NEWS & EVENTS

As worsening social inflation concerns, surging medical expenses and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continue to contribute to a rise in liability claim frequency and severity, the general liability market has preceded to harden.

Your employer provides you with a retirement plan for you to save money in, tax-deferred, for the day you bid your career farewell and enter into retirement. How well do you know your plan?

Catalytic converter theft is on the rise in Minnesota. The cost to replace a stolen catalytic converter can be several thousand dollars. Be aware of the risk and take practical steps to avoid it.

Many times we get caught up in the number: Do you have enough life insurance? However, an equally important question is: Do you have the right type of life insurance?

For the past decade, the commercial auto insurance space has been largely unprofitable for carriers. In this environment, many carriers have elevated premium costs. Unfortunately, this hard market is expected to continue into 2021.

Retirement is a whole new phase of life. You’ll experience many new things, and you’ll leave others behind – but what you won’t avoid is taxes. Read on for tips about developing a retirement income strategy as you approach or begin retirement.

Unfortunately, rate increases—as well as additional policy restrictions—are expected to continue in 2021. We predict that many insureds will experience double-digit rate increases, lowered available capacity and various policy restrictions or exclusions—especially regarding losses tied to weather events or the COVID-19 pandemic.

This Compliance Overview summarizes key features for HSAs, including the contribution limits for 2021.

Elective deferral contributions to a traditional retirement plan are contributed on a pre-tax basis and help lower your current taxable income. Roth elective deferral contributions, however, are much like a Roth IRA in that contributions are made on an after-tax basis.

This article outlines four ways HR teams can prepare for future public health crises. Employers can use this information to help cope with the current COVID-19 pandemic fallout and beyond.

The workers’ compensation insurance market has remained mostly stable, performing as an outlier relative to other lines of insurance by producing profitable underwriting results. Yet, some emerging trends have the potential to cause an uptick in workplace accidents and claims.

Health care industry cyberattacks cost an estimated $13 billion last year according to a newly released report.

Water is one of the most common causes of property damage. With warm weather approaching, learn about some ways you can prevent a loss due to water damage.

The FMCSA recently released its strategic plan for 2021-2023, with one in particular focusing on safety. Read about the 5 strategic objectives to help reduce fatalities and injuries related to the operation of commercial motor vehicles.

The CDC released new guidelines for fully vaccinated people who have had exposure to someone with COVID-19.

An announcement about an expansion within Christensen Group's commercial insurance practice.

A summary of the ACA's employer reporting requirements under IRS Code Sections 6055 and 6056. Part one of two.

A summary of the ACA's employer reporting requirements under IRS Code Sections 6055 and 6056. Part two of two.

Recruiting has never been simple, and the COVID-19 pandemic is complicating matters even more. In this rapidly changing landscape, employers need to adapt if they want to attract and retain quality talent.

The DOL released its 2021 inflation-adjusted civil monetary penalities that may be assessed on employers for violations of a wide range of federal laws including OSHA.

As prescription drug costs continue to increase, it’s important for employers to understand the trends behind the rise and what they can do to better manage their health care expenses.

An update about COVID-19 vaccine coverage for non-grandfathered group health plans.

An update from the DOL, H&HS and the U.S. Treasury on greater flexibility for grandfathered plans.

According to the newly signed Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, employers with health and dependent care FSAs can provide employees with additional time to use funds in these accounts.

A list of updated annual dollar limits for HDHPs, HSAs, FSAs, 401(k) plans and transportation fringe benefit plans, updated for inflation by the IRS.

The COVID-19 pandemic has solidified remote work as a new operational standard. This article discusses some cybersecurity risks that remote employees face and offers potential solutions.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting the workforce, and the combination of another potentially bad flu season and the pandemic has public health experts worried.

Working parents are under a lot of pressure to deal with new schooling routines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article discusses various accomodations employers can make for their employees who are experiencing these changes.

Join us as we share the expertise, insights and experiences of a nationally recognized legal team, Julius Gernes and Steve Pattee, from Donna Law Firm based in Minnesota and a veteran fleet risk manager, Dan Kugler, of Risk & Insurance Consultancy based in Wisconsin.

The market continues to harden, capacity continues to shrink, and losses continue to mount through COVID-claims, natural disasters, social inflation and nuclear verdicts. Captives provide an alternative risk financing option to counter the impacts of the traditional marketplace.

The global pandemic is accelerating us into the future, faster than originally anticipated. Join us for a conversation with special guest, Gene Munster, about how the world will look post-COVID-19.