Insurance

Accounting Today's annual listing of top providers of liability insurance.

The uber-rich are already using a trick to avoid paying the higher taxes proposed by Democrats, but it won’t work for the moderately.

Even professionals such as accountants and attorneys who may serve as trustees are unaware of the numerous risks that life insurance policies carry.

Many on Wall Street think they’ve found just the thing to hide from a tax hike.

Changes in practice and the business environment generated by the pandemic have broadened the areas of liability for accountants.

CPA firms are becoming increasingly concerned about clients who have lax cybersecurity in place.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing guidance on a provision of the American Rescue Plan Act that provides temporary assistance with COBRA premiums to people who have lost their jobs.

The Financial Reporting Executive Committee posted draft versions of its interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new long-duration insurance accounting standard.

The rescue package makes it easier for those who have lost their jobs to keep their health insurance.

Accountants will want to fulfill their fiduciary responsibility, while avoiding fiduciary liability.

When choosing a business entity type, general contractors must think about the legal, financial and tax implications.

A buy-sell agreement between the joint owners of a closely held business or professional practice is critical for the orderly continuation of the business following a “triggering event,” such as the death, divorce, disability, bankruptcy, retirement or termination of an owner.

CPA financial planners should play a major role in giving life insurance advice to their clients.

As the number of suppliers of advice and recordkeeping services decreases, the potential for conflicts of interest increases.

There are still a few things your clients should know and do now, well before they ever need to file a claim.

Two key U.S. Supreme Court justices indicated they are inclined to uphold the bulk of the Affordable Care Act as the court weighed the fate of a landmark law that provides health-insurance to 20 million people.

The board is postponing the effective date of its long-duration insurance standard for a year and making it easier to adopt it early.

CPA Mutual’s Accountants Professional Liability Insurance program is moving to Camico, effective Jan. 1, 2021.

From the ACA to HSAs, FSAs and more, tax considerations are a major part of insurance choices.

The Internal Revenue Service is offering less generous settlement terms to participants in micro-captive insurance schemes as part of its clampdown on the transactions.