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November was a busy month for administrative rulemaking in the employee benefits world. The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released advance informational copies of 2016 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report. The...

Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Jason Reeves Our 2016 Health Plan Survey results are in and as our preliminary findings indicated, while employer costs remained steady, employees continue to take on more cost for coverage. With PPO deductibles rising 50 percent,...

Check out this great read from The Society of Human Resources (SHRM), by SHRM Staff All across the country, companies are grappling with the decision of whether or not to send a company-wide communication about the election results. On Wednesday morning, organizations – especially with offices...

Great article from Benefits Pro. By Laura Drabik Over the past 10 years, I’ve worked with insurers dedicated to transforming how they do business through the implementation of technology. I’ve collaborated with large insurers, regional insurers and startups. Although the size of the insurer has varied, principles...

  November's Dish is brought to you by ClearPath's own Patricia Kelker!  There is virtually little Patricia has not seen or done over the past three decades of her insurance career.Patricia's biggest assets are her faith, strong people skills and inherent love for solving problems and assisting...

Interesting read about the new DOL final rule from Employee Benefit Adviser, by Leanne Mehrman The U.S. Department of Labor acted on President Obama’s Executive Order 13706 (EO) and released a final rule implementing the requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors to provide employees with paid...