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Smallest Firms See Largest Health Insurance Hikes

InterWest Insurance Services

A new report has found that small businesses that purchase their group health insurance online or through payroll vendors saw the largest premium hikes in 2022, significantly higher than those that went through brokers. Since 2018, individual premiums have increased by 21% while family premiums have increased by 18%.

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Employers Prioritizing Enhanced Benefits in New Year, Not Cost-Cutting

InterWest Insurance Services

Despite group health insurance costs expected to rise 5.4% this year, the tight labor market is forcing employers to prioritize enhancing benefits over cost-cutting measures, according to a new report by Mercer. The expected health insurance cost growth of 5.4% What employers are doing.

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Employment laws to watch in 2018

Insperity

Employment laws continue to evolve, and 2018 will usher in some big changes in two of our most populous states, California and New York. The HR world is abuzz with all the implications of implementing New York state’s paid family leave legislation and California’s ban-the-box law, both of which went into effect January 2018.

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Fifth Circuit Rules that DOL Advisory Opinion Is Subject to Judicial Review and Invalidates DOL Advisory Opinion on Health Insurance

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

While it is too soon to know whether the Fifth Circuit’s decision is an anomaly or a harbinger of greater judicial oversight of advisory opinions, employer plan sponsors, especially those in the Fifth Circuit, will want to pay close attention to future developments in this area. Department of Labor , No. 20-11179, 2022 WL 3440652, __F.

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Exploring PEO As A Way To Offer Health Insurance For Your Employees

Genesis HR Solutions

If you’re like most business owners, one of the biggest things you may worry about in relation to your company is the cost of providing health insurance to your employees. In one 2018 report, almost 80 percent of respondents said they worry about the cost of health benefits. world of health insurance.

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IRS to Get Tough on ACA Reporting Form Mistakes

InterWest Insurance Services

The time when the IRS offers relief from financial penalties to employers that make errors on their group health insurance reporting forms has come to an end. The change starting with the 2021 tax reporting year means that employers can face steep penalties for mistakes on their forms. Issues to bear in mind.

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3 Questions You Must Ask Before Signing Your First Stop-Loss Insurance Contract

Corporate Synergies

Stop-loss insurance contracts offer important protection for self-funded employers—but employers must ensure they’re providing the right coverage. Responsibly transitioning to self-funded health insurance can provide cash flow flexibility for some employers—and they are taking the plunge. In 2018, 38.7%