by Jenna Mahannah | Aug 12, 2021 | Health
Employers! We put together this blog post to inform you about new COBRA (and state continuation) notice requirements on health plans. ↓Plan administrators must provide notification of COBRA benefits under ARPA. The notice must be written in clear and understandable...
by Jenna Mahannah | Jul 13, 2021 | Health
Are you a small business owner? Open Enrollment is right around the corner, which means it’s time to start thinking about your health insurance options. Often times there is confusion when it comes to individual vs. employer sponsored health plans or “group...
by Jenna Mahannah | Feb 11, 2021 | Health
On February 5th, the Commissioner of Insurance adopted the emergency Open Enrollment regulation on the enrollment period for uninsured Coloradans. Connect for Health Colorado, working with the state Division of Insurance, will offer an Uninsured Enrollment Period...
by Mary Policky | Dec 28, 2020 | Health
... Are you a small business owner? Often times there is confusion when it comes to individual vs. employer sponsored health plans or “group plans.” Many small business owners are not aware that all it takes to start a group plan is one waged employee....
by Jenna Mahannah | Sep 21, 2020 | Health
... Did you know RSS Offers Medicare Coverage? In fact, we even have a Medicare specialist on our team here at RSS! In addition to assisting our clients with group health insurance, RSS Employee Benefits Advisor, Michelle McDonald, is also our in-house Medicare...
by Sara Hoffman | Sep 26, 2019 | Health
Customized Health Insurance & Ancillary Benefits Plans Our team of experienced professionals can develop group health insurance programs that make sense for your company and your employees. We specialize in all lines of employee benefits, with the experience and...
by Jenna Mahannah | Feb 22, 2019 | Health
Are you in compliance? IRS reporting requirements can be confusing and intimidating. The RSS team is here to help. If you are an employer with 50 or more employees or provide health benefits through a self-funded or partially self-funded plan you are required to...
by Sara Hoffman | Apr 16, 2018 | Featured, Health
Starting this month, Medicare is sending new cards with new Medicare numbers to people with Medicare. The new cards will include a new number unique to members, instead of the current Social Security-based number. The changes were made to help protect members from...
by Sara Hoffman | Jan 22, 2018 | Business, Featured, Health, Our Take, Personal
You’ve probably started receiving W-2’s, 1099’s, year-end interest statements, as well as other tax documents in the mail recently. Our favorite time of year is almost upon us (read sarcasm here)…tax season. Whether you’re a...
by Sara Hoffman | Jan 8, 2018 | Business, Community, Featured, Health, Our Take, Personal, RSS News
It’s Not Just a Quote, It’s a Relationship Shopping for insurance? You may think you’re simply looking for an insurance policy. But, perhaps, what you’re really looking for isn’t a “what” but a “who” – someone you can trust to guide you through the...
by Sara Hoffman | Dec 5, 2017 | Featured, Health
Time is running out! You need to enroll for health insurance by January 12th for 2018 coverage. Enrollment and effective dates are as follows: Enroll by December 15th for January 1st coverage Enroll by January 12th for February 1st coverage **VERY IMPORTANT** Open...
by Sara Hoffman | Oct 19, 2017 | Featured, Health
It’s Time to Start Shopping Now and to Start Preparing for Next Year **PLEASE NOTE: RSS will be servicing, quoting, and renewing CURRENT individual health clients only for the 2018 health insurance period.** Open Enrollment for purchasing health insurance for 2018...
by Sara Hoffman | Sep 21, 2017 | Featured, Health, Uncategorized
Customized Health Insurance & Ancillary Benefits Plans Our team of experienced professionals can develop benefits programs that make sense for your company and your employees. We specialize in all lines of employee benefits, with the experience and know-how to...
by Sara Hoffman | Aug 30, 2017 | Business, Health, Personal, RSS News
We love that we can help our customers with ALL of their insurance needs! We love that we are able to conveniently provide our customers with a full array of insurance products and services. We purposely designed our agency and its departments so that we can offer...
by Sara Hoffman | Aug 4, 2017 | Health
Making Your Job Easier So You Can Get Back to Work! We are excited to announce that RSS has invested in an HR administration platform for our current clients called Ease! Ease allows employers to easily manage employee benefits, on-boarding, and compliance in one...
