By Manoj Rajwani, USI Vice President, Employee Benefits Employers and their employees continue to struggle with skyrocketing health care costs. The job market is already competitive, and many companies are overwhelmed with how to manage the benefit costs but still offer a quality program at the same time. Many of those same organizations are diligent…
USI Gives Back Day is all about investing in and saying thank you to the local communities that have been helping us grow! USI Northeast is proud to support our partners, BronxWorks, on their agency’s mission to feed, shelter, teach and support our neighbors. On August 16th, 2018, our USI Volunteers served over 100 Senior…
USI Northeast is proud to recognize Hunterdon Medical Center on recently winning the Healthcare Heroes Award for Workplace Wellness from NJ Biz! Hunterdon Medical Center is an acute-care hospital located in Flemington, N.J. USI Insurance Services has been managing the employee benefits program, including medical and population health management (PHM), for the past few years.…
As of July 18, 2018, employers in New York City must allow their employees to request two temporary schedule changes per calendar year for “personal events”. The law request alteration in the hours, times, or location of work, including, but not limited to using short-term unpaid leave, paid time off, working remotely, or swapping or…
USI Vice President of Employee Benefits Katerina Donovan was featured in this month’s Member Highlight by the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG) New York. The profile accounts Katerina’s background and gets her take on the obstacles and future expectations for middle-market businesses. “The workforce is rapidly changing, demanding much more from their employers than ever…
House Passes Legislation to Improve HSAs The House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation that, among other things, purport to improve and “modernize” health savings accounts (HSAs). While the bills call for significant changes to the current rules affecting HSAs, the specific details are very different. Both bills have been sent to the Senate…
The A-B-C’s Of Building a First-Class Company Culture Building a great workplace culture matters more today than ever before. Highly rated employers attract the hires they want, and retain the top performers they need. So, what’s the secret behind having the “it factor” culture that people gravitate to? Join Ultimate Software and USI Insurance Services…
Join USI Northeast for a complimentary, informational webinar on New Jersey & New York Paid Family Leave with Employee Benefits Regional Counsel Yesenia Perez as she shares practical solutions for employers to consider for compliance with the two states’ regulations. Thursday, August 23, 2018 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT REGISTRATION is Required Please join…
We are excited to announce that our recently launched video, USI: A Disrupter in the Insurance Marketplace is now available for viewing at http://www.changingtheindustry.com. Current and prospective clients are encouraged to see how together as ONE, USI Insurance Services is changing the brokerage and consulting marketplace by leveraging the USI ONE Advantage®. The Disrupter video is another tool…
USI was recognized again by the Insurance Marketing Communications Association (IMCA) at their annual conference and gala held June 24-26. This year’s honor was extra special as USI received the prestigious Innovation Torchbearer Award for the USI OMNI Knowledge Engine TM. The Torchbearer Award honors individuals, institutions, or companies that have, over time, made substantial…
On June 1, 2018, NJ Gov. Murphy passed the Out-of-Network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act. This bill applies to emergency services and other care provided by out-of-network physicians in in-network settings (i.e. hospital-based physicians). It takes effect on September 1, 2018. The new law provides reforms to several aspects of the state’s…
The Department of Labor recently published a final rule creating flexibility for employers and working owners to band together to sponsor a single Association Health Plan (AHP). The final rule allows multiple employers to jointly sponsor a single group health plan by expanding the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) definition of “employer.” An AHP…
