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Alera Group Acquires Benefit Commerce Group
Alera Group, an independent national insurance brokerage and wealth management firm, today announced its acquisition of Benefit Commerce Group, an award-winning, results-driven employee benefits consulting firm located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Benefit Commerce Group has had strong growth over the... Find out more »
Alera Group Acquires Comprehensive Benefit Administrators
Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced its acquisition of Comprehensive Benefit Administrators (CBA), effective August 1, 2019. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
CBA, located in Norwell, Massachusetts, creates benefits programs that are focused on exceeding... Find out more »
IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2020
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2019-29, which contains the inflation adjusted amounts for 2020 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility... Find out more »
IRS Expands HSA Preventive Care Safe Harbor to Include Chronic Conditions
IRS Expands HSA Preventive Care Safe Harbor to Include Chronic Conditions
On July 17, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2019-45, which expands the definition of preventive care benefits that can be provided by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) to include certain chronic... Find out more »
Alera Group Acquires Landmark Benefits, Inc.
Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced its acquisition of Landmark Benefits, Inc. (Landmark), effective July 1, 2019. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Landmark, located in Windham, New Hampshire, is an employee benefits broker providing comprehensive... Find out more »
Alera Group Acquires Austin & Co., Inc.
Deerfield, IL -- Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced its acquisition of Austin & Co., Inc. (Austin & Co.), effective July 1, 2019. The firm expands Alera Group’s employee benefits and property & casualty expertise. Terms of the transaction were not... Find out more »
President Trump Issues Executive Order Encouraging Transparency in Pricing and Expanding Consumer-Directed Arrangements
President Trump Issues Executive Order Encouraging Transparency in Pricing and Expanding Consumer-Directed Arrangements
On June 24, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order intending to develop price and quality transparency initiatives to ensure that healthcare patients can make... Find out more »
Alera Group Selects National Property and Casualty Practice Leader
DEERFIELD, IL – Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property & casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, appointed Mark Englert as national Property & Casualty Practice Leader.
Englert will be responsible for continuing Alera Group’s path toward building... Find out more »
Final Rule Released on Individual Coverage and Excepted Benefit HRAs
Final Rule Released on Individual Coverage and Excepted Benefit HRAs
On June 13, 2019 the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department (the “Departments”) released the final rule concerning health reimbursement arrangements (HRA) for... Find out more »
HHS Proposes Revisions to ACA Section 1557 Regulations
HHS Proposes Revisions to ACA Section 1557 Regulations
At the end of May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule to revise regulations previously released under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The HHS goal with the proposed rule is to remove... Find out more »