Do I Have To Buy The Moving Companies Insurance?

So you have bought a beautiful new home and are getting ready for the big day. The moving company encourages you to buy additional insurance to protect your things. You begin to wonder, “But I already have homeowners insurance. Why do I need to buy additional coverage?”

So here is the million dollar question then, “Are you covered… or not”.

The answer is that it depends on Read the rest of this entry »

Write your car sales tax off for 2009 tax returns‏

The US Government is trying to help boost the economy. Perhaps you heard about the “cash for clunker” program that just ended recently. Well if you missed the boat on that one, don’t worry… We’ve got some good news for you.

If you’ve been debating whether to buy a new car or not this year, the clock is ticking quickly.

Notice what the official IRS website has to say about this:
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New DOT website for teen drivers‏

Did you know that car crashes are the number one cause of death among teenagers in America?

An article appeared in “The Paper” a home town newspaper up in Braselton GA a few weeks back. It discussed, this is the reason why the Georgia Department of Transportation has created a new website just for teen drivers and their parents.

The purpose of the site?

It has been described as a “one stop” source for the latest information on the GA driving laws, safety tips for young drivers as well as travel tips too. In that article, officials at the DOT make it very clear that the DOT “is dedicated to reducing teen crashes in Georgia and part of that mission involves ensuring that Georgia teens have the information they need to become safe, responsible drivers.”

How serious of a problem is it? Notice some of the statistics posted on the new website: Read the rest of this entry »

Nationwide Phoenix Tri-Oval Virtual Racetrack

As you may very well be aware already, Nationwide is a huge fan of NASCAR. In fact the Nationwide brand and NASCAR have become synonymous to many folks, just like we hope you think about Lloyd Pro Group and Nationwide together. They have put together a special NASCAR Nationwide Series that NASCAR fans are enjoying immensely. If you like NASCAR you will get a kick out of this.
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Female Hotel Workers Hurt More Than Men

Why are female hotel workers hurt on the job more often than men are?

Interesting article in the NY Times quotes a study that will be published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine in January 2010. Pay close attention if your business pays for Atlanta workers compensation insurance.

“A new study of workers at 50 hotels in the United States found that
women were 50 percent more likely to be injured than men, and that
Hispanic women had an injury rate two-thirds higher than their white
female counterparts.”

As you might guess house keepers have the highest injury rate at about 7.9%. This is 50% higher than all other hotel workers and more than twice the injury rate for all of the other workers in other industries in the US.

Why is the rate twice as high for women? Read the rest of this entry »