Blog Archive
2014
Going Beyond Benefits Administration: Do Back Belts Prevent Injury? The Surprising Facts of Workplace Safety
Back Belts Feel Secure, But Do They Actually Improve Workplace Safety? One of the biggest misconceptions in workplace safety involves the notion that back [...]
Is Workplace Safety Improving? The Answer May Surprise You
New Report Shows Gains in Workplace Safety Results of a recent survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a hopeful glimpse [...]
The Super Bowl, Ads and The Auto, Roads, and Fuel Industry: What’s the Connection, or Disconnect This year?
The automotive, roads, and fuels industry can be a pretty interesting place—especially when you factor in the millions upon millions industry leaders spend on [...]
Accident Prevention Tips: Shoveling Safety & Snow Blower Safety
NARFA Provides Accident Prevention Advice for Winter’s Most Popular Past Time: Shoveling, Snow Blowing, and Everything You Need to Know to Stay Safe The [...]
Company Safety Rules: 6 Ways to Keep Workers Safe & Injury Free in the Office
Creating Company Safety Rules & Recognizing Hazards Can Improve Worker Safety Is worker safety lacking within your company’s work environment? Are you concerned company [...]
Company Safety Strategies: 5 Unsafe Acts & How to Properly Foster Workplace Accident Prevention
Workplace Accident Prevention: Don’t Let a Lack of Common Sense Hurt Company Safety One of the biggest obstacles a company safety strategy can face [...]
Small Business Health Insurance & More: The Top 4 End of Fall Priorities Every Small Business Owner Should Embrace
Why Renewing Your Small Business Health Insurance Should Be Priority #1 The end of fall is the perfect time for every small business owner [...]
Company Safety Policies: OSHA Updates Recordkeeping Rule
OSHA Updates: New Rules Take Effect Jan. 1, 2015 In addition to ensuring its employees are safe and healthy while at work, one of [...]
Small Business Health Insurance: Important Dates Every Employer Should Know
With 2015 looming over us, many employers have been, are starting to, or should be thinking seriously about their small business health insurance. From [...]
Going Beyond Benefits Administration: Company Safety and Emergency Exit Routes
Editors Note: In an effort to provide the best benefits administration services to our clients, their employees, and their employees’ families in the automotive, roads, [...]
Getting Your Company Safety Policies to Work: Tips & Tricks for Employee Safety Training Success
Imagine you’ve developed a series of company safety policies and programs, but as a small business owner, you aren’t certain how to communicate them [...]
Dental Insurance Plans: Why Choose NARFA’s Dental Program
NARFA's Dental Insurance Plans Make It Easy to Get the Coverage You Need Did you know that half of all people avoid the dentist because [...]
Small Business Preparedness: Tips on How to Protect Your Small Business from Disaster
Editors Note: At NARFA, we are continually working to protect our members from every threat that could affect the success of their small businesses. [...]
How to Reduce Small Business Health Insurance Costs in 2015
Looking to Save in 2015? 3 Surefire Ways to Intelligently Reduce Small Business Health Insurance Costs Today, small businesses are being asked to do [...]
Estate Planning Basics, Part 4: Estate Planning for Second Marriages & What to Be Aware Of in 4 Steps
Editors Note: In an effort to help NARFA Members face the many issues associated with estate planning, business planning, and insurance review and placement, [...]
Health Insurance for Small Businesses: What You NEED to Know Going into 2015
Prepping for 2015? Here’s How to Navigate the Changes in Health Insurance for Small Businesses In 2014, the health insurance industry in America fundamentally [...]
Important Update: MA Auto Dealer Franchise Laws Could Be at Risk–State Grants Tesla’s Right to Continuing Selling Direct to Consumers
On Tuesday, Bloomberg Businessweek reported that the state of Massachusetts’ supreme court rejected attempts by the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Associations to curb Tesla [...]
Football’s Back! But Will Big Time Travel Take Its Toll on NFL Teams During 2014 Season?
NARFA Examines Mileage Traveled in 2014 NFL Season At NARFA, we usually like to provide our members who work in the automotive, roads, and [...]
Company Safety: How to Conduct a Health and Safety Audit Properly
One of the biggest weaknesses of any company safety program is a lack of accountability—and this shortfall usually occurs when management first fails to [...]
NARFA Small Business Health Insurance: The Solution for Your Company’s Bottom Line
Small Business Health Insurance Is Continually More Complicated: How You Can Find the Solution to Serve Your Employees and Your Bottom Line Best Your [...]
How to Adhere To and Manage OSHA Reporting Requirements
Accidents happen. This is an undeniable fact of life—and especially true in the workplace. In fact, nearly five million workers every year experience an [...]
Reduce Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Insurance Claims for Your Business: How to Drive Defensively
In 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statics reported that 1,103 workers died while operating motor vehicles. This number increased to 1,153 in 2012. And [...]
Estate Planning Basics, Part 3: Dying Without a Will or Estate Plan and What Would Happen To Your Property
In an effort to help NARFA Members face the many issues associated with estate planning, business planning, and insurance review and placement, NARFA and [...]
Employee Benefits: 3 Business Planning Questions & Answers for the 2015 Employee Benefit Year
As your businesses moves into the next year, there are a lot of major topics surrounding employee benefits and planning you should be considering. [...]