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Compliance ✔- 2019 Draft Forms 1094 / 1095 Released
The IRS released drafts of Forms 1094-C, 1095-C, 1094-B, 1095-B and instructions for employers to report on health coverage offered in 2019, as required by the Affordable Care Act. The forms and instructions are similar to last year's documents, so employers and...
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Compliance ✔- Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) Updated for 2021
The DOL and HHS released an updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template, Uniform Glossary and related material. Employers and insurers must use the new material starting with plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. In the meantime, employers and...
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Compliance ✔- 2020 Limit for Health FSA and More
The IRS issued the 2020 Health FSA limit, which increased $50 to $2,750. If an employer's cafeteria plan document states that the contribution limit reflects the maximum allowable by the IRS, then no changes are necessary. However, if the document states a specific...
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Business Alabama Features Valent: Risk Management for the Middle Market
In the November 2019 issue of Business Alabama Magazine, our president and sales leaders were interviewed on the consolidation trends seen in insurance brokerages over the last few years and why Valent takes a different approach to serving the state's middle market...
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Employee Spotlight: A Coach’s Passion
Dan Coulter, Senior Risk Consultant Dan Coulter is passionate about coaching his children. Daughter Caroline, 12, and son Jackson, 8, are both fully into sports, from softball and basketball to baseball and football. Along with his wife of 14 yers, Morgan, the couple...
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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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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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