Month: March 2022
Employment Practices Liability: Improving Insurance Market for Managing Ongoing Risks
After making Page 1 headlines throughout the latter half of the past decade, social issues that drove employment practices liability news — especially the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements — haven’t gone away. They have simply taken secondary positions in the public... Find out more »
Legal Alert: Deadline to Publish Certain Machine-Readable Files Pursuant to Final CMS Transparency Fast Approaching
On October 29, 2020, in response to President Trump’s executive order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare, CMS Released its Transparency in Coverage Final Rules (“TiC Final Rules”) which require, among other things, non-grandfathered group health... Find out more »
Flight Plan: Consult an Aviation Insurance Expert Before Purchasing an Aircraft
Buying a private aircraft is not a transaction to enter casually.
First, just because you can afford to buy an airplane or helicopter doesn’t necessarily mean you can afford to own one. Aircraft ownership has many hidden costs — including Aviation Insurance — and, cumulatively,... Find out more »
Legal Alert: Congress Passes Another Temporary Telehealth Safe Harbor
On March 15, 2022, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) into law (“CAA 2022”). The CAA 2022 is largely a spending bill but also includes, among other things, a much-anticipated new telemedicine safe harbor similar to that which was created... Find out more »
Communications: The Key to an Informed, Engaged Workforce
Imagine planning a big-budget party seemingly certain to be a crowd-pleaser — beautiful venue, a wide assortment of premium food and beverage, professional entertainment — only to have few guests attend because information about the event was unclear, the venue was difficult to access... Find out more »
D&O Insurance for Private Companies and Nonprofits
When you accept an invitation to join a private organization’s board of directors, you might not realize that your activities as a current or former member could include fending off a lawsuit. Before you accept that invitation, ask whether the board is protected by Directors and Officers... Find out more »
Breaking the Bias on International Women’s Day
Alera Group is Creating an Environment that Inspires, Empowers and Supports Women
Fifty-seven percent.
That’s the number of women in the insurance industry holding entry-level positions.[1]
At first glance, these statistics seem hopeful in the pursuit of gender parity. However,... Find out more »
Study up! Education Industry Insurance Requires Academic Rigor
In some industries, a business or organization seeking liability insurance may have a hundred carriers willing to write coverage. In the education industry, the number of insurance companies willing to even consider issuing a liability policy is more likely to range from three to... Find out more »
