Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Legal Office Supplies Can Skyrocket Your Law Office Overhead

One way to ensure a profitable law office is to control the things you can control and legal office supplies are one area you can exert some influence over.

If you take a little time to do an inventory of what you actually need and appoint a responsible person in your office to manage all of your office requirements it is amazing how much money you can save in a calendar year.

And this goes straight to the bottom line of your financial health check in running a smart law office in 2011..

Grow 600 times in 30 years

I joined NTUC Income in 1977 as the general manager (later re-designated as  chief executive officer).  During a period of 30 years, the total assets increased by 600 times from $28 million to $17 billion. 

Growing up as a criminal

Here is a letter from a Singaporean who migrated and became a Canadian citizen. But he is treated as a criminal for not doing national service.  A few years ago, I met the parent of a boy in a similar situation. The parents migrated to Australia, but the father had to accompany the son back to Singapore to serve national service - otherwise the son would be treated as a criminal.

Auto Insurance Quotes Online – Things First Time Buyers Need To Know

Getting automobile insurance is not an option, but is an obligation that keeps you safe from doling out a fortune on the repairs if your automobile happens to get involved in an accident. However, many people tend to keep on postponing the task not only because they find the expense unnecessary but also due to their ignorance of the process. Even though it is quite easy to find numerous auto insurance quotes online, choosing the right one can be extremely confusing and difficult especially if you have no previous experience.


The first step towards buying auto insurance online is to have knowledge about the insurance providers who offer insurances quotes online. You can start by doing an online search for companies that offer these services. The search results will produce a list of the companies that have an online presence. Alternatively, one can choose to visit the website of an insurance agent that provides insurance quotes of different companies.


Having found a site that offers auto insurance quotes online , it is vital to check out their background and authenticity. In addition to checking out the testimonials given on the website, it is advisable to search the net for any negative publicity, frauds or scams. If possible, you should also look for references of people who have dealt with the specific insurance company as they can provide you invaluable information about how helpful or cooperative the representatives of the company are at the time of the claim settlement. It is also a good idea to check out more than one websites to double check the reliability of the insurance quotes available online.


The process of seeking auto insurance quotes online may require you to provide some basic information about yourself and what kind of policy you are looking for. You might be required to fill up a form or answer a questionnaire. In either case it is vital that you provide the complete information with total honesty so that you may find policies that are most beneficial to them.


Apart from learning about the insurance provide, you also need to learn all about the benefits offered under different auto insurance policies. In case you feel that the benefits are not enough or the premium charged or the deductibles are too high, then it is better to look out for another policy from a different provider. However, make sure that your expectations are realistic and you are clear about the features you need in the auto insurance policy.


Campbell Solberg Associates is one of the foremost and reputable auto insurance quotes online agents renowned for their economical, honest and genuine insurance quotes. For more information on their services you can logon to their website http://www.campbellsolberg.com.

International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation

I was the chairman of ICMIF from 1992 to 1997. According to its website (www.icmif.org), ICMIF now has 210 members from 70 countries These members employ a total of 260,000 people and manage assets of USD 1.5 trillion. The official foreign reserves of Singapore today is USD 225 billion, according to the MAS website. These figures are not strictly comparable, but gives an idea of the size of ICMIF.  I was the first and only Asian to be elected into the position of chairman of ICMIF.