Category: Articles
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Health and Welfare Considerations in M&A Deal
What would happen if you arrived for work on Monday to find that your company is contemplating acquiring (or selling to) another company? Do you feel confident in your ability to guide your colleagues through the employee benefits aspects of the transaction? The acquisition process is fraught with traps for the unwary, especially when it…
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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Posturing a Productive Work Environment
As you’re reading this article, take a moment to think about your posture. Are you leaning forward at your desk, or have your neck craned over a phone? Are you sitting upright with your head forward? Or, are you noticing tension in your neck, and an ache in your lower back? Compared to the…
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Leadership That Drives Results
I was recently in an airport when I overheard a traveler talking to another passenger who had been consulting with a large company experiencing growing pains. That is, the company had great potential, but was having difficulty delivering on it. In the consultation interview he asked the CEO what had already been done to ease…
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Set Your Self-Funded Health Plan Up for Success
At any company, data is one of the keys to building a successful benefits strategy. But data alone isn’t enough – it’s how you use it that makes the difference. The right data analysis combined with the right benefits broker will put you ahead of the game. The first quarter of a new plan year…
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Common Misconceptions ERISA ACA Compliance
Rules I’ve always been a rule-follower … to the point that my own family makes fun of me for never even breaking the speed limit! So, naturally, I am attracted to the field of Human Resources where we are bombarded with over 50 categories of rules and regulations affecting virtually every aspect of the employment…
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Key Features of an Effective Employee Mobile App
Companies considering deploying an employee mobile app to improve their company culture, communication and employee engagement should look for solutions that include these important features. Function as the launching pad or one-stop-shop for all company resources. Resources such as payroll, ben admin and learning management systems; 401(k), FSA/HSA and benefit carrier portals; and other programs…
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Client Advisory: SEC Issues Disclosure Rule for Climate-Related Risks
The McGriff Executive Risk Advisors team has observed a steady uptick in regulatory activity aimed at publicly traded companies (and certain privately held companies) over the last several years. One example was addressed in a previous McGriff client advisory related to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claw back rule. There was also the overreach by…
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Client Advisory: Insurance Strategies For Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Combining Tax Insurance and Business Interruption Insurance To Achieve Tax Credit Qualification and Quantification Certainty It’s hard to believe that more than a year has passed since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law. The climate-related impacts of this sweeping legislation are certainly already being felt. Significant investments from a broader investor pool are…
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Client Advisory: Cyber Insurance Considerations for New SEC Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies
In this client alert, we summarize the new cybersecurity disclosure requirements in the final rules and suggest ways to prepare for compliance with the new requirements from an insurance perspective. While companies will need to review their D&O, cyber, and crime bond insurance policies, this client alert will focus on cyber insurance considerations. On…
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Client Advisory: Florida House Bill 837
On March 24, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837 into law. The tort reform will have a significant impact on civil litigation going forward. What will this mean for Insurance? In this advisory, we will explore how this bill may affect claims. What is it? And how does it affect Insurance? Why…