively pursue the Hispanic segment.
by - March 29, 2004 12:00 am
High-end Policies Don?t Have To Cost Collectors a Premium
If you have a million-dollar house with a Picasso painting on the wall, Carrie Sperling, a broker with Rebsamen Insurance Inc. in Springdale, is here to help.
by - March 29, 2004 12:00 am
Adversity Made Area?s Centennial Club Stronger in Toughest Times
Twenty-six for-profit companies in Northwest Arkansas have had continuous operations for at least 100 years.
by - February 16, 2004 12:00 am
Healthier Employees Do Wonders for Bottom Line
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield gets real about heart-disease risk and prevention.
by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
Texas Takes AVRA
American Venture Resource Association, the national equity guarantee insurance program that considered starting in Arkansas, and its affiliated AVRA Financial Inc. has gone to ?The Big D.?
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Garrison Rakes in $11.7 Million, But Might Be Underpaid by Comparison
While most people?s salaries are confidential, the compensation for top executives of publicly traded companies must be reported in the annual proxy statement for all shareholders to see.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Regions Buys Merchants Insurance
Regions Financial Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., recently acquired the assets of Louisiana-based Merchants Insurance Services Inc.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Let?s Preserve Affordable Health Care Choices (Sharon Allen Commentary)
Sharon Allen, president and chief operating officer of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, says the company?s provider network arrangements offer Arkansans a wider array of choices than Blue Cross competitors.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
D&O Policies Get Pricey, Particular
Sweeping changes in directors and officers (D&O) insurance coverage have given corporate brass a whole new level of exposure when it comes to potential liability for lapses in corporate governance.