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Is Your Business Ready for the New U.S. Department of Labor Overtime Rules?
- October 25, 2016
- Category: Article
Is your business prepared to undertake the new overtime rules that will be set into place on December 1, 2016? If you are fined because of non-compliance, your business insurance will not provide coverage. Business insurance policies are not designed to cover government fines. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released the final rule that
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Brett Fowler Named as One of Georgia Trend’s 2016 40 Under 40
- October 19, 2016
- Category: News
Brett Fowler of Turner, Wood & Smith Insurance was chosen as one of Georgia Trend’s 40 Under 40. Twenty years of the state’s best and brightest in business, government, nonprofits, science, healthcare and education. Edited by Kareb Kirkpatrick and Christy Simo This year Georgia Trend celebrates 20 years of honoring outstanding Georgians under the age of
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Moore, Fowler are this year’s North Georgia Community Foundation philanthropy award winners
- September 19, 2016
- Category: News
Article from Accesswdun.com Written by AccessWDUN staff The North Georgia Community Foundation (NGCF) has named Jim Moore as the 2016 Woodrow Stewart Leadership in Philanthropy Award winner and Brett Fowler as the inaugural recipient of the Gus Whalen Young Philanthropist Award. “We are honored to recognize two individuals in our community who each embody the true
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Georgia Young Agents Enter Hall of Fame
- September 12, 2016
- Category: News
The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America presented the Georgia Young Agents Committee with the first ever Hall of Fame award on Friday, September 9 during the annual Young Agents Leadership Institution in Chicago. In order to be eligible for the Hall of Fame, Georgia needed to
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How Can Your Business Limit Lawsuits?
- August 21, 2016
- Category: Article
Your business not only creates income for you, it may provide employment for other people. Small and medium businesses are subject to the same risks as major corporations. You buy business insurance to help protect your business from claims and litigation that may come from a variety of sources. Here are a few tips from
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Is Your Teen Heading to College Soon?
- August 10, 2016
- Category: Article
Personal Insurance Update Summer break is coming to an end and many recent high school graduates are preparing for their next phase of life. Their plans may include heading off to college in another city or state. One of the most important things they will need at school is something that doesn’t have to be
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Greater Hall Chamber Business Delegation Visits Japan
- August 1, 2016
- Category: Article, Events
Monday August 01, 2016 – Contact: Tim Evans Vice President of Economic Development Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce 770-532-6206 x 107 Email: tim@ghcc.com www.greaterhallchamber.com A team of area business leaders visited Kubota Corporation’s headquarters in Osaka, Japan in July. The statue is of Gonshiro Kubota who founded the company in 1890. Today, the company has
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Boating Safety Will Increase Your Fun this Summer
- July 24, 2016
- Category: Article, News
Boating season is in full swing. There are steps you can take to reduce injury, property damage, liability costs and fatalities related to recreational boating accidents. Watercraft Safety Tips The majority of drowning victims are the result of boaters not wearing lifejackets. Make sure that your family and friends aren’t part of this statistic by
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Don’t Let Your Business Go Up in Smoke
- June 25, 2016
- Category: Article
Business Insurance Update If you own a business, you probably own business property. Business property may include the building, machinery, computers, furniture, and other property. Every business should have a comprehensive property insurance portfolio to respond to the many risks associated with property ownership. Property insurance protects the physical assets your business owns. There are
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Are You Ready for the First of June?
- May 31, 2016
- Category: Article
Only one out of five Americans has taken steps to protect their home from a natural disaster. Are you the one out of five who have, or among the four out of five who haven’t?If you don’t take measures to protect your property, the consequences can be damage, injury or worse. Sure, the damage might