Do you know if your jewelry is covered under your homeowners or renters policy? Depending on the value of your jewelry, the answer could be yes, but not the full value. Jewelry can be very expensive to replace. Many people assume insurance policies, especially homeowners, will cover all valuables including jewelry. Unfortunately, it’s not until a claim is filed you realize your policy doesn’t cover what you think it does.

What scares you? Is it clowns like the 2017 movie adaption of Stephen King’s It? Maybe it’s public speaking or blood and needles? If you relate to any of these, you’re not alone. This Washington Post article has all of them in their top 12 list of fears.

For me, it’s acrophobia, a fear of heights. I’m not sure where it came from. Perhaps it was my summers in high school painting the overhangs of old houses on a flimsy extension ladder. In any event, I prefer to avoid heights, namely situations that leave me up high and exposed. 

On a recent trip with my 14-year-old son William, I came face-to-face with my old nemesis, acrophobia. Not that I planned to.

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Featured Speaker: Tim Ruge – Director of Product Marketing at Paycor

What Is Form 5500? 

Also known as the Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, Form 5500 is a filing required annually by the Department of Labor (DOL) & Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Form 5500 reports and discloses information on benefit plans to ensure:

• The operation and management of these plans comply with certain Titles outlined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
• Sufficient information is provided to regulators to effectively safeguard the rights and benefits of participants and beneficiaries.

Last week, we heard the story of a chicken and a pig, and learned about the first of two leadership qualities that mark bacon-level commitment.

Today we’re going to learn about the second quality of bacon-level commitment: Sacrifice.

The Importance Of Knowing What Is “The First Notification of Claims Made Policy”

‘Claims made’ policies are policies commonly associated with professional liability policies, such as Directors & Officers (D&O), Employment Practices Liability (EPL), and other miscellaneous professional liability policies including Lawyers Professional Liability. With an executive policy, it is critical to follow the “claims made” requirements. There are applicable exclusions if the carrier is not noticed when FIRST becoming aware of “circumstances that could give rise to a claim”.

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) announced their final regulations modifying the Association Health Plan (AHP) rules to expand availability to more employers and to make them more affordable by eliminating certain coverage requirements applicable to qualified health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The story is told of a pig and a chicken journeying together. The chicken grew hungry and recommended they stop to make some bacon and eggs. The pig replied that while it sounded like a great idea, there was a fundamental flaw in his plan. He went on to explain to his feathered friend that to make bacon and eggs, a chicken simply needs to be involved, but for a pig, it requires total commitment!

Is your leadership more aligned with a chicken or with a pig? That is, are you merely involved or are you totally committed?

Today we’re sharing insight from Ron Kraemer, Chief Information and Digital Officer at the University of Notre Dame. We hope you enjoy Ron’s wisdom and perspective.

If you are 22 years old and entering the workforce this year, you have never known the world without the Internet and mobile technology. You could have used Facebook at 8 years old, and purchased gifts for Mother’s Day on amazon.com when you were 11 or 12. And if you are nearing retirement age, you were in your early 50’s the first time you could have watched a YouTube video or used an iPhone.

We can each place ourselves somewhere on the timeline from “digital immigrant” (people who did not grow up in the digital age) to “digital native” (people who grew up with technology all around them). The challenge we face as service providers is that every person on the digital timeline could be one of our customers and they have very different needs and expectations.

What Is The PCORI Fee?

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is a fee collected by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, an institute that helps fund research that evaluates and compares health outcomes, clinical effectiveness, risks and benefits of medical treatments and services.