The InterWest Roseville office put together a very successful food drive for their first quarter IWGB campaign to support Seniors First/Meals on Wheels. Thank you to Heidi Buchman & Leisa Schlenzig for leading this campaign with help from Peggy Trusty and a very generous Roseville staff. Your donations will help feed many families across Placer…
Telemedicine got a big boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now a number of states have been moving to ensure that health plan enrollees still have access to it and pay for it just as they would in-person visits. During the pandemic, insurers agreed to pay for virtual visits just as they would for a…
If you have staff working from home as a result of changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, you still need to stay on top of your obligations to protect your staff from sexual harassment. Not being physically in the office doesn’t seem to have had an effect on employee sexual harassment as employers paid out…
One way you can give your staff more choice in the employee benefits they receive is to offer them a cafeteria plan, which allows them to put together a benefits package that works best for them. Employers fund these flexible benefit plans with funds that are deducted from their employees’ salaries on a pre-tax basis.…
The deadline is fast approaching for employers with 5 or more workers in California, and who do not already offer their employees a retirement plan, to register their staff for the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program. Only California employers that do not offer retirement plans are required to register for CalSavers and there are different registration…
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued some new “frequently asked questions” for its Affordable Care Act pages, and new guidelines that require health plans to expand what they are required to cover with no cost-sharing. The new FAQ section expands the age group for which insurers must cover colonoscopies and adds some…
One of the hardest parts of running an insurance brokerage is keeping a strong team of producers motivated to meet their sales targets. The task is especially difficult in today’s tight job market when insurance agencies need to take the extra steps required to put in place the intangibles that are needed to retain and…
With many companies having decided to allow staff to work remotely permanently or split time between working at home and in the office, employers have to be especially careful about timekeeping and complying with wage and hour laws. That includes requiring staff to show they take meal and rest breaks and are compensated for overtime…
Medical-related identity theft accounted for 43% of all identity theft in the United States in 2020, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. And the majority of documents criminals steal are the same ones your employees receive from their group health insurers. If an employee becomes a victim of medical identity theft it can take…
InterWest’s Distinguished Employee: Jessica Neal Jessica is always searching for ways to improve our department and the company as a whole. She investigates programs and solutions that will benefit InterWest. She strives to resolve issues and makes sure everyone is heard. If you give her a task she’ll run with it. Her management is constantly…