by Sara Hoffman | May 31, 2017 | Business, Community, Featured, Health, Our Take, Personal, RSS News
We are excited to announce that our clients now have immediate and convenient access to their policy information and documents 24 hours a day, seven days a week! In the digital world in which we live, we want to give our customers as many options as possible when...
by Sara Hoffman | Mar 23, 2017 | Business, Health, Our Take, Personal
We’re right in the middle of that time of year we all love…tax season. Some of us already have all of our information gathered and ready to go and some of us will scramble to get our documents together at the last minute so we can file our taxes. (Oh, and...
by Sara Hoffman | Feb 20, 2017 | Business, Community, Featured, Health, Our Take, Personal
We live in an interesting time and in an interesting world. We have everything at our fingertips. We can Google or search for anything we need. We can easily call a 1-800 number for a variety of services and never have to deal with anyone face to face or create a...
by Sara Hoffman | Feb 6, 2017 | Featured, Health
Health insurance open enrollment for 2017 health insurance coverage ended on January 31st. Did you get your coverage in place? Unfortunately, because of Affordable Care Act restrictions those who have missed the cutoff date now face another ten months without...
by Sara Hoffman | Jan 12, 2017 | Health
Time is running out! You need to enroll for health insurance by January 31st for 2017coverage. Please also take the time to verify that your health care provider still accepts the insurance carrier you have chosen. You must enroll by January 31st for March 1st...
by Sara Hoffman | Dec 8, 2016 | Featured, Health
Time is running out! You need to enroll for health insurance by January 31st for 2017 coverage. Enrollment and effective dates are as follows: Enroll by December 15th for January 1st coverage Enroll by January 15th for February 1st coverage Enroll by January...
by Sara Hoffman | Oct 24, 2016 | Featured, Health, RSS News
It’s Time to Start Shopping Now and to Start Preparing for Next Year **VERY IMPORTANT** Open Enrollment for purchasing health insurance for 2017 is November 1st – January 31st. You DO NOT want to miss the open enrollment period. If you would like to...
by Sara Hoffman | Oct 7, 2016 | Business, Featured, Health, Our Take, Personal, RSS News
We are very happy to announce that RSS officially transitioned to a new, upgraded and more comprehensive agency management system on October 7th! Over the last six months the entire RSS team has been working diligently through the transition and training process to...
by Sara Hoffman | Sep 29, 2016 | Featured, Health, Our Take
It’s no secret that Colorado is a great place to live and do business. The state has enjoyed a years-long pattern of business growth and low unemployment thanks to a strong and diverse economy, a skilled workforce and outstanding quality of life. But Amendment 69...
by Sara Hoffman | Sep 1, 2016 | Business, Featured, Health, Our Take, Personal, RSS News
We love that we can help our customers with ALL of their insurance needs! We love that we are able to conveniently provide our customers with a full array of insurance products and services. We purposely designed our agency and its departments so that we can offer...
by Sara Hoffman | Aug 15, 2016 | Featured, Health, Our Take, RSS News
Vote No on Amendment 69 Election season is in full swing now! As we are bombarded by political messages in the coming months it’s important that Colorado citizens educate themselves about the issues on the ballot, so they can make informed decisions when...
by Sara Hoffman | Jun 16, 2016 | Business, Featured, Health, Our Take
Upcoming Ballot Initiative Bad for the Workers Compensation System and Injured Workers Our state will be entering “election season” this summer, which means our team will be keeping an eye on the upcoming ballot initiative regarding Workers...
by Sara Hoffman | May 23, 2016 | Featured, Health, RSS News
Michelle joined our team earlier this month as our in-house individual health insurance specialist and advisor! We are so excited to welcome her to RSS as she brings with her 20 years of experience in the health insurance industry. Michelle is a Colorado native and...
by Sara Hoffman | May 19, 2016 | Featured, Health, Our Take
Helping Consumers in our State Understand the Single-Payer Health Care Initiative “ColoradoCare” Our state will be entering “election season” this summer and Colorado citizens will soon be bombarded by those annoying robocalls and ads on the...
by Sara Hoffman | Feb 29, 2016 | Health, Personal
What if you become sick or injured? Should you consider International Travel Medical Insurance? Spring Break is quickly approaching and many of us may be taking exotic vacations to places far from home. Traveling abroad can be an exciting experience. But what would...
