Insights

Dental Insurance Promotes Overall Health

January 2, 2020

Providing employees the opportunity to purchase dental insurance is not enough. Employee education is an important element when you offer voluntary benefits. A 2019 survey by the National... Read more »

What’s Covered in a Typical Equipment Breakdown Insurance Policy?

January 2, 2020

To prevent business shutdowns or slowdowns, an organization might want to cover other kinds of valuable equipment from mechanical breakdown, too. The typical equipment breakdown insurance policy... Read more »

Q4 Quarterly Compliance Recap 2019

December 27, 2019

Over the past quarter, we’ve seen many important employee benefit compliance updates hit the news. To keep you up to date on the latest legislative updates, here is your quarterly compliance... Read more »

Are Your Workplace Policies Up to Date about Vaping?

December 16, 2019

The popularity of vaping is sending some employers scrambling to craft workplace policies governing the use of electronic cigarettes. Vaping is when users puff electronic cigarettes — also... Read more »

When is Indemnity Health Insurance an Acceptable Alternative to a Fully-Insured Plan?

December 6, 2019

Here’s a look at the advantages and disadvantages. Many employers offer employees access to indemnity health insurance as a way to fill gaps in their health coverage. Now, as heath care plan... Read more »

How Employers Can Avoid FMLA Pitfalls

December 2, 2019

The FMLA has been law since 1993 but employers can still find the rules confusing. The Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) paid leave and leave stacking rules aren’t new, but they... Read more »

Two Medicare Enrollment Periods for 2020 Benefits

November 19, 2019

Happy with your Medicare benefits? Not interested in making changes for 2020? Great! You don’t have to do a thing. However, if you’re ready to make a change, there are two Medicare... Read more »

Will College Savings Plans be Necessary if College is Free?

November 12, 2019

Free college tuition is an appealing idea as higher education costs continue to rise. Can the proposals of presidential candidates be counted on? The 2020 presidential election is a year away, yet... Read more »

A Beneficiary’s Guide to Filing a Life Insurance Claim

November 6, 2019

A life insurance policy can be a thoughtful way to provide for loved ones after you die. But what happens if you are the beneficiary of someone’s life insurance policy? Losing someone close... Read more »

On the Road Again – But With Insurance

November 1, 2019

Traveling for work can be exciting, but only if you know that your coverage has your back! Whether you're traveling by plane, train or automobile, you can have peace of mind knowing that... Read more »