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Important Considerations for Veterinarians When Choosing Life Insurance
“Veterinary Financial Security: Navigating Life Insurance for Veterinarians” Veterinarians, often regarded as healers of the animal world, invest their lives in caring for our furry companions. Yet, in the midst of selflessly serving the needs of pets and their owners, it’s imperative for veterinarians to address a crucial aspect of life often overlooked – their…
Protecting Your Practice: General Liability Insurance for Your Veterinary Practice
Protecting Your Practice: General Liability Insurance for Your Veterinary Practice As a dedicated veterinarian, you spend your days caring for beloved pets, ensuring their well-being and providing them with the best possible medical attention. However, along with the rewards of your profession, there are certain risks and liabilities that come with running a veterinary practice.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Butler Vet Cares COVID-19 Update April 2, 2020
[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Video”][/siteorigin_widget] We are receiving a number of phone calls with regard to insurance policies as it relates to my clients veterinary practices. I want to talk about three things today. Business Income Insurance or Business Interruption, Workers Compensation Delivery. Business Income or Business Interruption. Unfortunately in many cases these policies will not assist you…
Butler Vet Cares COVID-19 Update April 1, 2020
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING YOU AND OPEN TO SERVE YOU: BUTLER VET CARES COVID-19 UPDATE April 1, 2020 Coverage for Delivery – Hired & Non-Owned Coverage An item today for Veterinarians who are looking to generate some additional revenue through delivery of meds and food or possibly to pick up lab samples etc. If you are…
Butler Vet Cares Covid-19 Update March 31, 2020 **CARES Act: Payroll Protection Program
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING YOU AND OPEN TO SERVE YOU: BUTLER VET CARES COVID-19 UPDATE MARCH 31, 2020 PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM: We wanted to get this posted for anyone that may be looking to apply for the PPP from the Cares Act. 20-LOB-PPPApplication _final as of 3.29.20 For those of you who will be applying for…
Butler Vet Cares Covid-19 Update March 30, 2020
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING YOU AND OPEN TO SERVE YOU: BUTLER VET CARES COVID-19 UPDATE MARCH 30, 2020 We hope this post finds you safe at home and healthy. WORK WITH APPROVED LENDERS AND WATCH OUT FOR SCAMMERS!!! If you are a small business who is looking to apply for the disaster assistance loan from MN…
Butler Vet Cares Covid-19 Update March 29, 2020
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING YOU AND OPEN TO SERVE YOU: BUTLER VET CARES COVID-19 UPDATE MARCH 29, 2020 Small Business Alert!!! A quick Sunday Update – for those Small Businesses out there who would like a breakdown of how the CARES Act will impact them and what assistance is available provided by Affinity HR Group. Senate…
Butler Vet Cares Covid-19 Update March 27, 2020
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING YOU AND OPEN TO SERVE YOU: BUTLER VET CARES COVID-19 UPDATE MARCH 27, 2020 National News – CARES Act is signed into law. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Passes the House and is signed into law giving $2.2 Trillion in relief of Covid-19. This is the largest bill passed in…
Butler Vet Cares Covid-19 Update March 26, 2020
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING YOU AND OPEN TO SERVE YOU: BUTLER VET CARES COVID-19 UPDATE MARCH 26, 2020 The U.S. Senate passed a $2 trillion Coronavirus stimulus bill designed to provide economic relief to all Americans. The bill is now with the U.S. House of Representatives, and then will go to President Trump for his signature. Officials believe…
Workers Compensation Insurance
[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Video”][/siteorigin_widget] GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS The Bad News: If you are a veterinary practice you are going to have claims! It is rare for a companion veterinary practice to go a year without a workers compensation claim. You know you are going to have claims and when you do they can affect…
Introducing Butler Vet Insurance
Butler Vet Insurance Introduction Video: Butler Vet Insurance works with companion animal, mixed, and equine veterinarians insure their hospitals, practices and clinics. We are an independent insurance agency based out of Apple Valley MN that serves the greater Twin Cities area, Minnesota and Wisconsin. As an independent insurance agency we have partnered with some of…