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What Employers Need to Know About Paid Leave Oregon

Paid Leave Oregon rolls out in January 2023, providing employees with up to 12 paid weeks of leave for family, medical, and safe leave. Employers must either contribute to the new Paid Leave Oregon program or offer their employees comparable paid leave benefits.

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MLR Rebates Are Coming

Employers sponsoring a fully-insured group health plan may soon be getting a check from their insurer. This check is a medical loss ratio (MLR) rebate that insurers are required to distribute to their plans when too large of a portion of the premiums charged in the previous year go toward the insurer’s administration, marketing, and profit, rather than going toward paying claims and quality improvement initiatives.

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Medicare Part D Notice Reminder: Deadline of October 14th

Employers with group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D must comply with certain disclosure requirements.

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Markets in Focus :: Q3 Insurance Pricing & Market Update

Even though the commercial insurance industry has grown over the past few years and revenues have been increasing, the market has slightly slowed down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was mainly due to the severe economic downturn that forced many businesses to close temporarily or permanently.

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What’s in a Name?

Builder’s risk insurance is a special type of property coverage that indemnifies against damage to buildings while under construction. Typically, the project owner or general contractor requires that these policies be purchased according to the master contract, such as the American Institute of Architects’ form.

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How to Protect Your Business from Water Damage

Water damage: two words no business owner wants to hear. Many business owners and property managers’ greatest concerns stem from fire damage, but water can be just as catastrophic. While fire losses continue to top the severity charts, water damage has climbed the ranks the past few years in both frequency and severity.

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2023 “Affordability” Percentage

In Revenue Procedure 2022-34, the IRS significantly decreased the affordability percentage from 9.61% to 9.12% for 2023. This percentage determines which applicable large employers may face penalties under §4980H(b) for failure to offer affordable coverage as well as which individuals may qualify for subsidized coverage through a public Exchange.

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Insurance Takeaways from the 2022 Washington State Legislative Session

Learn more about these bills on long-term care taxes, credit scoring use in personal lines insurance, and ergonomics regulations and the impact they could have on your programs from Parker, Smith & Feek Account Executive Chris Corry in the Puget Sound Business Journal.

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Busting the Myths About Cyber Insurance

With cyberattacks on the rise, cyber liability insurance has become an important component of any risk management plan. However, many businesses believe that they don’t need cyber insurance and haven’t considered it. Parker, Smith & Feek Account Executive Janie Ma busts four common myths about the protection that cyber insurance provides in Alaska Business.

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Tips to a Successful Property Renewal

Over the past few years, we have experienced the impact of a hard insurance market and watched in disbelief as insurance premiums soared to new heights. While the insurance market remains challenging, there are things you can do to help mitigate rising insurance costs.

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Supreme Court Decision – Abortion Rights

The Supreme Court released its decision regarding abortion rights on June 24, essentially reversing the previous Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions.

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Marine Employers’ Liability Coverage: What Is It, And Do You Need It? Part 2

In part II of Marine Employers’ Liability Coverage: What is it, and Do You Need it? Parker, Smith & Feek Account Executive Mark Gleason discusses the first factor of an MEL exposure – if the injury happened on a vessel

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