How confident are you that your personal assets will be protected in the event of an accident that results in a law suit? Read more about Protect Your Assets With an Excess Liability Policy
Insights
Provider Group issues a series of articles and publications that offer insights on a variety of topics, including trends in risk management and employee benefits. We encourage you to visit this site frequently.
"The times they are a-changin" as Bob Dylan sang, and they certainly are. Data security breaches continue to increase at an alarming rate. Consequently, it's important to be aware of the benefits of cyber liability insurance and what it covers. Read more about Cyber Liability Insurance, How to Protect Your Business in
As an employer you provide a range of benefits for your employees, but an often overlooked benefit is disability insurance. Read more about Disability Income Insurance, an Often Overlooked Employee Benefit
Although Workers' Comp insurance rates in MA as announced in April 2014 are remaining basically flat, there have been some fluctuations. Read more about Lower Workers' Comp Rates Might Actually Mean Higher Costs
What do the most recent ACA penalty delays really mean for employers? Although you may think you've bought yourself some time, in reality you haven't! Let's cut to the chase-the IRS will be using your data from 2014 to establish your baseline. Read more about How to Avoid ACA Penalties in 2015: What You Should Know About Penalty Delays
New legislation signed by President Obama eliminates the Affordable Care Act's annual limitation on deductibles for non-grandfathered plans in the small group market, effective retroactively to 2010. Read more about Annual Limit on Deductibles for Small Group Plans Eliminated Retroactively to 2010
Two sets of final regulations provide guidance on, and simplify, the information reporting requirements under Health Care Reform. Read more about First ACA Employer Information Reports Due in 2016
The federal government has extended a transitional policy announced last November, which allows some small businesses to renew group coverage that does not comply with certain rules under Health Care Reform, for an additional two years. Read more about ACA Delay Extended for Small Businesses to Keep Existing Health Coverage
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided not to seek Supreme Court review of two U.S. Court of Appeals decisions invalidating the agency's Notice Posting Rule. Read more about Employers Won't Be Required to Post Employee Rights Notice in Workplace
Under the Affordable Care Act, small employers may be eligible for a special tax credit to help cover the cost of providing health coverage to employees. Read more about Important Changes to the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit in 2014