Andy AdamsJan 13SCOTUS Strikes Down OSHA Vaccine MandateIn a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held OSHA's mandatory vaccination order for employers with 100 or more employees to be...
fborenJan 11Focus on Leading IndicatorsAs we set targets for this new year, consider these six leading indicators to bring focus on safety at your business.
Andy AdamsJan 475 Years & Counting . . .2022 marks our 75th year caring for the insurance needs of our customers. That sort of longevity is uncommon and it is a blessing that...
Andy AdamsOct 15, 2021Employer Mandate Wars!It's now mid-October and Texas employers are caught in the middle. On the one hand, we have the federal government telling us that an...
Andy AdamsSep 13, 2021Employer Vaccine Mandates?Last week, President Biden announced a surprise federal vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 employees. Since that time,...
Andy AdamsSep 11, 20219/11 After 20 YearsIt isn't hard to recall the feelings and emotions of 9/11 even 20 years on. Over the years we have shared quite a few tributes and...
Andy AdamsApr 9, 2021 The new ARPA COBRA rules: You are kidding me, right?I have been waiting for this to be revealed as a very elaborate April Fool's joke, but I have now given up hope that is the case. This...
Andy AdamsFeb 7, 2021Essential: A Tribute to Construction Working Through COVIDAs a member of the ASA Houston Chapter Board of Directors, I was honored to work on the above short video: Essential: A Tribute to...
Andy AdamsSep 10, 20209/11 @ 19: Police & Firefighters Still Run Toward the Danger On the anniversary of 9/11 it has become customary to honor our "first responders" as we now call them -- the police, firefighters, and...
Andy AdamsAug 25, 2020Ode to Space City WeatherNow that we have inaugurated the 2020 Hurricane season with the tag team of Marco and Laura, I reminded of my fondness for Space City...
Andy AdamsAug 6, 2020Amazon.com to Offer Auto Insurance . . .In India. From Business Insurance: The platform Amazon Pay will offer automobile and motorcycle insurance policies in partnership with...
Andy AdamsAug 6, 2020If At First You Don't Succeed . . . Despite the failures of the first few lawsuits (so far) to force insurance carriers to cover business interruptions related to the...
Andy AdamsJul 16, 2020Beware COVID-19 FraudI guess we should not have been surprised, but *some* employees out there are trying to take advantage of the 10 days of sick pay the...
Andy AdamsJul 3, 2020Texas Mandates MasksGovernor Greg Abbott has ordered mask wearing throughout the State of Texas unless you are in an exempted county. You can read the full...
Andy AdamsJun 26, 2020Harris County Zip Code COVID TrackerNot sure if this is helpful in anyway, but this tool slices the COVID cases by zip code.
Andy AdamsJun 26, 2020What the Declaration Means . . .A better age would give Calvin Coolidge his due as a President of the United States. But given our current fever, maybe it is best that...
Andy AdamsJun 26, 2020The Fates of The SignersThe Declaration of Independence, the signing of which we celebrate on July 4th, concludes as follows: And for the support of this...
Andy AdamsJun 23, 2020What An Unbranded Cow Has CostAs visitors to our office are aware, we have a large collection of bronze "Remingtons." These are cast bronze copies of sculptures by...
Andy AdamsJun 19, 2020Fortitude is What We Need Right NowI have very little use for books written by politicians. They are ALWAYS self-serving pseudo autobiographies offering meaningless...