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IRS Releases Draft 2019 ACA Reporting Forms and Instructions

November 14, 2019

The IRS has released draft forms and instructions for the 2019 B-Series and C-Series reporting forms (Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C and 1095-C) used by employers and coverage providers to report... Read more »

Alera Group Acquires Capital Region Benefits

November 12, 2019

Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, today announced that it has acquired Capital Region Benefits, effective November 1,... Read more »

Health FSA Contribution Limit Increases to $2,750 for 2020 Plan Years

November 7, 2019

IRS Increases Health FSA Contribution Limit for 2020, Adjusts Other Benefit Limits On November 6, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2019-44, which raises the health... Read more »

Alera Group Acquires HR inTune

November 6, 2019

Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, today announced that it has acquired the business assets of HR inTune, effective October... Read more »

Massachusetts Employers Must File HIRD Form by December 15

November 5, 2019

As part of Massachusetts’ expanded Employer Medical Assistance Contribution (EMAC) program, employers with 6 or more employees in Massachusetts must submit a health insurance responsibility... Read more »

Alera Group Acquires Three More Firms

May 8, 2019

Alera Group Increases to a Total of 15 Acquisitions Year to Date Alera Group, a leading national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, completed... Read more »

Alera Group Highlighted in Leader’s Edge Magazine

May 8, 2019

Alera Group has been featured in a number of publications across the country since its debut, including Employee Benefit Adviser, Insurance Journal, the Baltimore Sun and the Hartford Business... Read more »

Alera Group Acquires The Avon-Dixon Insurance Agency

May 8, 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 »

A Simple Way for Small Employers to Assist Employees with Buying Health Insurance

May 8, 2019

Are you having difficulty finding a good, affordable health care benefit plan for your small business? If so, have you considered using a QSEHRA as an alternative? Congress created the QSEHRA, or... Read more »

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

May 8, 2019

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 »