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Nearly 54% or approximately 155 million American workers participate in an employer sponsored health plan most widely known as group health insurance. It is the largest share of insurance [...]

Do You know the best group health insurance companies for small business in New York? Below are the companies and why you should choose to work with them. What is Group Health Insurance? Group [...]

Our unbiased Insperity PEO review sheds light on one of the best HR outsourcing companies in the industry and how your small business can benefit from working with them. According to The National [...]

Short term disability insurance is mandatory in New York, but not all insurance providers are created equal. Here is our list of the best NY short term disability insurance companies.  As [...]

Text messaging provides an easy way to make sure your employees understand their new health plans. Here’s how SMS can make your open enrollment process easier. Direct communication speeds [...]

Our unbiased Healthfirst Insurance review sheds light on this new comer to the New York group health insurance marketplace. As independent insurance agents we give you the real scoop whether this [...]

If you’re like most New York small business owners, you’ve probably heard of EmblemHealth. Now, it is worth mentioning that although Emblem is one of the numerous insurance companies we [...]

Most employers understand that in order to attract and retain quality employees, they need to offer a comprehensive group benefits program. Nowadays, employees are looking for more than just [...]

There are more than 800 life insurance companies in the industry and finding the best group term life insurance companies for your small business can be overwhelming. Figuring out who offers the [...]

If you’re an employer, looking for a group health insurance, our Cigna health insurance company review will help you know if this company is right for you. There are many insurance [...]

If you’re looking for a comprehensive group health plan for your small business our Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield review explains why this company is one of the best. This insurer is [...]

On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed into law the “21st Century Cures Act” which offers relief for employers reimbursing individual health insurance premiums. The new law allows small [...]

Choosing group health insurance for your small engineering firm can be stressful and confusing. If you are the owner or manager of an engineering firm, you know how important it is to have a [...]

The primary reason an employer offers a group health plan is to attract and retain quality employees. Unfortunately, many employers are not paying attention to compliance requirements of The [...]

Now that open enrollment is here, many New Yorkers will be looking for their individual health insurance plans and options. Each year during this time many questions come up about what type of [...]

Obamacare has changed the rules for health insurance for self employed people. Prior to implementation of Obamacare or The Affordable Care Act (ACA), self employed individuals could qualify for a [...]

There is a trend taking over the insurance industry of young and healthy consumers – known as the Millennial Generation – who are purchasing short term medical insurance instead of Obamacare [...]

Another Obamacare Co-op seems to be failing. Last month, HealthyCT, one of 23 insurance co-ops created as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was put under an order of supervision by the [...]

Did you know the number of people who will buy individual health insurance is estimated to grow to 31 million by 2020? In a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), Individual [...]

If you are a business owner, take a moment and think about the people that work for you. Think about What would happen to the daily operations or profit of your business if a key employee [...]

The IRS recently announced the 2017 Health Saving Accounts (HSA) guidelines for 2017. If you were looking for the opportunity to put more money in your HSA account next year and keep it out of [...]

Prince, the Grammy Award winning artist and iconic rock star died at the young age of 57. Like many Artists, Prince was a control freak when it came to planning his music and his career. However, [...]

Did you know you can buy life insurance without a medical exam? Actually, several insurance companies specialize in this type of life insurance, but there are a few things you should consider [...]

New York’s Paid Family Leave Policy is one of the most comprehensive leave programs in the Nation.  Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides more than just a monetary benefit — it provides job [...]

Employers in the New York small group market with 51-100 employees are now subject to the same health plan designs (Community Rating) as employers having 1-50 employees. Community Rating is the [...]