About Us

    The Ingroup Associates team was established in 1990 to provide improved flexibility with customized employee benefits and HR technology solutions for our customers. In 2016, Ingroup merged with 23 like-minded, high-performing independent firms across the United States to form Alera Group, the nation’s 14th largest independent insurance agency and the 7th largest privately held benefits firm. This provides us access to resources, technical expertise and best practices of a larger national firm, while maintaining the personal local service employers need. We’ve put together an innovative team of experts to create customized, results-driven strategies for your business. Employers are increasingly faced with rising benefit costs, administrative burdens and compliance liabilities. We have designed our firm to address the specific needs and goals of mid-market companies, and our unparalleled processes leverage market and employer data to make purposeful decisions — leading to better outcomes for our clients. We think a name is part of the building blocks of who you are, and at Ingroup Associates we’re excited to show you what makes us different. Our favorite synonyms for Ingroup are passionate, enthusiastic, and loyal. These are traits that make up our team, and something that sets us apart.

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    EXPERT EDUCATION

    Events and Webinars

    Property and Casualty

    2024 P&C Symposium

    Join us as we bring together top experts to cover key risk management topics, summarize economic and personal risk market conditions and hear recommendations for strategically engaging with carrier partners.

    May 1, 2024 at 09:00 am CT |

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    P&C Symposium

    Employee Benefits

    Supporting Women’s Health Month: Trending Employee Benefits

    In this session, we’ll talk about how employers are helping female employees and dependents be their best through every phase of life: From fertility, maternal care and parenting to peri/menopause, caregiving and mental health. 

    May 16, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    Q2 Compliance Update

    Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.

    June 4, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

    Insights

    Employee Benefits

    This Mental Health Awareness Month, ‘Run Your Own Race’

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here are tips and resources to help you get started on the route to a happier, healthier you.

    April 25, 2024

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    Employee Benefits

    Q1 Considerations: Affordability for Applicable Large Employers

    Under the ACA, Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) are required to offer “affordable” medical coverage to full-time employees or be subject to a fine. In September 2023, the IRS announced that the 2024 affordability percentage would reduce from the 2023 rate of 9.12% to 8.39% as of January 1, 2024. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has just released the 2024 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) amounts, with an increase of 3.3%.

    April 23, 2024

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    Three Key Considerations for Large Employers

    Early in the year is the time for employers who are approaching or over 50 employees to document and update the “key components” of being a larger employer, to ensure that no compliance obligation is missed. st of an unpublished page.

    April 23, 2024

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    Property and Casualty

    Navigating the Medical Malpractice Insurance Cycle

    The rising trend of high-profile medical malpractice cases with significant monetary awards underscores the need for physicians and others in the medical industry to protect themselves with Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance.

    April 23, 2024

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