Daryl Jimenea

REMINDER:  PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2018 This alert is of interest to all employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs).  Note that the PCORI fee does not apply to most health FSAs. Employers that sponsor self-insured group... Find out more »

IRS Adjusts 2018 HSA Contribution Limit – Again The IRS has announced it is modifying the annual limitation on deductions for contributions to a health savings account (“HSA”) allowed for taxpayers with family coverage under a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) for the 2018 calendar... Find out more »

In its March 30 status report to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) v. EEOC, the EEOC stated that “it does not currently have plans to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing incentives for participation in employee... Find out more »

CMS Extends Transition Relief for Non-Compliant Plans through 2019 On April 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a one-year extension to the transition policy (originally announced November 14, 2013 and extended several times since) for individual and small... Find out more »

The firm’s latest acquisition adds surety/bond services to Mid-Atlantic region. DEERFIELD, IL (May 8, 2017) — Alera Group is pleased to announce that is has acquired Striewig Bonding Agency, Inc. of Wormleysburg PA, effective May 1, 2017. Terms of the transaction were not... Find out more »

Newly Formed Alera Group Brings Together 24 Employee Benefits, Property/Casualty, Risk Management and Wealth Management Firms Historic M&A Deal Creates the Nation’s 14th Largest Private Insurance Firm, Seventh Largest Private Employee Benefits Firm DEERFIELD, IL (January 4, 2017)—... Find out more »