Saving money on 2013 taxes, health care reform and hiring best practices are among the topics featured in November’s Insights articles
Akron/Canton
Business Insurance
SeibertKeck: How the wealthy can prevent coverage gaps in their personal insurance
Kevin Franczkowski, Client advisor
Akron/Canton
Accounting & Consulting
SS&G: How wealthy families can centrally manage assets through family offices
Floyd Trouten, Director, Tax
Akron/Canton/Cleveland
Banking & Finance
FirstMerit Bank: How business owners can profit from expanded, enhanced SBA lending
Tim Dixon, SBA program manager, senior vice president
Akron/Canton/Cleveland
Legal Affairs
Brouse McDowell: How to vet a job candidate and reduce legal risk
Karen C. Lefton, Partner, Labor & Employment practice group
Akron/Canton/Columbus/Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky/Indianapolis
HR Outsourcing
Sequent: How dropping health insurance benefits may not save you money
William F. Hutter, CEO
Akron/Canton/Columbus
Retirement Planning Services
Tegrit Group: How to prepare for, survive and thrive after a retirement audit
Mike Spickard, CEO, Chief Actuary
Chicago
Accounting
Cendrowski Corporate Advisors: How an operational assessment can help an organization identify risk
James P. Martin, CMA, CIA, CFE, Managing director
Chicago
Legal Affairs
Novack and Macey: How understanding damages is critical in commercial litigation
Eric N. Macey, Partner
Chicago
Employee Benefits
Benefitdecisions: How the DOMA ruling has changed benefit plans
Stephanie Martinez, PHR, Director, HR Services
Chicago/St. Louis
Health Care
HealthLink: How to fulfill your Affordable Care Act responsibilities
Mark Haegele, Director, sales and account management
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky/Cleveland/Columbus
Workers’ Compensation
CompManagement: How to get workers’ compensation discounts for things you already do
Randy Jones, Senior vice president, TPA Operations
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Business Insurance
RiskSOURCE Clark-Theders: How to protect your company against cyberthreats
Jayce Stewart, MBA, Commercial Risk Consultant
Cleveland
Tax Incentives
WTP Advisors: Distributors, software firms, architects, others missing tax savings
Amit Mathur, CPA, Director
Cleveland
Legal Affairs
Fay Sharpe LLP: Why your U.S. patent won’t help you overseas
John S. Zanghi, Partner
Cleveland
Accounting & Consulting
Skoda Minotti: Moves you can make now to save money on your 2013 tax return
Steve Gross, CPA, Partner
Cleveland
Executive Education
John Carroll University: How to react when you suspect an employee of fraud
Mariah Webinger, Ph.D., Assistant professor of accountancy
Cleveland
Business Insurance
Leverity Insurance Group: How to rebuild your business in the event of a catastrophe
Derek M. Hoch, President
Cleveland
Real Estate:
CRESCO: How to get the most from your property management services
Eliot Kijewski, SIOR, Senior vice president, CRESCO
Judy L. Simon, CPM, Assistant vice president, Continental Realty
Columbus
Accounting
Rea & Associates: How your business can get tax benefits from research activities
Christopher E. Axene, CPA, Principal, Tax Services
Columbus
Legal Affairs
Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter: How to deal with cybersquatters and other domain name issues
Jeff Nein, Associate
Columbus/Cleveland
Telecommunications
Ohio.net: How to implement cutting-edge VoIP technologies with a dash of caution
Alex Desberg, Sales and marketing director
Columbus
Business Insurance
SeibertKeck: How the wealthy can prevent coverage gaps in their personal insurance
Marc McTeague, President
Dallas
Accounting
Crowe Horwath: How to apply accounting rules for related-party transactions
Wayne Williams, Partner
Detroit
Banking & Finance
First State Bank: How local banks offer better service and drive your hometown economy
Eugene Lovell, President and CEO
Houston/Dallas
Accounting
Weaver: How forensic accountants and the public sector combat fraud
Trish Fritsche, CPA, CFF, CITP, CGMA, Senior manager, Forensics and Litigation Services
Los Angeles
Business Insurance
Momentous Insurance Brokerage: How to achieve cost savings by managing workers’ comp claims
Kimaili “Ken” Davis, ARM, Assistant vice president
Los Angeles/Orange County
Executive Education
Woodbury University: How non-profit financial practices can boost for-profit businesses
Kenneth Jones, Vice president for finance and administration, CFO
Los Angeles/Orange County/Northern California
Banking & Finance
California Bank & Trust: How to enhance sales with merchant services
Jan Mitrovich, Manager, Treasury Management, Merchant Services
Los Angeles
Legal Affairs
Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley PC: How to weigh the pros and cons of SIRs vs. deductibles
Michael T. Ohira, Partner
Los Angeles
Business Insurance
Montage Insurance: Unlocking health care reform: A look at the individual mandate
Tobias Kennedy, Executive vice president
Northern California
Human Resources Outsourcing
TriNet: How the process of attracting and hiring employees has changed
Mary Oslin, Manager, Talent Acquisition
Northern California
Accounting & Consulting
Moss Adams LLP: How fair value reporting is hitting your company’s books
Bryan Cartwright, Financial services assurance partner
Northern California
Executive Education
California State University, East Bay: How more market oversight delivers better investment in private equity
Sinan Goktan, Ph.D., Assistant professor of finance, College of Business and Economics
Northern California
Accounting
Sensiba San Filippo: How health care reform demands a strategic approach from businesses
Bill Norwalk, Tax partner-in-charge
Northern California
Wealth Management & Finance
Mosaic Financial Partners: How personality styles affect performance and team synergy
Ricci M. Victorio, CSP, CPCC, ACC, Managing partner
Northern California
Legal Affairs
Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley PC: How civil cases can be settled with alternative dispute resolution
Brock R. Lyle, Partner
Northern California
Banking & Finance
Bridge Bank: How to discover resources available to California businesses
Gloria Ferguson, Senior vice president, market manager, Corporate Banking Division
Orange County
Legal Affairs
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth: How the JOBS Act makes it easier for companies to raise money
Mark L. Skaist, Shareholder, co-chair, Corporate and Securities
Philadelphia
Risk Management
ECBM: Transparency in purchasing benefits, the time has come
Matthew R. Huttlin, Vice president, Employee Benefits Division
Philadelphia
Telecommunications
Comcast Business: How Ethernet helps businesses realize cloud computing potential
Kevin Conmy, Regional vice president, Business Services
Philadelphia
Legal Affairs
Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia: How letters of intent provide a road map for business transactions
Peter J. Smith, Member
Philadelphia
Accounting & Consulting
Kreischer Miller: How business owners are paying key employees for performance
Tyler A. Ridgeway, Director, Human Capital Resources
Pittsburgh
Wealth Management
First Commonwealth Bank: Business development in a male dominated energy industry
Megan A. White, Vice President, Regional Manager
Pittsburgh
Facilities
SMC Consulting: How design firms add certainty, cost efficiency to office furniture selection
Kelly Colamarino, Interior designer
Pittsburgh
Employee Benefits
ChamberChoice: How to create flexible, employee-centric benefits that reduce overhead
Ron Carmassi, Sales executive
Pittsburgh
Health Care
UPMC Health Plan: How population health management delivers better, lower cost outcomes
Dr. Marc Manley, M.P.H., Vice president, Population Health Management, UPMC Insurance Services Division
St. Louis
Accounting
Brown Smith Wallace: How the ACA and the end of Bush-era cuts affect tax strategy
Cathy Goldsticker, CPA, Partner, Tax Services
