Tag: insurance

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Retention Rates Reduce Taxes

Employee retention is a great way to reduce annual taxes on a business.

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.

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.

Flood Waters Threaten Homes Along White River, Beaver Lake

Goshen residents learn of flood hazard the hard way.

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.

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.

Insurance Firms Tap Into Hispanic Market

Only a handful of local insurance agencies appear to actively pursue the Hispanic segment.

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.

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.

Healthier Employees Do Wonders for Bottom Line

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield gets real about heart-disease risk and prevention.

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.?

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.

Regions Buys Merchants Insurance

Regions Financial Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., recently acquired the assets of Louisiana-based Merchants Insurance Services Inc.

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.

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.

Acres.com, ULI NWA establish partnership

Connections: Yellow Rocket Concepts hosts gift card fundraiser

Coon Supper, pre-event reception scheduled for Jan. 10

Saline Health System names Amy Rice as new CFO