President Trump Issues Executive Order Encouraging Transparency in Pricing and Expanding Consumer-Directed Arrangements
On June 24, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order intending to... Read more »
DEERFIELD, IL – Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property & casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, appointed Mark Englert as national Property & Casualty Practice... Read more »
Final Rule Released on Individual Coverage and Excepted Benefit HRAs
On June 13, 2019 the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department (the... Read more »
HHS Proposes Revisions to ACA Section 1557 Regulations
At the end of May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule to revise regulations previously released under... Read more »
This alert is of interest to all employers that sponsor group health plans. Note that employers with “grandfathered” or “grandmothered” plans are not subject to the ACA out-of-pocket... Read more »
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 health... Read more »
Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced its acquisition of HighRidge Insurance Services (HighRidge), effective May 1, 2019.
HighRidge, located in Westlake Village,... Read more »
DEERFIELD, IL — Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced its acquisition of ARMS Insurance Group (ARMS), effective May 1, 2019.
ARMS, a General Agency headquartered in... Read more »
DEERFIELD, IL — Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced its acquisition of Shepler & Fear General Agency (SFGA), effective May 1, 2019.
Founded in 2009, SFGA... Read more »
Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced its acquisition of Shomer Insurance Agency, Inc (Shomer), effective May 1, 2019. Terms of the transaction were not... Read more »