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Employee Benefits

Deadline for San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance is approaching

The annual San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SF HCSO) reporting by employers that have employees who work in the City of or County of San Francisco is due by May 2, 2025. Employers should be aware of the upcoming deadline even if they are not located in San Francisco.



The SF HCSO requires large and medium-sized employers to provide covered employees with benefits equal to or greater than the expenditure rate. Covered employees are those who have been employed for more than 90 days and who regularly work at least eight hours per week within the City of and County of San Francisco.

April 14, 2025

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Property and Casualty

International Roadcheck Is May 13-15. Is Your Commercial Transportation Fleet Ready?

For 72 hours next month, commercial motor vehicles and drivers throughout North America will be subject to what the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) calls a “high-visibility, high-volume” inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative.



The annual event, known as the International Roadcheck, will take place at weigh and inspection stations, temporary sites and locations selected by mobile patrols from May 13-15 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

April 14, 2025

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Wealth Services

Weekly Market Update

Stocks ended the week with a strong gain as traders continued to focus on tariff talks while appearing to overlook upbeat news on inflation.

April 14, 2025

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Wealth Services

Weekly Market Update

Stocks fell broadly last week as domestic and foreign markets reacted to the White House’s tariffs.

April 7, 2025

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Property and Casualty

Improving Transportation Fleet Safety Through Gamification

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed companies to find creative ways to engage employees as isolation hit an all-time high. Many turned to gamification — the application game mechanics such as points, badges and leaderboards to everyday tasks — to reconnect with staff and improve retention, especially around key initiatives like safety. It’s a concept so suitable for the transportation industry, it could have been conceived with truckers and other commercial auto drivers in mind.

April 7, 2025

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Employee Benefits

Webinar: Is Captive Insurance the Right Solution for Your Business?

Join Alera Group on Thursday, April 17, for "Balancing Cost and Care: Could a Captive solution be the right fit for you?", a webinar on self-insuring to reduce group Medical Insurance costs and other business expense. Our experts will discuss how Captive solutions work and what you need to consider for your own group’s needs.

April 3, 2025

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Wealth Services

Weekly Market Update

Stocks moved lower last week as investors swung from exuberance to disappointment on news over tariffs and inflation.

March 31, 2025

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Employee Benefits

Benchmarking’s Role in Voluntary Benefits Program Design

Alera Group’s Employee Benefits team recognizes that workforce composition varies from business to business, from industry to industry, from region to region. And, at a time when the U.S. workforce is more generationally diverse than ever before, the needs and priorities of one generation can be very different from those of another. This is where voluntary benefits — also known as supplemental, workplace or optional benefits — become so vital to an organization’s offerings strategy. Alera Group’s "Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Reports" take an in-depth look at the benefits businesses provide, the options they offer and the strategies they use to manage costs.

March 31, 2025

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Employee Benefits

HIPAA Webinar: Required Training and Valuable Refresher

Whether meeting federal training requirements or simply refreshing their knowledge base, professionals whose role includes HIPAA administration will benefit from participating in Alera Group’s annual HIPAA Privacy and Security Overview, a one-hour webinar scheduled for Friday, April 11.

March 27, 2025

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