INDUSTRY NEWS

2010 Third Quarter Newsletter

• Planning for 2011 Open Enrollement
• Guidance Issued On New Claims And Appeals Procedures
  
• Deadline Approaching For 2010 Plan Amendments
  
• The Fiduciary Duty To Ask For A Better Deal
  
• Regulations Require Specific Disclosure Of Fees Received By Service Providers
  
• Plans Required To Cover Preventive Health Services

2010 Second Quarter Newsletter

• Healthcare Reform
• Short-Term Incentives for Expansion of Health Coverage
• Grandfathered Plans
• Dependent Coverage Requirements
• Cafeteria Plan Changes
• Insured Health Plans now Subject to Non-Discrimination Rules
• New Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

2010 First Quarter Newsletter

• DOL Releases Model Chip Notice
• IRS Mandates Self-Reporting of Welfare Plane Excise Taxes
• Late COBRA Notice Voids Stop-Loss Coverage
• EFAST2 Electronic Filing System
• IRS Opens Determination Letter Program To Remaining Plans
• DOL Adopts Safe-Harbor Rule For Depositing Participant Contributions
• Heart Act Guidance Includes Some Surprises
• IRS Issues Guidance on Correcting Defects in Nonqualified Plan Documents

February, 2008
Connecticut ranks among the nation's most expensive for employee healthcare according to a recently released study by UBA. See UBA’s press release.

August 28, 2007
United Benefit Advisors: Annual Benchmark Survey Shows Average Annual Health Plan Cost is $6,881 per Employee; Largest Percentage of CDHP Adopters Comes from Employers with 25-100 Employees