Float Your Way to Better Health
Every day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our senses are being stimulated by light, sound, and other sensations. Our muscles and bones are working hard against gravity […]
March Compliance Recap
In March, the employee benefits world watched as the House Speaker unveiled a proposal to replace parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) with the American Health […]
Innovative Spotlight- Yesenia Perez, JD, LLM
Innovative Spotlight Yesenia Perez, JD, LLM is pioneering the role of Compliance Counsel at Innovative Benefit Planning. Facing constant challenges of the ever-changing insurance industry and the impact the Affordable […]
February Compliance Recap
February had relatively little activity in the employee benefits world because a new Secretary of the Department of Health and Humans (HHS) was recently confirmed and HHS started its rulemaking […]
Innovative Welcomes Jennifer Berwick
Innovative is happy to announce the newest addition to our team, Jennifer Berwick. Jennifer comes to us with a diverse background in office administration and accounting. She will be working […]
Impact of Opt-Out Incentives on ACA Affordability Calculations
Quick Overview of Affordability Employers may find themselves subject to a penalty if an employee goes to the Marketplace/Exchange and obtains a premium credit, because the employer plan was […]
Proposed Regulations Allow for Permitted Uses of Plan Forfeitures in a 401(k) Plan
On January 18, 2017 the IRS issued proposed regulations that allowed for permitted uses of plan forfeitures in a 401(k) plan. Under these proposed rules, “Qualified Nonelective Contributions, or QNCEs […]
The fate of the Fiduciary Rule
As you may know, on Friday, February 3, 2017, President Trump signed a memorandum directing the Department of Labor Secretary to undertake a new “economic and legal analysis” to evaluate […]
Innovative Welcomes Shannon Thomson
The Innovative team continues to grow with our most recent addition to the team, Shannon Thomson. Shannon was most recently the Executive Administrative Assistant for the Sports & Entertainment department […]
Ryan Kastner Included in South Jersey Magazine’s 2016 Men of the Year
Please join us in congratulating Innovative’s Employee Benefits Consultant, Ryan Kastner, on being included in South Jersey Magazine‘s 2016 Men of the Year. Ryan was one of fifteen men in […]