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I'd like to encourage you to give both yourself and them something more -- in fact, a great deal more. The dictionary definitions for security include freedom from anxiety and fear and a defense against financial failure -- not exactly glamorous, but a very big gift to give yourself, your employees...
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The insurance crisis facing the construction industry has been well-documented and shows no signs of slowing down. The company offers a full-service plan, but according to Steve Etkin, executive vice president of AWCI, the "driving force" behind AIC's formation was problems related to exterior...
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For many remodelers, the first and best place to look for a siding contractor is in their Rolodex, address book, or electronic equivalent. But if nothing turned up, many would do what Dennis Gehman, of Gehman Custom Homes in Harleysville, Pa., does.
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If you own a small business and file a Schedule C, you might be able to include health insurance as a business deduction. --Howard Scott is a business writer and small business tax preparer in Pembroke, Mass.
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By REMODELING Magazine Staff. So, we can do these jobs with our remodeling crews and don't need to have separate divisions.Many insurance jobs come up during cold weather, and one benefit of this work is that it provides us with year-round jobs.
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A court of appeals has thrown out a significant portion of the $32 million originally awarded to Melinda Ballard in her lawsuit against Farmers Insurance Group.Only $4 million in compensatory damages remains from the award, with attorney fees -- to be paid by Farmers -- still being recalculated.
As volunteer firefighters, all four members of the Bellamy family have seen insurance restoration from both sides. And the company uses Exactimate software to deal with the detailed linear foot and unit costs required by insurance companies.
Dennis Blake felt his background as an insurance adjuster made him the perfect candidate for running, and finally owning, an insurance restoration business that also does remodeling. In 10 years, Blake predicts sales of $10 million from three operations.
Paul Davis Restoration, an insurance restoration franchising firm, counts among its largest frachisees its Lincoln, Neb., operation, owned and run by John Zoz. At the end of last year, Paul Davis Restoration of Lincoln had the second highest market penetration among the company's 200+ franchises.
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Remodeling, Lynn Motheral says, requires X-ray vision. That's one reason Motheral (Big50 1996) moved to insurance restoration last year.