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Employee Benefits

2025 Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Report: How Does Your Benefits Program Stack Up?

In this session, our experts will dive into the results of our annual, market-leading benchmarking survey.

June 26, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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Employee Benefits

Dynamic Data: Strategies for Success

Join us for this session, as our experts will share how to utilize your organization’s data to create advanced and innovative strategies for success.

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

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Employee Benefits

Preparing for Open Enrollment: How to Engage and Educate Your Employees on Their Total Benefits Package

In this session, our experts will share guidance on setting yourself up for success during Open Enrollment.

August 21, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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Quote from - Glennis M., customer since 2015

For us, knowledge about the healthcare industry is important but the personalized service we receive is more impressive. The staff cares about the products and people they serve. This has created trust in Barkley that we have counted on for many years.
- Glennis M., customer since 2015

Quote from Lidia M., customer since 2019

[The] staff is very supportive and professional. Barkley response time and assistance has been excellent.
Lidia M., customer since 2019

Quote from Steve S., customer since 2015

I appreciate that you check in with me annually to see if my insurance needs have changed at all. It's just enough and not too much. Also appreciate the courteousness of all employees.
Steve S., customer since 2015

Quote from Dave C., customer since 2016

You provide tremendous expertise and responsiveness. I've got expert answers virtually on demand. Great team, follow up and follow through.
Dave C., customer since 2016

Quote from Robert K., customer since 2020

Customer service has been first-rate! Timely, personal and effective.
Robert K., customer since 2020
We have been with [this team] for several years. The level of responsiveness and engagement from every member of their team has is top notch. They are truly a partner in our efforts to provide the best benefits to our employees and manage our business risks.
Westerly Orchids
Thank you for going the extra mile. This is the first time we have had this experience and it was all positive…not only did we receive valuable feedback regarding our employee benefits being offered, but also gained some insight to issues that were unexpected and we frankly wouldn’t have thought to ask about.
Scheu Companies
We have been clients... for many years and have appreciated their genuine interest in our company and business. Their partnering with us and our staff on an ongoing basis has certainly helped reduce our safety issues and in turn help reduce our modification rate.
Pacific Earth Resources
[This team] understands our business and its challenges. They have proven to be a resource we can rely on for Health benefits and Workers' Compensation, and have always been very responsive to our evolving needs. They are a valuable business, advocate, share our concerns and are dedicated to enhancing our company.
Boskovich Farms

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Employee Benefits

IRS Releases 2026 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits

In Rev. Proc. 2025-19, the IRS released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2026 relevant to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). The table below summarizes those adjustments and other applicable limits.

May 5, 2025

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Property and Casualty

Severe Weather Is Getting Worse. Is Your Business Interruption Insurance Keeping Up?

The increasing frequency and severity of weather- and climate-related events such as catastrophic storms, floods and wildfires make business continuity planning more important than ever. Part of your plan should include reviewing your organization's Business Interruption Insurance coverage.

May 5, 2025

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Employee Benefits

A Challenge for Mental Health Awareness Month: Make It Enjoyable

Achieving and maintaining wellbeing takes work, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be enjoyable and even fun. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and with that comes Alera Group’s annual Mental Health Awareness Toolkit, this year featuring something we believe employers and their entire organizations will really enjoy: the 31-Day Challenge for Positive Wellbeing.

April 29, 2025

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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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