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Interest in ICHRAs Builds for Employers

A byproduct of the pandemic saw health insurance premiums largely stable with claims down as elective surgeries and even more serious diagnoses sat on the back burner for many. Now, as attention to both has returned, a steep cost correction continues for health insurance. That’s especially true for employer group plans with 50 or more total employees, which is [...]

2024-02-27T16:42:13-05:00February 27th, 2024|

Mployer Advisor Names Jenpale LLC a Winner of ‘Top Employee Benefits Consultant Award’ for 2023

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - Mployer Advisor, the leading independent platform for employers to research, review, and evaluate insurance advisors has named Jenpale LLC a winner of its third annual “Top Employee Benefits Consultant Awards” for 2023. Mployer Advisor’s Top Employee Benefits Consultant Award Program evaluates brokers based on breadth and depth of experience across employer industries, sizes, insurance products, and [...]

2023-08-31T09:30:49-04:00August 31st, 2023|

Chamber Works With House Members to Stop Amendment That Would Have Raised Insurance Costs for Employers

The House Public Health Committee inserted language last week regarding insurance carrier payments to ambulance providers into an unrelated bill, Senate Bill 275. The Chamber opposed the language inserted into the bill, especially as a committee amendment this late in the legislative process. The amendment adopted in committee would have set a required rate for ambulance providers to be [...]

2023-04-18T11:47:36-04:00April 18th, 2023|

Indiana Chamber Members Gain Access to Affordable, Quality Health Insurance

Are you looking for an easy, affordable way to provide high-quality health care to your employees? As a small business and Indiana Chamber member, you could qualify for benefits through the ChamberCare Health Alliance MEWA plan. And, if you enroll between May 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023, you can lock in an extended rate guarantee for up to [...]

2023-03-17T18:48:04-04:00March 20th, 2023|

Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease Announced

In October, the Indiana Department of Insurance approved a 10.3% decrease in workers’ compensation rates that will be effective on January 1, 2023. This was recommended by the Indiana Comprehensive Rating Bureau – a statutory rating organization comprised of all insurance companies licensed to write workers’ compensation in Indiana. The rate decrease is primarily due to a decline in [...]

2022-11-04T08:40:25-04:00November 4th, 2022|

New Indiana Chamber Program Saves Companies 10% on Workers’ Compensation Premiums

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier businesses can save 10% off their estimated annual workers’ compensation premiums courtesy of a new Indiana Chamber of Commerce partnership with the ClearPath Mutual Insurance Company. Businesses are eligible for the program if they have been in existence for at least three years and are a member in good standing with the Indiana Chamber on the [...]

2022-02-25T09:14:30-05:00February 25th, 2022|

Hotly Contested Specialty Drugs Issue Debated in Two Different Bills

SB 325 – Hospitals; authored by Sen. Justin Busch (R-Fort Wayne) HB 1468 – Various Health Matters; authored by Rep. Steve Davisson (R-Salem) Chamber position: Neutral The latest: On second reading, an amendment was added by Rep. Ed Clere (R-New Albany) to SB 325 that addressed a contested issue between hospitals and insurance carriers. The issue is being referenced [...]

2021-04-16T14:14:08-04:00April 16th, 2021|

Quick Hits: COVID-19 Protection Legislation Goes to Governor; Favorable Resolution to Chamber-Opposed Pharmacy Benefit Manager Bill; Insurance Bill Outcome Unknown

House Bill 1002 (Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19), authored by Rep. Jerry Torr (R-Carmel), was concurred on by the House 58-21(20 members were excused from voting). The bill now goes to the Governor for his signature. The Chamber-supported legislation protects health care providers from professional discipline for certain acts or omissions in response to COVID-19. It also provides immunity [...]

2021-04-16T16:12:30-04:00April 16th, 2021|

Senate Passes Pregnancy Accommodation, COVID-19 Protection Legislation; House Passes Union Dues Bill; Pharmacy Benefit Mangers and Insurance Bills Await Fate

House Bill 1309 (Pregnancy Accommodation), authored by Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown), passed the Senate 31-19 after a lengthy debate. The bill allows an employee to request an accommodation for the employee’s pregnancy and gives Indiana a law in line with the federal Pregnancy Accommodation Act and Americans With Disabilities Act. Specifically, the bill also prohibits an employer from disciplining, [...]

2021-04-20T21:22:19-04:00April 9th, 2021|

Updates on COVID-19, Health Care and Insurance Legislation

House Bill 1002 (Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19), authored by Rep. Jerry Torr (R-Carmel), finally cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee (7-1) after three weeks of work on an amendment by Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) that would get the legislation in shape to pass. The bill protects health care providers from professional discipline for certain acts or omissions in response [...]

2021-04-02T13:03:45-04:00April 2nd, 2021|