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Governor Abbott Outlines Reopening of Texas

Andy Adams

Apr 17, 2020

Governor Abbott Outlines Reopening of Texas

Governor of Texas Greg Abbott has issued three executive orders designed to start the process of reopening the state of Texas. Executive...

10 Skills I've Developed To Fight The Pandemic

Andy Adams

Apr 17, 2020

10 Skills I've Developed To Fight The Pandemic

Incredible elbow dexterity. I have become "elbow-dextrous." I can open all sorts of doors using nothing more than the two elbows (and...

Andy Adams

Apr 17, 2020

A Different OSHA 10

Here is OSHA's 10 Steps to Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus at work: Encourage workers to stay home if sick. Encourage...

America, Welcome to Your Kobayashi Maru Test!

Andy Adams

Apr 17, 2020

America, Welcome to Your Kobayashi Maru Test!

"A no-win situation is a possibility every commander may face. Has that never occurred to you?" Captain Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath...

Andy Adams

Apr 9, 2020

ASA Hot Topics COVID-19 and Insurance Issues with Andy Adams

ASA Executive Director Brianna Wright and Andy Adams have a videochat about COVID-19 Insurance Issues

Andy Adams

Apr 8, 2020

CDC Endorses HITLER('s mustache)!

Did my click bait work? Trying to get the hang of the mainstream media's ways to drive traffic to THE ROUND UP. This is totally NOT...

Andy Adams

Apr 3, 2020

Telemedicine Has Now Gone Viral

Most health plans offer some sort of telemedicine option. It varies by insurance carrier, but all of the major insurance carriers now...

Andy Adams

Apr 2, 2020

Why Don't I Have Any Coverage For This?

These are the words insurance agents hate the most. Insurance companies . . . well, they would never admit to LOVING these words and...

Governor Abbott Expands Essential Only Order to Entire State of Texas

Andy Adams

Apr 1, 2020

Governor Abbott Expands Essential Only Order to Entire State of Texas

This is no April Fool's Joke. Governor Greg Abbott has ordered only essential businesses to operate in Texas, something he had...

Texas Mutual Announces That It Will Exempt From Payroll Workers Furloughed WITH PAY

Andy Adams

Mar 30, 2020

Texas Mutual Announces That It Will Exempt From Payroll Workers Furloughed WITH PAY

Please be advised that today Texas Mutual announced the following in an Agents FAQ: If a policyholder suspends operations due to...

Dallas County Issues Rules of Essential Construction

Andy Adams

Mar 30, 2020

Dallas County Issues Rules of Essential Construction

You can bet these revisions will be applied throughout Texas soon enough. If you are performing essential construction services even...

Congress Builds Giant Ventilator for the US Economy

Andy Adams

Mar 30, 2020

Congress Builds Giant Ventilator for the US Economy

Congress passed and President Trump has signed a $2 Trillion "Stimulus" Package in response to the government-imposed shut down orders...

Andy Adams

Mar 27, 2020

United We Stand!

Owning the building where you work offers many advantages! Today, we are taking one of them. We first displayed this flag shortly after...

DOL Releases FFCRA Employee Rights Poster - UPDATED WITH NEW AND IMPROVED GUIDANCE!

Andy Adams

Mar 26, 2020

DOL Releases FFCRA Employee Rights Poster - UPDATED WITH NEW AND IMPROVED GUIDANCE!

The Department of Labor has issued the Employee Rights poster addressing the two Emergency leave laws passed *last week.* We discussed...

Andy Adams

Mar 25, 2020

Do We Now Need Letters of Transit?

In the classic movie Casablanca, the "letters of transit" are the critical plot device ("macguffin" for movie nerds) that drives the...

Harris County Orders "Stay Home, Stay Safe" - TWO BIG QUESTIONS: "Am I an Essential B

Andy Adams

Mar 24, 2020

Harris County Orders "Stay Home, Stay Safe" - TWO BIG QUESTIONS: "Am I an Essential B

It's Tuesday, right? Given how this week is going I will not be surprised if this is what I look like on Friday: Harris County has...

New Paid Leave Laws Effective April 1, 2020 . . . Boy, That Escalated Quickly

Andy Adams

Mar 23, 2020

New Paid Leave Laws Effective April 1, 2020 . . . Boy, That Escalated Quickly

We seem to be living in the "Boy, That Escalated Quickly"-meme from Anchorman. Click here if you need a refresher! On March 18, 2020...

COVID 19 MESSIN' WITH TEXAS! THAT AIN'T RIGHT!

Andy Adams

Mar 11, 2020

COVID 19 MESSIN' WITH TEXAS! THAT AIN'T RIGHT!

COVID 19 just cancelled the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo along with the SXSW music festival in Austin. Whether you believe these...

Andy Adams

Dec 23, 2019

What is it about?

One of my favorite Christmas tales is the true story of how the Charlie Brown Christmas Special almost never happened. I am of course,...

Andy Adams

Nov 27, 2019

Is Gratitude In Short Supply?

What is our biggest problem? The answers to that question are probably as varied as the people answering the question. You could point...