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INSIGHTS

Looking Ahead: Expert Insights on the 2019 Property & Casualty Market

Property and casualty coverage looks different today than this time last year. In the second annual issue of our P&C Looking Ahead Guide, we'll provide the timely information you need to stay atop industry updates and trends as we move into 2019.

Commercial Lines Insurance Market Update for Q3 2020: Prepare for Uncertainty

In this 3rd Quarter Commercial Lines Insurance Market Update, we look at the sources of this uncertainty, from COVID-19 to ransomware, in an effort to help you prepare for increasing premiums and other impacts on your business.

Trends in M&A Risk and Insurance for 2021

In our fresh Private Equity and Transactional Risk Insurance Trend Report, we discuss what to expect moving forward into 2021.

Compliance Alert: IRS Extends Deadline for Furnishing Form 1095-C to Employees, Extends Good-Faith Transition Relief for the Final Time

The IRS has extended the deadline for furnishing 2020 Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals. The Notice also provides penalty relief for good-faith reporting errors and suspends the requirement to issue Form 1095-B to individuals, under certain conditions.

Five Innovative Benefit Offerings for Today’s Workplace: Accelerate Webinar Recap

In our recent webinar, Accelerate: Emerging Solutions for the Future Workplace, five leaders pitched their innovative benefit offerings, VC style. Find out who won the coveted "best overall benefit" award.

Compliance Alert: Department of Labor Issues Updated FFCRA Regulations In Light Of Recent Federal Court Decision

The Department of Labor ("DOL") has released a temporary rule updating certain FFCRA regulations in response to a recent federal District Court decision which found four portions of the initial regulations invalid.

Guide to Middle Market Transactions: Do Your Insurance Due Diligence

This Guide should help you identify, quantify, mitigate, diminish, or otherwise transfer the potential risks that could negatively affect EBITDA for the portfolio company.

Compliance Alert: President Trump Issues Executive Orders Intending to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs

President Trump issued several Executive Orders intending to lower prescription drug costs.

Hurricane Preparedness: What You Need to Know

Hurricane season starts in June and peaks in August; the current COVID-19 environment adds complexity to the situation.… More

Compliance Alert: IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2021

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2021 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility provisions and premium tax credit program.

Commercial Lines Insurance Market Update for Q2 2020: COVID and Riots Make Impact

We've been keeping an eye on trends in every corner of the commercial insurance market, and provide this quarter's fresh analysis for Q2 2020 in our Commercial Lines Insurance Market Update.

Cyber Liability Insurance Buying Guide

In this Cyber Liability Insurance Buying Guide, learn how to better identify your cyber risks, understand what cyber insurance covers, and see how a comprehensive approach best protects your organization.

Compliance Alert: US Supreme Court Upholds Final Rules Allowing Employer-Sponsored Health Plans to Decline to Cover Contraception Due to Moral or Religious Objections

The United States Supreme Court upheld the Final Rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that exempt all employers with a religious or moral objection to contraception from complying with the previous contraceptive coverage requirements adopted by HHS.