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2016
How Your Health Insurance Premiums are Calculated - And How To Lower Them	Volume 14 Number 7
HDHPs and HSAs: Pros and Cons	Volume 14 Number 4

2015
Keys to a Smooth Open Enrollment	Volume 13 Number 10
Does Your Wellness Plan Need a Checkup?	Volume 13 Number 7
Affordable Care Act Update	Volume 13 Number 4
IRS, HHS Cracking Down on " Skinny Plans"	Volume 13 Number 1

2014
Avoiding Pregnancy Discrimination Claims	Volume 12 Number 10
The ACA and HSAs	Volume 12 Number 7
Clarifications & Changes to the ACA	Volume 12 Number 4
The ACA Expands Mental Health Benefits	Volume 12 Number 1

2013
Plan Now to Avoid the "Cadillac Tax"	Volume 11 Number 10
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reminders	Volume 11 Number 7
Health Care Reform - General Information	Volume Number
Dental Benefits and the Affordable Care Act	Volume 11 Number 4
Insurance Exchanges: More Interstate Options, More Competition?	Volume 11 Number 1

2012
Better Benefit Communication for Better Employee Satisfaction	Volume 10 Number 10
Cash Balance Plans: The Best of Both Worlds?	Volume 10 Number 7
Qualified vs. Nonqualified Plans	Volume 10 Number 4
Health Care Reform: What's Happening in 2012	Volume 10 Number 1

2011
Consumer-Driven Plans: Ten Years Later	Volume 9 Number 10
The Coming Retirement Crisis	Volume 9 Number 7
Increase the Value of Your Benefits Program with Benefit Statements	Volume 9 Number 4

Architects and Engineers Reports

2014
Fast-Track Projects Caution Curves Ahead	Volume 22 Number 3
Indemnities, Part 2: Where Agreements May Make Sense	Volume 22 Number 2
Indemnities, Part 1: Getting to "No"	Volume 22 Number 1
Staffing Decisions Impact Liability Exposures	Volume 21 Number 3

2013
A Condo Comeback? Designers Beware!	Volume 21 Number 2
Jobsite Safety Part 2: Three Keys to Avoiding Liabilities	Volume 21 Number 1
Jobsite Safety Part 1: You Win Some, You Lose Some	Volume 20 Number 5
Part 2: CAD: Contractual and Ownership Protection	Volume 20 Number 4

2012
Part 1: CAD: Capabilities and Liabilities Evolve	Volume 20 Number 3
Comprehensive Scope of Services Boost Bottom Line	Volume 20 Number 2
Tight Budget, Limited Credit Leads to Underfunded Projects	Volume 20 Number 1

2011
Get It In Writing: Avoid Verbal Contracts	Volume 19 Number 5
Reducing the Chances of Third-Party Claims	Volume 19 Number 4
The Essentials of Negotiating a Limitation of Liability Clause	Volume 19 Number 3
Project Evaluation is Now More Important Than Ever	Volume 19 Number 2
Negotiating Insurance Requirements in Clients Contracts	Volume 19 Number 1
Communication is the Key to Avoiding Claims	Volume 18 Number 4

2010
Managing Jobsite Risks	Volume 18 Number 3
Prevailing Party Contract Clauses: Yes or No?	Volume 18 Number 2
Special Alert: UDC vs. CH2MHill Case	Volume Number
Indemnities Part 2: Where Agreements May Make Sense	Volume 18 Number 1
Indemnities Part 1: Avoiding Added and Uninsurable Liabilities	Volume 17 Number 5

2009
Reporting Claims and Locking in your PL Coverage	Volume 17 Number 4
Understanding and Avoiding Fiduciary Liability	Volume 17 Number 3
Staffing Issues Front and Center with A/E Environmental Firms	Volume 17 Number 2
Getting Paid in a Slow Economy	Volume 17 Number 1

2008
Scope of Services: A Profitable Risk Management Tool	Volume 16 Number 5
Important Announcement RE: Indemnification in California	Volume 16 Number 4
Integrated Project Delivery	Volume 16 Number 4
CADD Part 2: Contractual and Ownership Protection	Volume 16 Number 3
CADD Part 1: Dealing with Today's Liabilities	Volume 16 Number 2
Top 10 Risk Management Questions Facing Design Firms Today	Volume 16 Number 1

2007
A Prudent Approach to Project Selection	Volume 15 Number 5
New Reporting Requirements for California Architects and Engineers	Volume 15 Number 6
Avoiding the Profit Squeeze	Volume 15 Number 4
Construction Management Roles, Responsibilities and Risks	Volume 15 Number 3