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Employee Benefits

Accelerent Breakfast: Transformation Expert – Michael York

Author of Becoming Uncommon and The Selling Idea, Michael York provided critical messages on personal and professional development at this morning’s Accelerent/BCG Breakfast Event, attended by hundreds of local business leaders.

November 17, 2023

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Property and Casualty

Public Sector Insurance: Navigating Challenges of Limited Resources

Public sector organizations increasingly find themselves in an environment of shrinking budgets, staffing shortages, growing hostility and rising inflation.

October 25, 2023

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Employee Benefits

In the Long Run: What Comes After Open Enrollment?

Think of implementing your organization’s employee benefits program as leading a marathon team. First, you prepare through regular training sessions, aided by internal communications in the weeks and months leading up to Open Enrollment. Next comes the grind of Open Enrollment itself — the equivalent of a marathoner’s high-mileage training runs. And then, the payoff: benefits utilization.

October 5, 2023

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Employee Benefits

Accelerent Breakfast: Jason Redman & The Journey to Overcome All

Leadership, failure, redemption, catastrophic injury, and a breathtaking journey to “overcome all” – through the eyes of a retired, decorated Navy Seal.

September 28, 2023

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Employee Benefits

InBusiness magazine features Benefit Commerce Group

This summer, we were contacted by the publisher of InBusiness magazine, asking us to be profiled in their 2023 Small Business Industry Leader issue.



This edition of the magazine features industry leaders and how they are helping small businesses to thrive.

September 21, 2023

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Employee Benefits

Our 2023 AZ Benefits Benchmarking Results Event in Flagstaff

Our first Flagstaff AZ Benefits Benchmarking Results Breakfast Seminar on July 28th was a great opportunity for employers to review the benchmarking data and new trends and strategies for employee benefits. They also heard from our keynote speaker about the use of data science to provide consumers access to best-performing doctors to achieve better medical outcomes and lower costs.

July 28, 2023

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Employee Benefits

Accelerent Breakfast: The Power of Interdependence

The world’s best blind golfer let the audience see how important it is to support each other.

June 23, 2023

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Employee Benefits

Our 2023 AZ Benefits Benchmarking Results Announced!

Our 10th Annual AZ Benefits Benchmarking Results Breakfast Seminar on June 8th was a great opportunity for employers to review the benchmarking data and new trends and strategies for employee benefits. They also heard from our keynote speaker about the use of data science to provide consumers access to best-performing doctors to achieve better medical outcomes and lower costs.

June 8, 2023

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Employee Benefits

Ron Jaworski: The ‘CEO-Quarterback’ on Leadership, Commitment and Teamwork

Go out thinking you’re going to complete every pass!

Ron Jaworski, ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback, believes that positive thinking is the key to success.

April 20, 2023

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Employee Benefits

Agencies Push Pause Button on Enforcement of MHPAEA 2024 Final Rule

On May 15, 2025, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department (collectively, the “Agencies”) released a statement regarding the Agencies’ recent request for abeyance of a lawsuit filed by the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that challenged certain aspects of Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”) relating to nonquantitative treatment limitation comparative analyses (“NQTL analyses”).

May 16, 2025

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Employee Benefits

IRS Releases 2026 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits

In Rev. Proc. 2025-19, the IRS released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2026 relevant to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). The table below summarizes those adjustments and other applicable limits.

May 5, 2025

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Property and Casualty

Severe Weather Is Getting Worse. Is Your Business Interruption Insurance Keeping Up?

The increasing frequency and severity of weather- and climate-related events such as catastrophic storms, floods and wildfires make business continuity planning more important than ever. Part of your plan should include reviewing your organization's Business Interruption Insurance coverage.

May 5, 2025

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