Alera Group News

Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth services firm, today announced the appointment of John Mollica as Chief Information and Innovation Officer (CIIO), effective June 6, 2022. In this role, Mollica will be responsible for leading the vision, strategy and operations of... Find out more »

Employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) should keep in mind the upcoming July 31, 2022 deadline for paying fees that fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) via Form 720, which was recently updated and released... Find out more »

Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth services firm, today announced the acquisition of West Michigan Insurance Inc., a property & casualty insurance agency based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with office locations in Shelby, Michigan, and Hart, Michigan. Founded in... Find out more »

Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth services firm, today announced Monica Evans has joined the organization as Senior Vice President and Director of Property & Casualty Solutions, effective May 16, 2022.   In this new role, reporting to Alera Group’s... Find out more »

Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth services firm, today announced the acquisition of The Beck Agency, an insurance agency based in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Beck Agency has been meeting the personal and commercial insurance needs of clients throughout Georgia since... Find out more »

This alert is of interest to employers that sponsor HSA-qualified plans or plans subject to the ACA out-of-pocket limits. In Rev. Proc. 2022-24, the IRS released the inflation-adjusted amounts for 2023 relevant to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs). The table... Find out more »

Alera Group, a top independent national insurance and wealth services firm, announced today the appointment of three regional managing directors: Bill Brown, Gary Piantedosi and Richard Silberstein. Working closely with Alera Group’s executive team, practice leaders and fellow regional... Find out more »

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 »

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 »

Program’s Third Year Marks Continued Growth, Develops Leaders Across the Country Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth services firm, today launched its 2022 Women’s Mentorship Program cohort. The Women’s Mentorship Program was designed to develop... Find out more »