Alera Group Expands Southeastern Presence

August 14, 2018

New Acquisition Brings More Than 100 Years of Experience to Alera Group DEERFIELD, IL — Alera Group, a leading national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth... Read more »

Communicating the Value of Your Health Benefit Plan

August 10, 2018

You’ve worked hard to choose and provide the right group health benefit plan for your employees. The premiums are reasonable, the deductibles are low and plan participants have a good choice of... Read more »

Alera Group Expands P&C Platform with Alliance Acquisition

July 10, 2018

DEERFIELD, IL (July 10, 2018) — Alera Group announced it has acquired a controlling interest in The Insurance Alliance of Central Pennsylvania (“The Alliance”), effective July 1.... Read more »

Get Your Boat Covered This Summer

July 5, 2018

Enjoying the end of a holiday week with a day on the water? Renters beware! The weather is beautiful, the family is excited, and you’re off for a day on the water. At the local marina,... Read more »

Get Curious: A Simple Question to Ask Your Employees

June 28, 2018

Rachel Druckenmiller, MS – Director of Wellbeing How do we engage our employees? This is a question I hear on a weekly basis. With employee disengagement hovering around... Read more »

Alera Group Acquires Second Nevada Firm

June 25, 2018

DEERFIELD, IL (June 25, 2018) — Alera Group, a leading national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Menath Insurance. Terms of the... Read more »

DOL Releases Final Rule Expanding Association Health Plans

June 20, 2018

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule expanding the opportunity of unrelated employers of all sizes (but particularly small employers) to offer employment-based health insurance... Read more »

Alera Group Expands Southwestern Presence by Adding Nevada Firm

June 20, 2018

DEERFIELD, IL and LAS VEGAS, NV — Alera Group, a leading national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Kaercher Insurance,... Read more »

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2019

June 7, 2018

In Rev. Proc. 2018-34, the IRS released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2019 relevant to determining whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable... Read more »

May Review and Regulatory Recap

June 1, 2018

A Note from Danielle Capilla, Alera Group's Director of Compliance - Employee Benefits The IRS modified its annual limitations on deductions for contributions to health savings accounts... Read more »