Insurance

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.

BDO USA is merging in Quantum Global Advisors LLC, a Chicago-based international insurance claim and valuation consulting practice, in a deal that’s expected to close Oct. 16.

The board has voted to defer the effective date of its long-duration insurance contract standard for one year.

The Internal Revenue Service published final regulations for Achieving a Better Life Experience, or ABLE, accounts for disabled Americans.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed accounting standards update to help insurance companies adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by giving them an extra year to implement the long-duration insurance accounting standard.

To be competitive in the ever-changing landscape of professional services, financial planners need to be as holistic as possible.

Amid the economic crisis, many people are looking for sources of cash and can no longer afford their insurance premiums.

The meeting was the last in chairman Russell Golden’s term.

Both pieces of legislation have caused sweeping changes to retirement planning and wealth management.