Understanding how your Workers' Compensation Insurance premium is calculated can help you manage costs more effectively. One of the primary factors in determining your premium is your experience modification factor — the number that reflects your company’s claims history and directly determines what you pay.
March 13, 2025
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Many Gen Xers are balancing financial demands from both parents and children while trying to boost their retirement savings. With rising costs and market uncertainty, the right planning strategies can help make the most of their remaining earning years.
March 12, 2025
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Stocks continued their slide through a volatile week. U.S. trade policy drove much of the market’s movement, broadening investors' concerns about economic growth and inflation.
March 10, 2025
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Retirement looks much different today than it did for past generations. With women living longer than ever, retirement could last 20, 30, or even 40 years. The Social Security Administration estimates that today’s average 67-year-old woman may live until age 88, while the Society of Actuaries suggests nearly half of women who reach 65 have a good chance of living past 90. Given these projections, planning for long-term financial security is essential.
March 6, 2025
Find out more Join Alera Group on Thursday, March 20, as we present the next in our Engage series of webinars, "Maximizing Impact: The Value of Voluntary Benefits for Today’s Workforce."
March 6, 2025
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Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit over allegations of mismanaging millions in forfeited 401(k) funds, potentially benefiting the company at employees' expense. As similar lawsuits target major corporations, the outcome could impact how retirement plans are managed industry wide.
March 5, 2025
Find out more Part-time employees now have greater access to employer-sponsored retirement plans, but their financial challenges often differ from those of full-time workers. Learn how tailored support, flexible education, and strategic plan design can help them save for the future.
March 5, 2025
Find out more Mental Health Awareness Month begins in May, but to emphasize mental wellbeing as a year-round priority, Alera Group is getting an early start on distributing our new Mental Health Awareness Toolkit. Designed and refined by our Wellbeing team, the Toolkit is an employer resource to help you and your employees adopt healthy activities, build social connections and erode stigmas that have long hampered discussion of mental health.
March 4, 2025
Find out more Stocks were mixed last week as investor concerns over inflation and trade policy combined to produce another volatile trading week.
March 3, 2025
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