Month: April 2023

While employers incur more exposure daily with the increasing complexity of employment laws and social sentiment, the 2023 market for Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) progresses favorably for well-run organizations with thorough human resource management. To protect your rates and... Find out more »

​On March 30, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order in Braidwood Management  Inc. v. Becerra (“Braidwood”), vacating any and all actions taken by the DOL and other federal agencies (in the past and in the future) to implement or... Find out more »

“May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and if ever Americans needed to reflect on our collective psychological wellbeing, now is the time.” So began the blog post Alera Group published two years ago, as the United States trudged and lurched its way through Year 2 of the COVID-19... Find out more »

Ten years ago, a family-owned food-manufacturing company with 2,500 self-funded lives came to our consulting firm for help with managing pharmaceutical costs under its group health plan. The company prides itself on providing valuable employee benefits and maintaining a healthy workforce, and the... Find out more »

Deerfield, IL (April 13, 2023) — Alera Group, a top independent national insurance and wealth services firm, today announced the acquisition of iPros Insurance Professionals, a broker-focused field marketing organization specializing in Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplements, State-Based... Find out more »

Updated as of April 17, 2023.  On April 10, 2023, the President signed H.J.Res. 7, which ended the COVID-19 national emergency on April 10, 2023, approximately one month earlier than anticipated. However, prior to the passage of H.J. Res. 7, the DOL and other federal agencies issued... Find out more »

Deerfield, IL (April 10, 2023) — Alera Group, a top independent national insurance and wealth services firm, today announced the acquisition of Wilson, Washburn & Forster Insurance, a full service property and casualty insurance agency based in Miami, Florida. “For more than 60... Find out more »

On March 3, 2023, federal agencies released revised Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) Reporting Instructions applicable to the 2022 reference year. RxDC reporting for the 2022 reference year is due on or before June 1, 2023.   Background The Consolidated Appropriations Act,... Find out more »

As assisted living and skilled nursing facilities emerge from a challenging pandemic, plenty of green shoots exist, but significant challenges remain. On the positive side of the ledger, the assisted living and skilled nursing industries are seeing improvements in several insurance coverages,... Find out more »