The future of health insurance?
In October of 2010, just 6 months after the PPACA (Obamacare) was signed into law, we saw the first casualty when Principal Financial Group decided to exit the health insurance market. Just a little over two years later Principal has re-entered the market with a slightly different product in [...]
The Fiscal Cliff and the Death Tax
At the writing of this blog (12/27/2012 @ 12:57pm CST) all signs show we are heading over the "fiscal cliff". This is going to mean big changes to the tax code and big tax increases, on top of taxes created by the PPACA that are set to go into effect in 5 [...]
Tips to avoid the investment income surtax from “Obamacare”
The PPACA (Obamacare) passed in March, 2010 will have far reaching implications on not only your health insurance options and decisions but also on your taxes. The law contains several new taxes, one of those is the 3.8% investment income surtax. This tax has been one of the major thorns in [...]
Hide Your Pigs and Lock Your Bins!
There has been a rash of reported farm burglaries in just the past two days. A pig farm near Sheldon, Iowa was the most recent target. Some brazen criminal, with access to a semi, backed up to the families hog buildings and stole 415 pigs, a value of nearly $38,000. It [...]
Tragic Explosion in Indianapolis! Would Your Home Insurance Cover This?
The explosion in Indianapolis was extremely tragic. Many have asked 'were that to happen in my neighborhood or even worse my home, would my homeowners policy cover it? Let's start off first of all by saying that insurance for such incidents is available, but it would be good to pull [...]
Setting The Table For Health Care Reform
We have fielded numerous questions about health care reform over the last year. We feel it is important for our clients to have a good understanding of health care reform so they know what to expect. Here is an article from Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield that we think does a [...]
Get Social