Category Archives: Workers Compensation Insurance

Texas Mutual Policy Holder 2022 Safety Grant

Helping clients build a safe workplace is one of Texas Mutual most important goals. Through their safety grant program, they award recipients up to $1,500 to purchase safety equipment. When the grant opens on July 6 at 8 a.m. CDT, … Continue reading

Posted in Commercial Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , | Comments Off on Texas Mutual Policy Holder 2022 Safety Grant

Information for Employers and Group Health Plan Sponsors on COVID-19

States and the federal government have issued (or re-issued) guidance for employers in response to the recent novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As of March 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported more than … Continue reading

Posted in Local events, Natural Disasters, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Information for Employers and Group Health Plan Sponsors on COVID-19

Coronavirus and Workers’ Compensation

Mar 05, 2020 By Chris Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS  Executive Director, IIABA’s Virtual University A pandemic is defined as, an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally … Continue reading

Posted in Government, Health, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Coronavirus and Workers’ Compensation

2020 Plan Limitations!

401(k)/403(b)/457 Salary Deferrals: For participants under age 50 by 12/31/2020 – $19,500 For participants over age 50 by 12/31/2020 – $26,000 Maximum Annual Defined Contribution Plan Limit: For participants under age 50 by 12/31/2020 – $57,000 For participants over age … Continue reading

Posted in Being prepared, Government, Sugar Land events, Taxes, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on 2020 Plan Limitations!

IRS Releases Guidance for Employers Offering Individual Coverage HRAs

On September 27, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations on the application of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility provisions to a new type of Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) available starting in 2020.  In June 2019, … Continue reading

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on IRS Releases Guidance for Employers Offering Individual Coverage HRAs

IRS Confirms ACA Pay or Play Penalties Still Apply

Overview The IRS Office of Chief Counsel recently released an information letter regarding the employer shared responsibility (pay or play) penalties under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This information letter confirms that the pay or play penalties continue to apply … Continue reading

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Government, Health Insurance, Insurance Agent, Taxes, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on IRS Confirms ACA Pay or Play Penalties Still Apply

New Overtime Rule Raises Salary Cut-Off to $35,568

Employees who make less than $35,568 are now eligible for overtime pay under a final rule issued today by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The new rate will take effect Jan. 1, 2020. To be exempt from overtime under … Continue reading

Posted in Insurance Agent, Sugar Land Insurance, Taxes, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Overtime Rule Raises Salary Cut-Off to $35,568

Acceptable Reasons for Termination

Clients ask me from time to time about different things and this recently came up.  Here is some information from The Hartford’s website.  Texas is an “at will” work state as far as I know.  But I am not sure how that … Continue reading

Posted in Commercial Insurance, Insurance Agent, Sugar Land Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Acceptable Reasons for Termination

Texas Mutual e-Learning

Since introducing e-Learning earlier this year, thousands of employers have taken advantage of this free workplace safety training tool.  Texas Mutual clients can join in as well and start utilizing more than 200 new video courses and free record keeping. … Continue reading

Posted in Commercial Insurance, Insurance Agent, Sugar Land Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Texas Mutual e-Learning

Workers comp payroll billing

Hartford has an option for  their workers comp policies to have a different billing method than the usual 10 pay.   It is a pay as you go system that has a smaller down payment.    It is based on actual monthly … Continue reading

Posted in Commercial Insurance, Insurance Agent, Sugar Land Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Workers comp payroll billing
Ready To Talk To An Insurance Agent?
281-491-6565
Get A Quote