Tuesday, October 13, 2020
2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT

Join us this month for an overview of the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) and when employers will be entitled to an MLR rebate. We will discuss employer obligations regarding MLR rebate funds or other insurance refunds and the options that are available to employers when keeping a portion of the rebate and distributing a portion of the rebate to plan participants.

This webinar will:

A health flexible spending account (health FSA) is a pre-tax account used to pay for out-of-pocket medical care costs for a participant as well as a participant’s spouse and eligible dependents.

August was a relatively busy month in the employee benefits world.

Every month, Schwartz Insurance Group selects a peer-nominated associate to receive a Core Value Award. The winner is chosen because they "lived" one of our agency's core values - typically an event or accomplishment above and beyond the call of duty in serving our customers. This month, Jenna Corwin has "lived" our core value of "Building on a Legacy." 

Here's her story:

Younger employees have a tendency to believe they will always be healthy. They don’t worry about the future and the possibility that they could become disabled. As the years go by, it becomes more and more likely that a person will have an injury or illness that will mean at-home custodial care will be necessary, or they will need care at a nursing home or an assisted-living facility.

Updated August 2020

A plan sponsor’s requirements under federal law will vary depending on factors such as group health plan design, size, grandfathered status, and whether the plan is fully insured or self-funded.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT

This month's webinar will provide an overview of the final rules on health reimbursement arrangements regarding individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements and the proposed rules regarding nondiscrimination and affordability.

Companies that don’t have normal business hours generally find many positives with regards to allowing shift work. Healthcare facilities, call centers, and manufacturing warehouses are some of the most common industries that use this type of scheduling.

July was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court) upheld the religious exemption and moral exemption final rules to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate.

Anthem states they are continuing to look for ways to ease the financial burden COVID-19 is creating for many of their employers and members. With that goal in mind, this year they are fast-tracking the annual medical loss ratio (MLR) rebates that groups and individual members typically receive in late September.