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Employee Benefits

Setting Your Strategy for the New Year: Alera Group's 2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook

Our experts will highlight key results from Alera Group’s "2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook" and explain how these trends can impact your benefits program this year.

January 16, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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Employee Benefits

The Value of Voluntary Benefits

In this session, our experts will showcase the value of voluntary benefits, from financial savings to improved retention to addressing the specific needs of their employees.

March 20, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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Employee Benefits

Balancing Cost and Care: Could Captive Insurance Be the Solution?

In this session, our experts will discuss how Captive Insurance works and what you need to consider for your own group’s needs.

April 17, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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Property and Casualty

It’s Here! — Alera Group’s Fifth Annual 'Property and Casualty Market Outlook'

Alera Group's "2025 Property and Casualty Market Outlook" is your guide to making informed decisions regarding your business and personal insurance coverage.

December 12, 2024

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Employee Benefits

Don’t Forget About Your Gag Clause Attestations

When the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) was enacted on December 27, 2020, it included a provision that prohibits group health plans and health insurance carriers from entering into certain agreements that, either directly or indirectly, restrict the release of certain information related to provider networks and de-identified encounter data, among other things. Such restrictions are commonly referred to as “gag clauses.” The CAA also requires plans and carriers to attest annually that their agreements do not include such impermissible gag clauses.

November 20, 2024

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Avoiding an Employee Lawsuit Over a Tobacco Surcharge Claim

Tobacco surcharges on health insurance premiums for employees who use tobacco products are attractive options for employers looking to keep their workforce healthy while lowering their organization’s healthcare costs. But surcharges can go too far, and many employers may be unaware of the limitations. Alera Group's new whitepaper on tobacco surcharges is designed to assist employers in complying with federal regulations.

November 19, 2024

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Q4 Considerations: New HIPAA Privacy Considerations

Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy.

November 15, 2024

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