IRS: Pre-Tax Payment Plans Won’t Satisfy ACA Employer Mandate

by Clair McNamara | May 29, 2014 | Employers, Industry News, The Affordable Care Act

http://eba.benefitnews.com/health-insurance-exchange/news/irs-pre-tax-payment-plans-wont-satisfy-aca-employer-mandate BY: MELISSA A. WINN MAY 29, 2014 The Internal Revenue Service has clarified that employers will not escape taxes and penalties under the Affordable...

Five Health Insurance Tips that Can Make Your Workforce Appreciate You

by Clair McNamara | May 28, 2014 | Employers, Industry News, The Affordable Care Act

Five Health Insurance Tips that Can Make Your Workforce Appreciate You BY TOM GIDDENS MAY 25, 2014 Over the past several months, small businesses may have grappled to understand the many changes and regulations to the evolving health care landscape. In developing...

How brokers can Create a Winning Voluntary Strategy

by Clair McNamara | May 28, 2014 | Brokers and Agents, Industry News

http://www.benefitspro.com/2014/05/27/how-brokers-can-create-a-winning-voluntary-strategy BY JOHN THORNTON MAY 27, 2014 There’s no question that voluntary benefits are in high demand by employers and their employees alike. For example, an EyeMed survey of 552...

Employer-Sponsored Health Care Facts of Life

by Clair McNamara | May 24, 2014 | Brokers and Agents, Employers, Industry News, The Affordable Care Act

http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/legal-hr/2014/05/23/employer-sponsored-health-care-facts-life/ By DONNA FUSCALDO MAY 23, 2014 High deductible health insurance plans are a fact of life, particularly for the employees of small businesses. But it doesn’t have to...

How Private Exchanges are Reshaping U.S. Healthcare

by Clair McNamara | May 23, 2014 | Brokers and Agents, Employers, Industry News, The Affordable Care Act

http://resilience.willis.com/articles/2014/04/08/how-private-exchanges-are-reshaping-us-healthcare/ WILLIS RESILIENCE Written by Cyril Tuohy ISSUE 04 / SPRING 2014 Private healthcare exchanges are allowing US employers to curtail healthcare costs and giving employees...

Voluntary Picture Becomes Clear

by Clair McNamara | May 21, 2014 | Brokers and Agents, Employers, Industry News, The Affordable Care Act

http://www.benefitspro.com/2014/05/20/voluntary-picture-becomes-clear BY BONNIE BRAZZELL MAY 20, 2014 The 2014 Benefits Selling/Eastbridge Voluntary survey The Benefits Selling/Eastbridge Voluntary survey was conducted again this year, and more than 325 brokers — a...