Women-led Boston Benefit Partners, LLC Joins Alera Group

June 4, 2021

Alera Group, a leading financial services and risk management company, today announced the acquisition of Boston Benefit Partners (BPP), a health and welfare consulting and brokerage firm providing... Read more »

IRS Releases its Much Anticipated Guidance on ARPA COBRA Premium Assistance

May 21, 2021

This alert is of interest to all employers with plans subject to federal COBRA or state mini-COBRA. On May 18, 2021, the IRS released Notice 2021-31, which contains its much-anticipated guidance... Read more »

REMINDER: PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2021

May 18, 2021

This alert is of interest to all employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). Note that the PCORI fee does not apply to most... Read more »

Alera Group Expands Pennsylvania Footprint with Bell Insurance, Inc.

May 13, 2021

Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, today announced the acquisition of Bell Insurance, Inc., a full-service independent insurance agency servicing more than... Read more »

Legal Alert: Plan Design and Considerations Based on Section 1557 of the ACA and the Civil Rights Act of 1964

May 12, 2021

This alert was last updated on May 12, 2021. Dowload this alert. Employers that sponsor group health plans have many regulations to consider in their plan design choices, including... Read more »

Legal Alert: Nonquantitative Treatment Limits (NQTL) Testing Now Required

May 12, 2021

This alert was last updated on May 12, 2021. Download this alert. All group health plan sponsors of both fully-insured and self-funded plans must consider the requirements of the Mental... Read more »

Legal Alert: IRS Releases 2022 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits

May 11, 2021

In Rev. Proc. 2021-25, the IRS released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2022 relevant to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs). The table below summarizes those... Read more »

Whitney Floyd Joins Alera Group as Vice President of Sales, Northeast

April 29, 2021

Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, has appointed Whitney Floyd as Vice President of Sales, Northeast. Reporting to Vice President of Sales Development, Jim... Read more »

Mini COBRA Quick Facts

April 23, 2021

As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), employers now have some work to do as it pertains to COBRA and the new subsidies under the ARPA. ARPA created a COBRA subsidy from April 1 of... Read more »

DOL Releases Model Notices and Other Resources Related to COBRA Premium Assistance

April 8, 2021

On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a link to its webpage dedicated to the COBRA premium assistance authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARPA), the third... Read more »