Mandatory Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting and the Wortham Insurance Product That Can Help You

John L. Wortham & Son, L.P. is pleased to announce the availability of a new insurance product and related consulting services designed to protect clients from financial loss as a result of the enforcement of the Medicare compliance requirements. » Read More

Health Reform Employer Coverage Mandate and Penalties

One of the key provisions of health reform legislation is the mandate that employers offer qualifying coverage to their full-time employees or face the possibility of paying a penalty. There is currently tremendous confusion about this requirement. This summary attempts to clarify the details of this provision and provides examples as to how the rules will affect different employers.» Read More

Health Reform Employer Q&A » Read More

Health Reform Grandfathered Plan Status

On Monday June 14th the IRS, DOL, and HHS jointly released interim final rules regarding health reform grandfathered plan status. Some of the rules contained in the Affordable Care Act do not apply to grandfathered plans so employers have been waiting to find out what kind of changes can be made to a plan and still retain its grandfathered status. The rules contain a few surprises and still leave a large question unanswered. » Read More

Enterprise Risk Management - 2010

In recent years, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has become an increasingly visible and important management issue. What was once considered a "best practices" program used by a few companies is now a discipline exercised by a majority of U.S. public companies and its use is expanding rapidly. » Read More

Carefully Examine Exclusions in Your Business Insurance Policies

In the past several years, there has been a growing trend for insurance carriers to add standard and non-standard exclusions to Commercial General Liability, business automobile and site specific pollution liability policies that can have ominous impacts on a company's pollution-related protection. » Read More