Alera Group Insights

Perspectives from our thought leaders and experts across the country.

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Wealth Services

Monthly market update | October 2023

In October, the S&P 500 Index was down 2.17%, while the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index was down 1.57% and the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index was down 1.25%.

November 8, 2023

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Wealth Services

Weekly Market Update

Amid a busy week of corporate earnings reports, stocks slumped on cautious earnings guidance, fears of higher interest rates, and growing anxiety over the increasing amount of Treasury bonds and notes coming to market.

October 30, 2023

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Employee Benefits

Legal Alert: ​​​​​IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2024

​The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2023-29, which contains the inflation adjusted amounts for 2024 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable.”

August 24, 2023

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Employee Benefits

Webinar Guidance on Effective Open Enrollment Communications

Open Enrollment, the fourth-quarter period when employees enroll in employer-sponsored group benefit programs, is “crunch time” for human resource managers and their staff.

August 8, 2023

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Property and Casualty

Say ‘Yes, Chef’ to an Annual Restaurant Insurance Review

Restaurants face various risks, ranging from kitchen fires to cyber attacks. To protect their business, restaurant owners need a comprehensive program of insurance policies to cover exposures.

August 4, 2023

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Employee Benefits

A Wellbeing Event to Show Your Employees You Care

At the peak of the pandemic in 2020, Alera Group recognized an urgent need among its business clients: a way to assist employees who were struggling with the physical, financial and mental health challenges COVID-19 had created.

August 2, 2023

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Property and Casualty

Insurance for Manufacturers: Cyber Market Improves, Property a Challenge

One industry that insurance companies still largely trust is manufacturing.

July 26, 2023

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Nonprofit Insurance Programs Should Align with Mission

July 6, 2023

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Benchmarking: Here Are the Employee Benefits Your Peers Are Offering

June 27, 2023

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