BY Ashley Brown   Recently I was contacted by 2 young professionals. They had been married for just over 5 years and had never been offered a review on their personal insurance with their insurance provider. After seeing an Event post on my Facebook page about the importance of a local agent reviewing your insurance […]

BY Conner INSURANCE   OVERVIEW On May 21, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2018-34 to index the contribution percentages in 2019 for purposes of determining affordability of an employer’s plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For plan years beginning in 2019, employer-sponsored coverage will be considered affordable if the employee’s […]

BY Conner Insurance   HIGHLIGHTS CONTRIBUTION LIMITS CONTRIBUTION RULES • For 2018, $3,450 for individuals with self-only coverage and $6,900 for individuals with family coverage. • Individuals who are age 55 or older may make an additional $1,000 “catch-up” contribution. • For each month an individual is HSA-eligible, he or she may contribute one-twelfth of the […]

BY Modern Healthcare   Things are looking up: drones could soon start delivering medications in medical deserts in the rural U.S. The Federal Aviation Administration approved 10 pilot programs for drone usage in May, including projects that specialize in medical deliveries in San Diego and North Carolina. Drones have been successfully used a number of […]

BY Katie Kuehner-Hebert   There is good news and bad news for the average American family’s health care costs, according to the 2018 Milliman Medical Index. The good news: The cost of health care for a typical American family of four receiving coverage from an employer-sponsored preferred provider plan will rise by just 4.5 percent this year, the eighth […]

BY John Russell   In a surprising about-face, Indiana’s largest health insurer is telling members they can use St. Vincent’s small, freestanding hospitals without paying out-of-network penalties. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield confirmed Monday that it has reached an agreement with St. Vincent to include the small hospitals in its network. Just three months ago, Anthem told […]

BY KELLY MANNING | Benefits & HR Advisor   Across the nation, unemployment is at an over 15-year low. In Indiana specifically, unemployment is 3%. We are currently in a job seeker’s market. With increased opportunity and available jobs, job seekers can be far more selective when choosing a place of employment than ever before. […]

In his role as an Account Executive at Conner Insurance, Ryan Spencer combines his analytical, driven style and his experience in strategic account management to the benefit of his clients. For over a decade, Ryan has applied his strength in seeing details, gained from an engineering background, with his strong interpersonal and management skills in various Specialist and Account […]

BY BEN CONNER   I feel like I am living the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray. In that movie, Bill Murray relives the exact same day, February 2nd, over and over again. It is literally the exact same day, same circumstances, same people, and same place. At first he finds comfort, predictability, and […]

BY CONNER INSURANCE   OVERVIEW On Dec. 20, 2017, the tax reform bill, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump shortly. This tax reform bill makes significant changes to the federal […]