How to Plan for Life’s What-Ifs – with Long-Term Disability Insurance

January 25, 2019

Few people can imagine a day when they will be too ill or injured to work. Unfortunately, it’s not that uncommon. According to the Council for Disability Awareness, more than one in four of... Read more »

HSAs – Good for More Than Just Paying Medical Expenses

January 25, 2019

Your employees can enjoy the benefit of paying their long-term-care insurance premiums tax-free — if you offer a Health Savings Account (HSA). Funded with employees’ pre-tax dollars,... Read more »

New Ways to Keep Health Care Benefit Costs Down

January 25, 2019

After salaries, Health care benefits are an employer’s largest employee-related expense, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A 2016 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management... Read more »

How Wellness Programs Improve the Bottom Line

January 25, 2019

Workplace wellness programs reduce medical costs, absenteeism and health-related productivity losses, yet many employers find it difficult to measure the success of their programs. Simply... Read more »

Are You Ignoring Your Cyber Liability?

January 25, 2019

Less than 37 percent of small business owners feel they have adequate cyber liability insurance protection, according to a new study conducted by The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., and Forbes... Read more »

Alera Group Expands Southeastern Presence

January 25, 2019

New Acquisition Brings More Than 100 Years of Experience to Alera Group DEERFIELD, IL — Alera Group, a leading national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth... Read more »

Communicating the Value of Your Health Benefit Plan

January 25, 2019

You’ve worked hard to choose and provide the right group health benefit plan for your employees. The premiums are reasonable, the deductibles are low and plan participants have a good choice of... Read more »

Alera Group Acquires The Avon-Dixon Insurance Agency

January 7, 2019

DEERFIELD, IL (January 7, 2019) — Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced that it has acquired The Avon-Dixon Insurance Agency, LLC, from Shore Bancshares, Inc.,... Read more »

District Court Judge in Texas Strikes Down the ACA – But Law Remains In Effect for Now

December 17, 2018

On Friday, December 14, a federal judge in Texas issued a partial ruling that strikes down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) as unconstitutional. The White House has stated that the law will... Read more »

Alera Group Acquires Bailey & Company

December 12, 2018

DEERFIELD, IL (December 12, 2018) — Alera Group, a leading national insurance firm, today announced that it has acquired Bailey & Company Benefits Group, a prominent employee benefits firm in... Read more »