The best teams hold themselves accountable. Members of these teams want to be pushed. Great teams crave accountability because they believe in the mission. High functioning teams want to be held to a high standard. Conversely, members of dysfunctional teams run from accountability. They hide from measurement. They dislike feedback. And they dread performance reviews. …
When you have driving employees, you have to ensure they drive safely not only to avoid an accident and injuring themselves, but also injuring other drivers or pedestrians. While your workers’ compensation insurance will cover an employee’s injuries, your commercial auto insurance would have to cover any claims for third party injuries. An accident can…
As the labor market remains tight and businesses struggle to find staff, more small firms are starting to offer employee benefits, particularly health coverage. But the costs of coverage can be daunting and many employers worry about whether they can afford benefits programs and struggle to set a budget that won’t deplete or severely dent…
Inflation is not just affecting the cost of food and fuel. It’s also spilled over to the price of almost every industrial item, as well as building materials and services. Anybody running a business, particularly one that carries inventories or has to invest in machinery or electronics, has seen prices increase on top of wage…
InterWest’s Woodland office gives back to local teens in foster care. InterWest’s Woodland office held a successful gift card fundraiser to support youth supported by Hope’s Anchor in Woodland. Hope’s Anchor helps empower Woodland area youth who have current or former foster care experience successfully transition into adulthood. Thank you to InterWest’s Erica Morris for…
This is the first of a two-part series on joining a cluster and what you should look for if you’re considering taking that route. There are a number of different insurance brokerage models that thrive in the U.S., but a small agency that goes it alone may sometimes find it difficult to get agency assignments…
InterWest’s Distinguished Employee: America Diaz America comes into the office every day with a positive attitude, always raising others up with her humor and compassion. One colleague describes America as “The most determined new hire go-getter I’ve met. She is outgoing and enthusiastic and lifts everyone’s spirits!” America is selfless and always thinking of how…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to not hear an appeal of the sweeping California independent contractor law known as AB 5 is likely to cause serious personnel headaches for motor carriers in the Golden State. While the law is already in effect, there had been an injunction exempting trucking companies after the California Trucking Association…
Even though the majority of workers receive health insurance coverage on the job, a new survey has found that many of them understand surprisingly little about their health plans and are leaving money on the table. The “Health Insurance Literacy Survey” by Healthcare.com found widespread misunderstanding about how copays and deductibles work, and what premiums and…
As inflation drives up salaries in all sectors, the workers’ compensation wage thresholds for construction dual class codes in California have increased as of Sept. 1, 2022. State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in July approved the recommendation by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau to increase the wage thresholds for high-wage workers. The new rates…