<rss version="2.0" xmlns:hwi="http://www.hanleywood.com" xmlns:tcm="http://www.tridion.com/ContentManager/5.0" xmlns:tcmse="http://www.tridion.com/ContentManager/5.1/TcmScriptAssistant" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:tcl="urn:TridionComponentLink"><channel><title>Remodeling: Insurance</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/management/legal/insurance/insurance.aspx?view=rss&amp;id=Query_tcm1765815</link><image><title /><url /><link /></image><description>
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            Navigating the sea of health insurance options can be daunting for a small business. We help you start plotting your course.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:10:50 EST
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            Asking subcontractors to sign a code of conduct to help ensure consistent high standards.</description><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 12:06:09 EST
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            New Jersey Shore remodeler John Quaregna talks about Sandy's lingering issues with the summer shore season just two months away.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:26:20 EST
      </pubDate><category>Local Markets</category><category>Hurricanes</category><category>Insurance</category><category>Finance</category></item><item><title>Stake Your Claims: Planning for the Bad Stuff Is Good Business</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/insurance/stake-your-claims.aspx?rssLink=Stake+Your+Claims</link><description>
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            Attorney Richard Feeley discusses the importance of having the right -- and right amount of -- insurance to protect your company.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:53:17 EST
      </pubDate><category>Insurance</category><category>Legal Issues</category><category>Remodeling</category></item><item><title>Small Business and the Affordable Care Act in 2014</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/benefits/health-care-2014.aspx?rssLink=Health+Care+2014</link><description>Ten takeaways from a recent webinar about the coming changes to health insurance.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:35:10 EST
      </pubDate><category>Benefits</category><category>Owner Issues</category><category>Insurance</category></item><item><title>The Affordable Care Act and You: Health Care for Small Business</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/benefits/affordable-care--you.aspx?rssLink=Affordable+Care+%26+You</link><description>
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            If your company offers health care benefits, start preparing now for the Affordable Care Actís start in 2014.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:34:21 EST
      </pubDate><category>Benefits</category><category>Owner Issues</category><category>Retention</category><category>Insurance</category></item><item><title>Health Insurance Polices Bring New Understanding</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/healthcare-projects/health-insurance-plain-english.aspx?rssLink=Health+Insurance+Plain+English</link><description>
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            ACA's plain English requirement that health insurance companies must follow. The article includes a sample. </description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:33:16 EST
      </pubDate><category>Healthcare Projects</category></item><item><title>What's Offered, What's Not: Remodeling Company Owners Still See Benefits as Vital to Employee Retention</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/benefits/whats-offered-whats-not.aspx?rssLink=What%e2%80%99s+Offered%2c+What%e2%80%99s+Not</link><description>
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            Though remodeling companies' benefit packages may have shrunk during the recession, they're still important to retain good staff.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:32:20 EST
      </pubDate><category>Benefits</category><category>Insurance</category></item><item><title>Head of the Class: Homeowner Seminar</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/marketing/head-of-the-class.aspx?rssLink=Head+of+the+Class</link><description>Kevin Ahern shares his 29-page outline for a class on understanding the remodeling process that he teaches to consumers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:32:08 EST
      </pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>Insurance</category></item><item><title>Coming to Grips With Hurricane Sandy</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/insurance/coming-to-grips-with-sandy.aspx?rssLink=Coming+to+Grips+With+Sandy</link><description>
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            Long Island remodelers took a direct hit from the hurricane. Now theyíre in the front lines of the recovery.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:31:06 EST
      </pubDate><category>Insurance</category><category>Hurricanes</category><category>Remodeling</category></item><item><title>Health Care in 2013: What Does the Affordable Care Act Mean for Small Business?</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/insurance/health-care-in-2013.aspx?rssLink=Health+Care+in+2013</link><description>
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            An outline of which Obamacare measures to be implemented in 2013 may affect your businesses.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:29:30 EST
      </pubDate><category>Insurance</category><category>Benefits</category><category>Administration</category></item><item><title>Top Five Things Small-Business Owners Should Know About the Affordable Care Act</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/healthcare-projects/aca-top-5.aspx?rssLink=ACA+Top+5</link><description>Handy government fact sheet on the Affordable Care Act</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:29:06 EST
      </pubDate><category>Healthcare Projects</category></item><item><title>Ride Guide: Legal Aspects of Company Vehicles</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/legal-issues/ride-guide.aspx?rssLink=Ride+Guide</link><description>Construction attorney D.S. Berenson highlights key considerations regarding whether employees should use a company vehicle or their own for jobs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:27:40 EST
      </pubDate><category>Legal Issues</category><category>Insurance</category><category>Commercial Construction</category></item><item><title>In Sickness &amp; Health: Will Your Wellness Program Raise Your Insurance Premiums?</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/insurance/in-sickness--in-health.aspx?rssLink=In+Sickness+%26+in+Health</link><description>
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            In many cases, when insuance companies administer wellness programs, they use the information they gather to raise a company's premiums.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:25:39 EST
      </pubDate><category>Insurance</category><category>Human Resources</category><category>Administration</category><category>Benefits</category></item><item><title>Liability Risks Broader, More Complex for Design/Build Companies</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/design-build/liability-risks-broader-more-complex-for-designbuild-companies.aspx?rssLink=Liability+Risks+Broader%2c+More+Complex+for+Design%2fBuild+Companies</link><description>
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            An interview with Tim Farrell, of New Day Underwriting Managers, about contractor liability coverage.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:19:56 EST
      </pubDate><category>Design-Build</category></item><item><title>Finger-Pointing: Preventing Table-Saw Amputations</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/jobsite-safety/finger-pointing.aspx?rssLink=Finger-Pointing</link><description>
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            There are technologies available that prevent table-saw accidents. Yes, they add to the cost of the tool. But having the technology makes far more sense than not having it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:17:25 EST
      </pubDate><category>Jobsite Safety</category><category>Insurance</category><category>Tools and Equipment</category><category>Saws</category></item><item><title>2012 Remodeling 550: Insurance Restoration Companies List</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling-market-data/insurance-restoration1.aspx?rssLink=Insurance+Restoration</link><description>Our annual list of the largest insurance restoration companies in the nation.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:15:56 EST
      </pubDate><category>Remodeling Market Data</category><category>Insurance</category><category>Preservation</category></item><item><title>Significant Differences: Remodeling vs. Insurance Restoration</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/significant-differences-remodeling-vs-insurance-restoration.aspx?rssLink=Significant+Differences%3a+Remodeling+vs.+Insurance+Restoration</link><description>
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            A Q&amp;A with Jim Mellon, president of Mellon Certified Restoration, in Yeadon, Pa.-- which is ranked number 3 on the Remodeling 550 insurance restoration list -- about the differences between what his company does and general remodeling.</description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:04:06 EST
      </pubDate><category>Remodeling</category></item><item><title>Resources for Health Care Tax Credits</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/economic-conditions/resources-for-health-care-tax-credits.aspx?rssLink=Resources+for+Health+Care+Tax+Credits</link><description>How will the small-business health care tax credit make a difference for you? We give you the resources to stay informed about health care reform developments in each state.

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      </pubDate><category>Economic Conditions</category></item><item><title>Insurance Restoration Jump Start: Taking the Franchise Route</title><link>http://www.remodeling.hw.net/franchises/restoration-jump-start.aspx?rssLink=Provost%3a+Restoration+Jump+Start</link><description>When diversifying their services to include insurance restoration, two remodeling companies opt to take the franchise route to get started. </description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:00:38 EST
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