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Employee Spotlight: Calm in the Midst of Compliance
Tracy Leeth, Senior Consultant - Compliance Tracy Leeth loves to travel. Maybe it was instilled in her at birth in Asia. Born in Taipei and where she lived briefly, Tracy has a bit of wanderlust in her. Her Chinese mother has taken her family on amazing trips together...
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E&O Coverage for General Contractors – What You Need to Know
Most contractors carry some form of general liability coverage. While these policies can provide much-needed protection for bodily injury and property damage claims that occur as the result of a contractor’s work, they typically don’t account for all forms of...
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OSHA Emphasis Programs for Region 4 (Southeast)
OSHA creates temporary National and Local Emphasis Programs to focus in on specific types of hazards and high hazard industries.We have compiled a list of these Programs for your convenience. The following are National and Local Emphasis Programs for OSHA Region 4-AL,...
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Our Decatur Branch Has Moved to a New Office
Our Decatur team is growing and has moved into a new space! Since 1932, Valent Group (formerly S.S. Nesbitt) has been serving the businesses, people and employees of the greater Decatur, Alabama area. Our Decatur team, led by Sr. Risk Consultant Dan Coulter and...
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Compliance ✔- HSA-Eligible Health Plan Can Cover More Preventive Care
Effective July 17, 2019, the IRS expanded the definition of preventive care under the HSA-eligible High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) rules. Preventive care now includes 14 medical services or items for 11 specific chronic conditions, such as insulin for diabetics....
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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- Valent Group 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,...
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