Month: March 2021

Last year, in the context of an already hardening insurance market, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic left many medical practices in need of premium assistance, and insurers stepped up to provide it through credits, classification changes and deferred payments.  This year, we... Find out more »

When it comes to wellbeing, employers often find themselves challenged by how to approach a shift from a traditional wellness model to a comprehensive and holistic program that supports the whole person. Below you'll find this week’s curated list of wellbeing resources. Feel free to... Find out more »

Investors in private equity firms typically pay attention to insurance markets, so when one firm recently approached the renewal date on its Fund Management Liability Insurance policy — including Directors and Officers Liability (D&O)... Find out more »

Remember the good old days when ERISA compliance was merely complicated – a complex task that required annual regulatory updates? Yeah, that was great.  But we are deep into COVID times now, and the merely complicated has become increasingly complex, with... Find out more »

Regarding their own careers, professionals in the COVID-19 era generally have responded to the pandemic in one of two ways:  Adapting to the evolving landscape by shaping or following their business’ new policies and procedures;... Find out more »

The United States Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) enables qualified beneficiaries who lose health benefits due to a qualifying event to continue group health benefits. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provides for a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for... Find out more »

Career Wellbeing What a Compassionate Email Culture Looks Like – Email culture is broken and fixing it will require a concerted effort. To start, individuals must think bigger than protecting their own inboxes, focusing instead on reducing the collective email traffic of the team as a... Find out more »

Attention all farmers: Within the agriculture industry, even amid the current hard market for Property and Casualty Insurance, there are relative bargains to be found in Cyber Insurance and Environmental Liability Insurance.  While most lines... Find out more »

In April 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the suspension of certain federal deadlines related to employee benefits for the duration of the COVID-19 National Emergency. Those deadlines, set under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), primarily pertain to... Find out more »

A bit of good news about the hard market for commercial Property and Casualty Insurance: If you need layers of coverage to meet your organization’s needs, coverage generally is available – and so is the expertise to help you put the coverage in... Find out more »