Health Care Insurance Resources, Inc. was established in 1981 to provide stable insurance for members of the Georgia Hospital Association, Health Care Insurance Resources, Inc. has continued to fulfill its mission for more than 30 years. The agency contracts with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for its staffing and administrative services. Today, Health Care Insurance Resources, Inc. and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. can access worldwide insurance markets for all GHA members' insurance needs, making it the leading provider of insurance programs and services to GHA members. Health Care Insurance Resources, Inc. also supports GHA-member hospitals by providing employee benefit brokerage and consulting services.

The Nov. 28 issue of Directions includes articles highlighting recent legislative changes and regulatory guidance for employer-sponsored benefit plans.

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In the latest video of our Practically Speaking with Compliance series, we’ll be discussing and demonstrating the steps to submit a gag clause compliance attestation.

A bit about gag clauses: Beginning December 27, 2020, group health plans are prohibited in engaging in group health plan contracts with plan service providers that contain gag clauses. To prove compliance with the prohibition, plan sponsors must submit a Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation. The first gag clause attestation is due by Dec. 31, 2023 and covers contracts signed between Dec. 27, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2023.

Join host Sean McLean, JD, as he talks about and demonstrates the processes and steps to submitting a gag clause compliance attestation.

Watch Practically Speaking with Compliance: Gag Clause Attestation today!

More than 4,000+ organizations responded to Gallagher’s 2023 US Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey, providing insight into how they’re approaching the employee experience—particularly how they’re supporting their employees’ financial needs amid a push to retain top talent.

Access the top five trends influencing how employers like you are choosing financial wellbeing benefits.

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Discover the top trends influencing which benefits and HR strategies employers are deploying to retain their people and support their businesses, while also keeping an eye on the bottom line. This report is backed by 1,200+ Small Businesses who took our 2023 Benefits Strategy and Benchmarking Survey so you can benchmark your priorities against your peers.

The GHAWCSIF provides workers’ compensation coverage to 46 hospitals with a total premium of over $7.8 million. Health Care Insurance Resources, Inc. continues to support the GHAWCSIF by providing marketing, consulting and loss control services.

Started in 1995, the GHCIC is a segregated portfolio captive insurance company owned by the Georgia Hospital Association. There are multiple segregated portfolio cells in GHCIC. All of them are also TPA clients of Allied Claims Administration for the hospital professional and general liability coverage written through the captive cell.

Allied Claims Administration is a client-focused third-party administrator currently serving more than 125 clients throughout the Southeast. Allied is jointly owned between GHA and Gallagher. Specializing in self-insurance programs for group associations, risk retention groups and individual self-insured, they provide superior professional liability, general liability and workers’ compensation claims services to the health care industry.