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A Freelancer’s Guide to Business Insurance: What You Need to Know

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As a freelancer or independent contractor, you may think your business is too small to need insurance. Client contracts sometimes even require you to have freelance business insurance. General liability insurance for freelancers This is the most common insurance that small business owners purchase.

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7 types of insurance every business owner needs

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A business leader can’t eliminate all risks, but insurance can provide some cover should the sky begin to fall. Despite this, insurance is an area where owners often try to skimp on the type of insurance they pay for or the amount of coverage they choose. All states except Texas require businesses to carry workers’ comp.

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How Health Care Reform Helps People and Small Businesses Pay for Coverage

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Buying health insurance can be a costly endeavor. Most Americans must have health insurance or face a tax penalty. Purchase coverage through a state or federal health insurance marketplace. This means that the insurance carrier will pay an even greater share of the cost of essential health benefits covered under the plan.

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Health Care Reform: 4 Ways to Find Health Insurance for Your Business

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Though the employer mandate provisions of the Affordable Care Act have been delayed, health care insurance costs, taxes and fees are expected to continue to climb. Postponing your decision to provide health care insurance could prove to be very costly for your business. Don’t offer health insurance to your employees.

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Climate Protection Could Soon Be Part of Your Employee Benefits Package

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“As a CEO, I hold the belief that climate protection is not merely an environmental concern, but it also has significant implications for our business,” notes Jon Morgan , co-founder and chief editor of Venture Smarter , a consulting firm that specializes in helping startups and small businesses scale and grow.

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Massachusetts’ Workplace Wellness Program Law May Set the Standard

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Specifically, Massachusetts has a law that applies to Certified Group Purchasing Cooperative Wellness Programs (or entities that contract with such cooperatives). The Massachusetts law, though limited to group purchasing cooperatives and nonprofits, is quite prescriptive when it comes to what a workplace wellness program should look like.

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5 Signs Your Company Is Paying Too Much for Health Care

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Group health insurance costs are skyrocketing all across the country. The average annual medical insurance premium for single coverage is $4,824, and $13,375 for family coverage, according to the Kaiser Foundation’s (KFF) 2009 Annual Survey of Employer Health Benefits. Paying multiple insurers.

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