Buried Treasure: CAA Help in Recruiting, Retaining Employees
4-minute read At 5,593 pages, the Consolidated Appropriations Act is one of the longest pieces of legislation in U.S. history. Sprinkled across its many pages are several provisions […]
Commercial Insurance Rates Seen Moderating
6-minute read Relief, at last. That may be the best way to describe how business owners should feel after hearing the latest findings from the Council of Insurance Agents […]
Protecting Your Business From Wildfires
6-minute read Scientists say much of the West is experiencing its driest conditions in 1,200 years. Mind-boggling and more than mildly concerning, right? However you process it all, […]
Health Plan Brokers Face New Compensation Disclosure Rules
Transparency and shared expectations are gold standards of any successful business relationship. When it comes to their employee health plan broker, employers should look for someone who keeps […]
The Secret Payments in Your Company’s Health Plan
Opinion By Jason Andrade If you’ve taken the time to read and understand the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, you will have learned three things: It’s time you […]
Case Study: Trust, but Verify. Every Time.
3-minute read THE CHALLENGE: The insurance carriers we like to work with deliver on their promises and put client interests above all else. Unfortunately, sometimes, even the best […]
The Consolidated Appropriations Act: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) includes provisions that create a new fiduciary obligation for employers and change the way health benefits brokers and health insurance companies […]
Medical Marijuana, the Workplace and Workers’ Compensation
Medicinal marijuana use is legal in more than two-thirds of the U.S., but employers still have questions about what workers’ compensation insurance will and won’t cover and what […]
Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes U.S. House
It’s unlikely to win support in the U.S. Senate, but the House of Representatives has once again voted in favor of decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level. The […]