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Insurance agents replaced by robots? Nah, couldn't be . . . right?
Ruh-roh. According to this official NPR calculator, insurance sales agents have a 91.9% chance of being automated by robots in the...
Andy Adams
Jun 17, 2015
King v. Burwell: Place Your Bets!
This month either Obamacare will be sustained once again by the Supreme Court of the United States or it will see a major setback. Which...
Andy Adams
Jun 11, 2015


Texas Adopting NCCI Modifier Changes, So Brace Yourselves For Impact
Some people are about to get really pissed off about changes in their WC modifier. Others, not so much. While this will not be entirely...
Andy Adams
Mar 25, 2015
Cadillac Tax Man Cometh After HSAs
If you drive a car, I'll tax the street If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat If you get too cold I'll tax the heat If you take a walk,...
Andy Adams
Feb 27, 2015
The End of the Internet As We Know It?
Apparently, Thursday will mark the day the internet died. Who knew? From the WSJ: The permissionless Internet, which allows anyone to...
Andy Adams
Feb 24, 2015
Are Uber Drivers Entitled to Workers' Comp?
One wonders if Uber can survive today's regulation state. Apparently, Uber drivers in California, driving their own cars and working...
Andy Adams
Feb 17, 2015
Chris Kyle, Warts and All: American Sniper AND American Hero
Watching American Sniper this weekend (at a 10:15 PM showing that was SOLD OUT) did not make me want to run out and join the Navy to...
Andy Adams
Jan 20, 2015


God Bless Norman E. Adams! - The 50/50 Club
1964 was a busy year. The Beatles took the stage on the Ed Sullivan Show. The Civil Rights Act was passed. The US bombed North Vietnam....
Andy Adams
Dec 22, 2014


NASA wants to build a "City in the Clouds" on Venus
NASA wants to build a "Cloud City" The High Altitude Venus Operational Concept -- HAVOC -- is a conceptual spacecraft designed by a team...
Andy Adams
Dec 22, 2014


North Korea Attacks Major US Company: Our Response? Crickets.
It is a no-win situation when you have to ask, "Where's the outrage?" The North Korean hack into Sony and Sony's rapid capitulation is...
Andy Adams
Dec 19, 2014
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! CHOCOLATE SHORTAGE IMMINENT!
O.M.G., this is bad. Little did I know that the slowly dwindling stockpile of Halloween candy in my pantry could be the last we see of ....
Andy Adams
Nov 17, 2014


Obamacare Architect's Contempt for the American People Knows No Boundaries
Jonathan Gruber is an interesting case. He is an MIT professor that was one of the chief architects for Romneycare in Massachusetts and...
Andy Adams
Nov 12, 2014
Which medical plan "loophole" did the IRS just close?
Last week, the IRS released Notice 2014-69. The notice states that plans that do not provide in-patient hospitalization or physician...
Andy Adams
Nov 11, 2014
King v. Burwell going to SCOTUS
You may recall the circuit panel ruling in Halbig v. Burwell this past Summer. This is a little case with huge potential implications...
Andy Adams
Nov 11, 2014


Luxury Condo FOR SALE - Indoor swimming pool, movie theater, and NUKE PROOF
If your neighbor is digging a backyard bomb shelter, you can show him up by buying one of these puppies: "The real selling point of the...
Andy Adams
Nov 11, 2014
Can Obamacare really "save small businesses some serious money?"
From the Houston Chronicle: “Our whole industry believes this is the next big change, and like any change, there will be winners and...
Andy Adams
Oct 2, 2014


To Uber or Not to Uber? That Is the Question!
Last week I posted on Facebook that my husband and I had ‘Ubered for the first time last night, and it was awesome.’ Needless to say,...
Tracy Dacus
Sep 23, 2014


OSHA Update: Reporting Fatalities and Severe Injuries
Starting January 1, 2015, OSHA's updated record keeping rule will expand the list of severe injuries that all employers must report to...
Tracy Dacus
Sep 17, 2014
Faith is working at the Work-Faith Connection
This morning we attended the Work-Faith Connection's annual breakfast. 500 people squeezed into the River Oaks Country to hear no less...
Andy Adams
Sep 16, 2014
Living Large on the Company Dime
Employee theft claims are regular occurrences among our insureds, certainly more common than hurricanes. Yet, so many employers believe...
Andy Adams
Sep 5, 2014
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