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LISI's Broker Webinar CE Series with PrimePay

In today's market, your role as a broker has evolved from being a benefits advisor to much more. We want to help arm you with information and insights that can help you address some of the questions ...

EaseCentral's Special Offer on HRIS and ACA

EaseCentral’s special offer on HRIS and ACA this quarter can help you build stronger relationships with your groups. If you subscribe to EaseCentral before March 31st, 2018 you’ll get: • Free ACA for ...

UnitedHealthcare February BrokerCast for Northern California

UnitedHealthcare invites you to join Northern California Vice President of Sales and Account Management Ty Phillippay, along with the Northern California sales and renewal staff. You'll hear the late...

Aetna Small Group - Updated Employer and Employee Applications

For your immediate use, Aetna has updated their Employer and Employee Applications for 2018. All plan names are now updated with the CA SB 137-compliant medical product names. Underwriting will acce...

Compliance Alert - Spousal and Dependent Carve-Outs and Surcharges

Issue Date: February 2018 Background As healthcare costs continue to rise, more and more employers are considering implementing eligibility carve-outs and premium surcharges as a strategy to reduce c...

1094/1095 Filing Deadline Fast Approaching!

Have your clients completed their 1094/1095 filings? If not, ACA Compliance Solutions Services can help you as they are able to process your clients forms up until the deadline date, March 2, 2018...

Q2 2018 Updates from CaliforniaChoice®

CaliforniaChoice® has released rates for effective dates April to June 2018. Five of the seven health plans received a rate pass. Be sure to talk to your LISI Regional Sales Manager for region-specifi...

PrimePay Webinar: How Benefit Technology is Transforming the Employee Benefit Industry

Your clients are demanding more from you and expecting you to deliver an efficient process, all while mitigating compliance risks. Employee benefit technology is no longer a nice to have - but a must ...

Blue Shield of California Q2 Update

Second-quarter 2018 rate adjustments There will be a second-quarter rate action of 1.9% for all PPO medical plans and 1.0% for all HMO medical plans. All portfolio dental, vision, and life insuranc...

Webinar recording: 2018 Benefits Compliance Primer

Thank you to all who attended our 2018 Benefits Compliance Primer webinar. A recording of the presentation is now available. If you were unable to attend, or simply want to listen again, now is your c...

Cadillac Tax Delayed Until 2022 and HIT Suspended for 2019

Issue Date: January 2018 The short-term funding bill passed by Congress to re-open the government contains two employee benefits–related provisions that are of interest to employers. The bill delays t...

UnitedHealthcare Owner Only Guideline Change 2/1/18

A change has been made to the Owner Only Guidelines effective February 1, 2018. UnitedHealthcare will no longer write a group that is owner only, where the common-law employee is waiving coverage. The...

ONE up the Marketplace

What do 3 plans, 1 application and 1 bundle rate add up to? A huge win. With CoPower ONE,™ groups of 2-99 can pick from 10 curated packages for comprehensive coverage at affordable prices with a fixed...

Q2 2018 Updates from Aetna

Aetna has released new rates for effective dates April to June 2018. PPO plans have received a rate pass, while HMO plans will increase 5.9% (statewide average). Quoting is now available in HealthConn...

Congress Delays Cadillac Tax and Health Insurance Tax

Earlier this week, Congress voted to pass a bill that would continue to fund the government through February 8, 2018 — H.R. 195. It includes delaying the Cadillac/Excise Tax until 2022 and implementin...

Second-quarter 2018 Rate Adjustments from Blue Shield of California

There will be a second-quarter rate action of 1.9% for all PPO medical plans and 1.0% for all HMO medical plans. All portfolio dental, vision and life insurance plan rates will remain unchanged. Gr...

Kaiser Permanente® Promotions Extended Through February 2018

Great news from Kaiser Permanente®! The following underwriting promotions from Q4 2017 have been extended to December 1, 2018 effective dates: A DE 9C is not required for new groups with 6 or mo...

§4980H Offer Requirements and Associated Penalties

Issue Date: December 2017 We are entering another season of employer reporting deadlines, and the first round of letters from the IRS proposing employer shared responsibility payments under §4980H has...

Heat up the Competition with CoPower

The technology boom brought with it fierce competition to attract and retain top talent. Forward-thinking companies are reimagining the compensation package by offering perks like a paid year of paren...

Q2 2018 Updates from Sharp Health Plan

Sharp Health Plan has released new HMO rates for effective dates April–June 2018. HMO plans will increase 0.6%. If you are looking at PPO options with Sharp, keep in mind that the rates released Janua...

Q2 2018 Updates from UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare has released new rates for effective dates April–June 2018. HMO plans have received a rate pass, while PPO plans will increase 5% (statewide average). Be sure to talk to your LISI Reg...