National Author Day November 1, 2022

By Shannon Butler November 1 is National Author’s Day. It is a day to celebrate authors for sharing their stories, expanding the frontiers of our imagination – transporting us to faraway lands in days long ago or generations yet to come. Helping kids of all ages slumber soundly, or for entertaining us awake for “just…

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September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month Creating a plan for you and your pets By Shannon Butler Did you know that 54% of households in Minnesota and 70% of families in the US (90.5 million families) have at least one pet? According to recent data from the ASPCA, of the 90.5 million families with a pet…

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Happy New Year 2022

On behalf of the entire Butler & Associates Insurance, and Butler Vet Insurance protection teams, we wish you a New Year filled with good health and happiness. Our office will be closed for the holiday on December 31st so our team may enjoy time with their loved ones this holiday season. We will return to…

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Thanksgiving 2021

We are grateful for our relationships with our vendors, carrier partners and especially our associates at Butler Vet Insurance.  Because they have meant so much to us over the past 18 months we want to make sure they have a little extra time of to spend with family and friends this Thanksgiving Holiday. Our offices…

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Employee Driven Lawsuits

Employee Driven Lawsuits & Employment Practice Liability Insurance October 21, 2021 Written by Bill Butler CIC, CISR, CWCA Employee Driven Lawsuits  These can come at any time even if you didn’t do anything wrong but they can also have these occur if you don’t take action like the practice in Oregon. Pet hospital to pay…

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Workers Compensation Premium

Workers Compensation – The Price is Right!!!! October 20, 2021 Written by Bill Butler CIC, CISR, CWCA Certified Work Comp Advisor Paying too much? We have found that most Veterinarians are overpaying on their Workers Compensation premium by 22%.  There are a variety of reason for this… incorrect class codes incorrect payrolls working with an…

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Workers Compensation Recovery at Work Program

Workers Compensation Recovery at Work Program September 14, 2020 Written by Bill Butler CIC, CISR, CWCA Certified Work Comp Advisor RECOVERY-AT-WORK The primary goal of a good recovery-at-work program is to get injured workers back to his or her original job as soon as possible and, in doing so, increase control over medical and legal…

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Workers Compensation Payroll Audits

Workers Compensation Premium Audits for Veterinarians September 4, 2020 Written by Bill Butler CIC, CISR Certified Work Comp Advisor Workers Compensation insurance is the one insurance policy that you have the most control over as a Veterinary Practice.  It is also the easiest policy for to have incorrect premiums charged.  In the age of Covid-19…

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Butler Vet Cares COVID-19 Update April 15, 2020

COMMITTED TO PROTECTING YOU AND OPEN TO SERVE YOU: BUTLER VET CARES COVID-19 UPDATE April 15, 2020 Payroll Protection Program Update  ***YOU SHOULD TAKE URGENT ACTION*** Bloomberg News: Headline – Rescue Fund to Run Dry Today, Leaving Small Firms Shut Out From the article: A $349 billion federal relief program for U.S. small businesses is expected to…

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Butler Vet Cares COVID-19 Update April 6, 2020

COMMITTED TO PROTECTING YOU AND OPEN TO SERVE YOU: BUTLER VET CARES COVID-19 UPDATE April 6, 2020 CARES Act Update  ***YOU SHOULD TAKE URGENT ACTION*** With the CARES Act and the Payroll Protection Program open for applications you should have already submitted your application to your Commercial Banker or SBA lender.  There have been problems…

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