Employee Benefits Market Check Survey: 2025 Annual Enrollment Methods

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Annual enrollment season is critical for employees to assess and purchase the health, financial, and wellness coverage they need for themselves and their families. Making informed choices during enrollment can help workers manage costs, plan…

Assurex Global Names Kristy Furrer Chair of the Board and Elects New Board Members

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – Assurex Global has announced the election of Kristy Furrer of Partner Firm Woodruff Sawyer as chair of its Board of Directors. Furrer was elected to this role in conjunction with the 2024 Annual Shareholders' Meeting held…

Employee Benefits Market Check Survey: Long-Term Care Coverage

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Long-term care insurance (LTC) is designed to help those people who receive custodial care in a facility or their home and require assistance with certain activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, etc.). LTC insurance has been around for…

Assurex Global Partner Firms Project Growth & Strength in Business Insurance Broker Trends

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As part of its annual survey of agents and brokers, Business Insurance recently published its additional rankings to highlight top benefits brokers by growth, most productive agents and brokers, brokers to watch, top brokers of wholesale business,…

Celebrating 70 Years: Assurex Global in 2024

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In 2024, Assurex Global celebrates 70 years in business. In October 1954, founding Partner RCM&D in Baltimore and 11 other brokers in the U.S. and Canada signed on to become Partners. Assurex Global has seen tremendous growth in seven decades…

Employee Benefits Market Check Survey: Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage

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The Inflation Reduction Act imposed changes to Medicare Part D for 2025. The changes reduce an individual’s out-of-pocket amount and remove the coverage gap (“doughnut hole”). These changes may affect the creditable coverage status of…

The Plexus Groupe Joins Assurex Global

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COLUMBUS, OHIO, USA – Assurex Global, the world's largest privately held commercial insurance, risk management, and employee benefits brokerage group, is thrilled to welcome another Business Insurance Top 100 firm to its Partnership, Chicago-area…

Employee Benefits Market Check Survey: Annual Enrollment Practices

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Annual benefits enrollment is a crucial period for both employers and employees. It sets the stage for the coming year’s benefits plans and significantly influences employees’ overall perceptions of their benefits packages specifically…

Employee Benefits Market Check Survey: Employer Reporting Methods

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One of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act requires applicable large employers (those with an average of 50 full-time employees over the previous calendar year) to report health plan information and participant coverage data to the IRS…