Archive for January, 2009

How do insurance companies decide on your numerical insurance rating, and how can you obtain this info?

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Jane A asked: I understand that insurance companies use credit scores for this purpose, but I have been unable to get them to tell me which credit scores result in a specific numeric rating. Since the price of my insurance policy is tied to this information, I believe this ...

What is the difference between company polices, employee handbooks, and company procedures?

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Sue asked: I live in texas and i am re writing the family business what we refer to as company policy. We are family run, so we don't have a ton of HR resources. I have found a few helpful websites but they all tend to use those terms interchangably. ...

What would happen to health insurance companies if government take over the health insurance system?

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

John A asked: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard that Obama is trying to push a public health system that will allow everybody to have health insurance no matter what pre existing conditions he or she may have. If this is reached, what would happen to insurance carriers ...

What are my obligations to the company after I am bought out of the partnership?

Friday, January 9th, 2009

runnyBabbit asked: I am in a partnership with two other partners. We do not have an operations or partnership agreement. We also do not have a buyout agreement. My partners want to buy me out and I want to sell. The company is not yet profitable and the only value ...

How does a company know when someone is using a pirated software?

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Unlike asked: This is a topic I would like to bring up for an upcoming project in my class. I am looking for more information on this matter. I understand of course that there are those who can report it but what about those that go unreported? Can a ...

Insurance Companies Deal With Repair Shops

Monday, January 5th, 2009

PCTGNEWS asked: A great story out of New York about insurance companies driving repair shops out of business.FABIAN

Lawyers, insurance companies take sides on R-67

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

KXLY asked: Ballots for the November general election are arriving in mailboxes around the area that include a lot of statewide issues including Referendum 67, a complex issue regarding insurance company accountability. KXLY4's Karina Shagren reports.EMILE