Resources
Describe how you stay up with the trends, best practices and latest developments in the health care industry.
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Clarke & Company Benefits has access to several software-based tools that help keep us abreast of the ever changing environment within the benefits industry. These tools (as illustrated in the exhibits) provide Clarke & Company Benefits insight into the latest national and industry trends and changing regulations. We also take advantage of medical and ancillary training that is offered by our partner carriers in order to learn what is new, as well as what is happening in other markets.
We have training by our technology partner, Zywave and ThinkHR, on industry practices, compliance, and many other benefit issues. As one of the largest independent brokerage firms in South Carolina, we have continuous meetings with all key carriers in our state. Our staff members have, and still do serve on several carriers’ brokerage advisory committees. These partnerships assist us in staying abreast of competitive market conditions and allow us to bring strategies and ideas to our clients.
What educational programs and training have you offered clients in the past year to assist in expanding their knowledge of the health care industry?
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We offer several forms of programs and training for our clients as well as an archive of past webinars. Listed below are some of the recent events and webinars that we have sponsored. Upcoming webinars are listed below:
- April 19: FMLA (Webinar)
- May 1: Vocational Rehab (Webinar)
- May 1: The New Tax Law’s Affects on Business (Event: Florence)
Events:
- January 2017 - Breakfast with Our Legislators (Columbia)
- March 2017 - Recruiting & Maintaining Talent (Think Forward Breakfast, Columbia)
- April 2017 - ACA Update (Think Forward, Florence)
- August 2017 - Cigna Happy Hour - Product & Market Update (Greenville)
- January 2018 - Breakfast with our Legislators (Columbia)
- February 2018 – Breakfast with our Legislators (Florence)
Webinars: (several offering SHRM credits)
- Feb 2017- Executive Benefits Webinar
- Feb 2017 - Working & 65 - What Are My Options?
- March 2017 - Working in HR Connection
- March 2017 - Make Your Wellness Challenges More Fun
- April 2017- Level Funded Plans - Get the Basics
- May 2017 - Corporate Training: The Benefits & Where Do I Start?
- October 2017 - Understanding the Opioid Epidemic
- October 2017 - FMLA Case Studies Webinar
- November 2017 - Health Care Consumerism Webinar
- February 2018-How to Engage and Keep Great Employees
- March 2018-Why Employers Need Updated ERISA and IRS Benefit Plan Documents
- April 24, 2018- Update your Employee Handbook
ThinkHR Webinars examples: How to Engage& Keep Great Employees, Forced Workplace Closures; Preparing for Emergencies, Connection Safety to your Workforce, and Transform your Hiring: Conscious Hiring & Development
Our staff is always available to assist with helping clients by providing plan documents, Q&A, and any other client compliance assistance.
Our compliance review encompasses several facets listed below:
- HR Compliance Audit with results
- Affordability testing of all plans to meet ACA requirements
- All compliance documents are loaded to the client web page that we create and update in order to make all benefits related material easily accessible
- Compliance emails and alerts
- Social media alerts on compliance changes
- ACA large group reporting including 1095C forms
- Compliance calendar for important compliance dates
- ThinkHR compliance email newsletters
Some of our compliance tools are listed below:
- HIPAA Self-Compliance Tool
- ERISA Self-Compliance Tool
- FMLA Administration Checklist
- Hazard/Risk Assessment
- Large Employer Health Reform Checklist
- ACA Employer Compliance Checklist
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