Tag Archives: business owners
Healthcare early renewal options
Effective January 1, 2014 the healthcare landscape will dramatically change due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (health care reform). All plans renewing in 2014 will be required to offer benefits that meet the new ACA mandates which … Continue reading
Age Discrimination and Baby Boomers
Reading through one of the business insurance magazines that I get (yes it is terribly exciting) I found some notes and statistics that I thought were interesting. A couple of the articles were talking about as the workforce ages because … Continue reading
Obamacare Taxes
Here is some more good news about obamacare. (CNSNews.com) – In new, final regulations issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said that parents must pay a federal fine under Obamacare if their children or dependent spouses are uninsured for … Continue reading
Friday news
Pearl Harbor remembered: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/07/pearl-harbor-heroes-remembered-on-71st-anniversary/ Unemployment numbers: http://www.gallup.com/poll/159104/unadjusted-unemployment-shoots-back.aspx Personal insurance rates are up: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/12/07/273171.htm Commercial insurance rates are up: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/12/06/273005.htm Texas workers comp notice: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/12/06/273048.htm
6 Million estimated to pay Obamacare Tax
Yesterday the CBO said that nearly 6 million people, most of whom are middle class, will face a tax penalty under the Affordable Care Act for not getting health insurance. The AP (9/20, Alonso-Zaldivar) reports that the new CBO numbers are … Continue reading
NCCI modifier changes
An article that was sent via LinkedIn from businessinsurance.com. It talks about changes that are coming in the new year to the way your experience modifier is going to be calculated for workers comp policies. Short explanation: companies with … Continue reading
Healthcare Ruling
On Thursday, June 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled that President Obama’s healthcare law known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is constitutional, and will be upheld. Although many were concerned about the constitutionality of … Continue reading
Texas Mutual dividend announcement
Board approves $150M dividend distribution On May 23, 2012, Texas Mutual's board of directors approved the company's $150 million individual policyholder dividend plan. Pending Texas Department of Insurance approval, they plan to begin distributing dividends in late July. This is the 14th … Continue reading
Authorized Progressive Insurance Agent
Hoffman Insurance Group is now an authorized agent for Progressive Insurance. This will give our Sugar Land Insurance Agency a new market to go to for auto insurance, motorcycle, RV, and boat insurance. Progressive Insurance also insures commercial vehicles. If … Continue reading
Independent Insurance Agency
We are an independent insurance agency on the southwest freeway in Sugar Land that represents multiple insurance companies on all lines of insurance. Captive insurance agencies are agencies that only work for one insurance company. Therefore they are typically only … Continue reading
