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Our Decatur Branch Has Moved to a New Office
Our Decatur team is growing and has moved into a new space! Since 1932, Valent Group (formerly S.S. Nesbitt) has been serving the businesses, people and employees of the greater Decatur, Alabama area. Our Decatur team, led by Sr. Risk Consultant Dan Coulter and...
Compliance ✔- HSA-Eligible Health Plan Can Cover More Preventive Care
Effective July 17, 2019, the IRS expanded the definition of preventive care under the HSA-eligible High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) rules. Preventive care now includes 14 medical services or items for 11 specific chronic conditions, such as insulin for diabetics....
Compliance ✔- IRS Decreases ACA Affordability Percentage for 2020
The IRS announced the new annually indexed percentage for affordability under the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate provision. Per Notice 2019-29, applicable large employers (ALEs) can charge no more than 9.78% of income for plan years beginning on/after January...
Maggie Mange Joins as Vice President, Employee Benefits
We’re excited to share that Maggie Littrell Mange, PHR, SHRM-CP, has joined our employee benefits team as vice president. “Our employee benefits group is known for going beyond benefits — offering HR, compliance, wellness, data analytics, plan design, strategy and...
Employee Spotlight: Beautiful Notes
Natalie Fowler, Vice President of Client Management Natalie Fowler enjoys playing the flute. In fact, she played in her church’s orchestra every Sunday for six years. She has loved music and playing her instrument since she was in high school, so it feeds her soul...