Tag Archives: insurance

IRS gives double tax benefits of health FSAs a boost

Posted on March 7, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

As we start 2016, many clients are gearing up for a potential reduction in covered health benefits as employer-sponsored health plans are modified and insurers have begun cancelling coverage in anticipation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) … Continue reading →

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Changes to Medicare

Posted on March 4, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

 Are you aware of these changes? Although Medicare Supplement policies will cease covering the Medicare Part B deductible for those enrolling in Medicare on or after January 1, 2020, state insurance departments are reporting that some Agents have begun telling … Continue reading →

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The Exciting World of #Insurance

Posted on February 29, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

The Exciting World of Insurance. Check this out – might be worth reading!

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Why we need health insurance agents

Posted on February 27, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

To the Editor, Alan Canton’s recent opinion column published on the LifeHealthPro website creates an unfair distortion of insurance professionals. The people Mr. Canton describes in his broadside against critics of the Affordable Care Act do not resemble the many … Continue reading →

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Sitting at work might not kill you

Posted on February 25, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

Maybe sitting isn’t the new smoking. Or even the new soft drink. A recent study pushes back on the increasingly popular theory that sitting for hours on end is a significant detriment to one’s health. “Sitting time was not associated … Continue reading →

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Americans still trying to improve retirement saving rate

Posted on February 23, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

Over half of workers won’t be able to cover retirement expenses Their savings rate may have improved over the past two years, but more than half of American workers are still at risk of being unprepared to completely cover essential … Continue reading →

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10 Predictions on Health Insurance

Posted on February 21, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

A year ago, major new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) programs and health insurance rules were falling toward the health insurance community like a hammer. Today, the PPACA hammer may finally be touching the insurance community’s hair. Employers … Continue reading →

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Retirement Planning

Posted on February 20, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

Did you know that life insurance is used to fund your retirement planning? Did you know that in most cases that the benefits can be tax free to you? Would you like to find out more about Tax Free Income? … Continue reading →

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The “Uber of Insurance” is here

Posted on February 18, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

Here are two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence: revolutionary and insurance. But that’s exactly what experts are calling a new peer-to-peer (P2P) insurance concept presented by startup Lemonade. Though the company has yet to open its … Continue reading →

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Will 4.5 days be the new work week?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

Want to enhance your benefits package to entice your top performers to hang around and lure new talent to your team? Offer them a half day’s work on Friday — it’s by far the No. 1 perk desired by employees. … Continue reading →

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