BY CONNER INSURANCE In a highly anticipated decision issued on June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act (Title VII) protects individuals against employment discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.  Title VII prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against […]

BY CONNER INSURANCE The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes a fee on health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors in order to fund comparative effectiveness research. These fees are widely known as Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fees, and were originally scheduled to expire for plan or policy years ending on or after Oct. 1, […]

BY CONNER INSURANCE On May 20, 2020, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2020-32 to provide the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) for 2021. The IRS is required to publish these limits by June 1 of each year.   These limits include:  The maximum HSA contribution limit; The minimum […]

BY BENEFITS PRO When it comes to premium rate setting, it’s a brave new (pandemic) world. Each year, the American Academy of Actuaries Individual and Small Group Markets Committee puts out a brief outlining the major factors driving premium changes for the next plan year. But the calculus is tricky this year. On one hand, COVID-19 is […]

BY BENEFITS PRO This year is not shaping up quite the way anyone expected. As such, the IRS in May issued a rare guidance giving employers the option to allow their employees to make changes to their health insurance and benefits enrollment. The guidance was not mandatory, and employers could opt to leave their benefits plan for the […]

INDIANAPOLIS – Ricki Hancart, Account Manager with Conner Insurance, has been named one of Employee Benefit Adviser’s Top Women in Benefit Advising for 2020. Employee Benefit Adviser, a leading resource and publication for companies and professionals within the industry, made their selection after a months-long process. Driven by peer nominations, consideration was given to those […]

BY BEN CONNER Register For Our June 23 Conner Chat In our upcoming Conner Chat, we’re highlighting a critical part of every business’s operations and culture: communication. Proper communication demands understanding, and we have seen many business leaders shy away from health care program improvements because they struggled to develop clear messaging around the potential […]

BY BEN CONNER In your search for a health benefits broker/consultant who can deliver high-quality results without the excessive annual rate increases, the first step is truly getting to know the advisor and determining whether the partnership is beneficial to both parties. A well-written Request for Proposal (RFP) is an important step in separating traditional […]

BY RYAN SPENCER Business leaders face multiple challenges when picking a health benefits plan for their employees. In finding the best care for their workers, they must consider plan expenses, coverage, and the quality of care they may receive. As careful as most leaders try to be, we frequently watch them overlook the most important […]

INDIANAPOLIS (April 24, 2020) – Ben Conner, CEO of Conner Insurance, was named one of only five 2020 Broker of the Year Finalists in the May Issue of BenefitsPro magazine. Conner Insurance serves small and mid-size Indianapolis businesses, while focusing on finding new solutions to protect the health of their workforce, led by Ben Conner. […]