BY CONNER INSURANCE       Overtime Rule Blocked by Federal Court On Nov. 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction, halting the enforcement of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule until further notice. The rule, which was set to take effect on Dec. 1, 2016, would have increased […]

BY BEN CONNER       Onboarding is a trending term in the world of HR, but not everyone knows what it is or how to do it.   What is Onboarding? According to the Society for Human Resource Management, “Onboarding is the process by which new hires get adjusted to the social and performance […]

BY BEN CONNER       Understanding PTO Unlike traditional benefits, PTO is a bank of hours that employees can draw from for a number of reasons, including taking a vacation, taking care of a sick child, going to a doctor’s appointment or needing a personal day off from work. Employers either credit the employee’s […]

BY BEN CONNER | Chief Executive Officer     Over the past 6 years, there has been a significant shift in the importance of employer-provided health insurance and benefits with employers and employees across the nation. At one point in time, these benefits seemed to go hand-in-hand with full-time work, and the word “benefit” was […]

IT’S TIME TO KILL THE 9-TO-5 SEP 20, 2016 | BY REBECCA GREENFIELD Jessica Piha gets to work whenever she wants and leaves whenever she wants — really. “There’s really no set schedule,” said Piha, the director of communications at home-improvement startup Porch, which lets its employees work flexible schedules. Piha likes to get in […]

BY BEN CONNER | Chief Executive Officer     When speaking about health in the workplace and quantifying the success of their wellness programs, employers often view the issue through an inaccurate lens. Return on investment, or ROI, weighs heavily on many clients’ minds when they consider the implementation and maintenance of a wellness program. […]

  Conner Insurance, a family-owned insurance firm based out of Indianapolis, was recently selected as Indiana’s Healthiest Employer for 2016 in the small business category (2-99 employees). The firm joined 5 other winning Indiana companies – IMMI, Monarch Beverage, CNO Financial Group and Indiana University Health, to represent health victories across company size categories from […]

BY ZACK CONNER | Property & Casualty Advisor     Examining current insurance policies: is there something you’re missing? For many businesses, the broker/client relationship, at first glance, is sufficient to adequately meet their needs. It is difficult to recognize when your insurance policies, rates or level of coverage could be holding you back or […]

BY ZACK CONNER | Property & Casualty Advisor     For many businesses, it’s assumed that their insurance coverage is, at the least, enough to suit their individual needs. Upon closer inspection for many, however, their existing policies may not be the right fit or possibly even inadequate for their needs. In situations where I […]

BY: JOE THOMPSON | Personal Lines Advisor     For many individuals, insurance may simply seem like one more background element in their lives. Clients pay their policies each month and hope that they will never have to actually make use of them. Clients can go years without making claims and develop a sense of security […]