ARCHIVED  December 1, 1998

Health-care choices prove numerous for small business

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One of the most important decisions small-business owners make regards the provision of health-care benefits for themselves and their employees.

As coverage options broaden, so do the choices of where to obtain that coverage.

“What they need to do is contact an insurance broker who specializes in the area of employee benefits,’ suggested Masoud Shirazi, president of Shirazi & Associates Inc. in Greeley. “A broker is basically an insurance agent licensed or contracted with many different companies. They work on behalf of the client. They are not captive by one company and have a lot more options to present to the employer.’

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Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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