September 2013
High-Flying CT Firms’ Stocks Due For a Split?
- Hartford Business Journal
- September 30, 2013
Repeal of DOMA Leaves Employers Questioning the Impact on Employee Benefit Plans
- Hinckley Allen Employee Benefits Alert
- September 23, 2013
The recent repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) results in significant changes to employer-sponsored benefit plans. The purpose of this update is to inform employers of their obligations relating to their employee benefits plans and also to identif…
Action Item Checklist for Employers: Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations
- Hinckley Allen Employee Benefits Alert
- September 19, 2013
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) treats an employer-sponsored group health plan as a “covered entity” that must comply with the act's Privacy and Security Rules, which originally became effective April 23, 2003. T…
Action Items for Employers: Notice to Employees of Health Insurance Marketplace and Related Updates to COBRA Election Notices
- Hinckley Allen Employee Benefits Alert
- September 10, 2013
The Affordable Care Act provides employees who are not offered health coverage by their employers the option of purchasing health coverage through new health insurance marketplaces (also known as health insurance exchanges) that will operate in every state…
August 2013
SEC Adds to and Amends Broker-Dealer Financial Responsibility and Investor Protection Rules
- Hinckley Allen Securities Update
- August 14, 2013
On July 30, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) made two significant announcements affecting broker-dealers: the adoption of new rules designed to increase protections for investors whose money and securities are held by SEC-registered…
New Hampshire: A Leading Jurisdiction for Trust Companies
- Hinckley Allen Banking & Financial Institutions Update
- August 8, 2013
In another big step forward for New Hampshire in the area of trust company regulation, on June 4, 2013, Governor Maggie Hassan signed into law House Bill 560, eliminating the New Hampshire Board of Trust Company Incorporation (Trust Board) and transferring…