http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles Articles on insurance and other practical business information for landscapers Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:51:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I came across these great safety tips on Zenith's website for businesses in the landscaping industry: Grass Trimmers and Brush Cutters Grinders and Chippers Hand Tools Let Your Tools Keep You Safe Personal Protective Equipment Power Lawn Mowers Powered Trimmers Prevent Back and Other Lifting Injuries Refueling Equipment Riding Mowers: Landscaping Safety Increases Production Shoveling and Digging For more information about workplace safety, ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2010/safety-tips-for-landscapers/ When discussing workers’ compensation insurance with landscaping businesses, I often emphasis the importance of taking a long term approach to controlling premium costs by lowering the cost of claims. I typically recommend partnering with an insurance carrier that is committed to controlling the cost of claims and providing resources to ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2010/zenith-insurance/ We have some great news from the American Landscape Maintenance Association (ALMA). They are now offering free memberships! If you are a landscape maintenance provider, we encourage you to visit www.ALMAnow.com today to join. Here is a link to their membership page. Here is an article with more information about ALMA. Here is some ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2010/free-alma-membership/ [caption id="attachment_1031" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Labor Statistics for Landscape Maintenance"][/caption]I came across some information about workers in the landscaping industry on the website for the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. Here is a link to the full report on grounds maintenance workers. The great news from ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2010/statistics-for-landscape-maintenance-workers/ [caption id="attachment_1025" align="alignright" width="160" caption="ALMA"][/caption]BearWise Landscapers is proud to be named the insurance partner of the American Landscape Maintenance Association (ALMA). The partnership will allow our agents the opportunity to provide practical information to the large number of ALMA members across the United States. We will do this through insurance ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2010/alma-insurance-partner/ [caption id="attachment_1015" align="alignright" width="146" caption="Turf - December 2009"][/caption]NOTE: This article about commercial auto insurance (pdf) was published in the December issue of Turf Magazine. Commercial Auto Insurance Two supplementary coverages that minimize your risk When it comes to commercial auto policies, many owners of landscape businesses understand the primary policy parts of liability ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2009/coverages-for-commercial-auto-insurance/ [caption id="attachment_1004" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Lawn Care Employees"][/caption]Today, we issued a press release with the 2010 Florida Workers Compensation Rates. We are also sending out the following letter to Florida landscapers: I would like to wish you a Happy New Year! As we prepare for 2010, I wanted to share some good ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2009/2010-florida-workers-comp-rates/ [caption id="attachment_990" align="alignright" width="200" caption="PRO Magazine - December 2009"][/caption] NOTE: This article about Equipment Floater Insurance was published in the December issue of PRO Magazine. Protection Against Stolen or Damaged Equipment Equipment floater insurance is the best option when it comes to insuring your landscape equipment. Because you and your landscape equipment are on ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2009/insuring-landscape-equipment/ As mentioned in this previous article, BearWise Landscapers is gaining recognition for providing specialized insurance information and services to the landscaping industry. At BearWise Landscapers, our goal is to add more value to your landscaping business than other insurance agencies that do not offer our specialized expertise. We do this ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2009/insurance-specialists-for-landscaping-industry/ Over the past couple of days, I attended the first annual Lawn Care Summit. It was held here in Orlando at the Omni Resort at ChampionsGate. That is a link to the brochure that outlines all of the classes at the conference. I felt that the majority of the sessions were ... http://www.BearWiseLandscapers.com/articles/2009/2009-lawn-care-summit/