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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

Erin Woulfe

Erin Woulfe likes to write about things that matter. Keeping her finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the public sector world, she blogs about the latest legislative news and employee benefit trends that affect our school, city and county clients. She’s been with NIS since 2002. “I love connecting to our clients and providing them with the tools they need in order to administrate their plan,” says Erin. “Whether that be materials to educate their employees on certain benefits, how to effectively communicate change within an organization, or providing tips and how-to’s to help them make their job easier.”

Recent Articles by Erin Woulfe

How Employers Should Handle Medical Loss Ratio Rebates

According to Affordable Care Act rules, health insurance carriers needed to issue medical loss ratio (MLR) rebates to eligible employers by September 30, 2018, for the 2017 reporting year. The below...

Self-Funded Employers: Lower Orthopedic Costs Using Stem Cell Therapy

National Insurance Services has partnered with Regenexx to help our self-funded, public sector employers with 100+ employees or more, reduce healthcare costs, improve outcomes, and deliver better...

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Three Easy Ways to Remind Your Employees to Update Their Beneficiary

1 min read

Updated December 2023

Updating your life insurance beneficiary is one of those tasks you always mean to do but always put off, like cleaning out your junk drawer or matching up your...

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What You Need to Know About Your Disability Policy’s Maximum Covered Salary

Revised August 3, 2022

3 minute read

Disability insurance benefits are intended to replace a percentage of your employee’s salary if they were no longer able to do their job due to a covered...

New Download: 2019 Open Enrollment Checklist

As you prepare for open enrollment this year, note that ACA changes for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 may affect the design and administration of your plans. Below is a brief...

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Final Rule Released for Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance

The Trump administration released the final rule and fact sheet regarding short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI). This final rule is effective and applicable 60 days after publication in the...

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Avoid Claim & Billing Issues by Submitting an Annual Census

It’s important that public sector organizations with life and/or disability coverage send an annual census to their insurance carrier at least once a year. Employers want their enrollment records to...

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Understanding Life Continuation Options – Portability and Conversion

Updated May 13, 2024

Many schools, cities, and counties offer a Conversion and/or Portability feature within their group life insurance plans. This allows employees whose group term life insurance...

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5 Things to Review Before Changing Life or Disability Insurance Carriers

At some point in time, you may have to change life or disability insurance carriers for better rates, plan design, or customer service. To ensure that no employee falls through the cracks during the...

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New Affordable Care Act Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2019

The Department of Health and Human Services released its final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019. This final rule describes benefit and payment parameters under the Affordable Care ...