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30-Year Insurance Veteran to Lead Property & Casualty Broking and Service Departments
We are excited to announce that 30-year insurance veteran Kurt Close has joined our team to lead our property and casualty broking and service departments. Kurt comes to Valent Group after an impressive career with Travelers Insurance where he oversaw and grew their...
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Compliance ✔- EEO-1 Deadlines: May 31 and Sept. 30
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposal that would require employers to submit pay and work-hour data as part of their 2018 EEO-1 Reports.The EEO-1 filing mandate applies to employers with 100 or more employees and to certain federal...
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Are You Asking the Right Questions? Evaluating Vendors for Continuity Risk
It is important to meet with a current or prospective vendor to discuss business continuity planning. However, it’s often difficult to understand how the vendor’s continuity plan aligns with your own plan and needs. Asking the right questions can help. ...
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Compliance ✔- FLSA Issued Proposed Exemption Rule
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would establish new salary thresholds for the “white collar” exemptions to the overtime payment requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This action follows the DOL's 2016...
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Our Cyber Specialist Speaks in Birmingham Business Journal’s Cybersecurity Feature
Mike Roman, our senior risk consultant and vice president of property & casualty operations, once again appeared in the Birmingham Business Journal (BBJ) providing "Insights into Cybersecurity." The article features Mike alongside several other experts, including:...
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Our Agency Honored as Best Practices Agency for Third Year in a Row
We are very excited to announce that this year, our agency has once again been recognized as a Best Practices Agency! This honor was originally awarded to SSN in 2016 by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) as part of a...
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Our In-House Cyber Specialist to Speak at Local Cybersecurity Panel
We are very excited to share that our Vice President of Property & Casualty, Mike Roman, will be a panelist at the Birmingham Business Journal's (BBJ) Cybersecurity Panel event on Sept. 25th. Mike specializes in management liability and cyber liability and has...
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Shared Health & Wellness Centers Now Available to Small to Midsize Companies
Shown above- SSN Employees at City Federal Health & Wellness Center Grand Opening. Left to right: Angelena McCurry, Senior Benefits Consultant; Forrest Cook, Senior Employee Benefits Consultant/HR Specialist; Paul Barber, President On Wednesday, August...
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