Longfellow News
January 19, 2010 Haiti - What You Can Do To Help - Click here to learn more about Hearts for Haiti, an organization that supports orphanages on this island devastated by an earthquake.
January 19, 2010 Longfellow Benefits hosted an informational Webinar on COBRA Subsidy and State Compliance Updates Read more and view the presentation
December 17, 2009 Meghan Cooper named Director of Marketing and Communications, a new position at Longfellow. Read more
December 10, 2009 Patrick J. Haraden of Norwell, Senior VP of employee benefit services at Longfellow Benefits, was elected Vice President of the Greater Boston Chapter of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists at its annual meeting on December 10, 2009 in Boston. Read more
December 1, 2009 David P. Boucher and Kendall Storch, senior vice presidents with Longfellow Benefits, a Boston employee benefits consultant and brokerage, were named to the list of the 300 Most Influential Advisors in Defined Contribution by The 401kWire. Read more
October 31st, November 14th and November 28th Patrick Haraden, Senior VP, Employee Benefits, will discuss Employee Benefits and Healthcare Reform on "McNamara On Money" on WATD 95.9 FM, Read Press Release Listen Live starting at 8:30 a.m.
October 20th Community Servings' Pie in the Sky 2009 event begins selling pies. Longfellow Benefits is proud to be a sponsor each year to the only home-delivered meal program for the critically ill in the Greater Boston area. Read more
October 7, 2009 Longfellow Benefits hosted an informational webinar on Long Term Care: The Effects of Eldercare and Family Caregiving on Today's Workforce Read more
September 24, 2009 As a member firm of National Retirement Partners (NRP), a respected leader in the retirement plan industry, Longfellow Benefits has access to specialized support, services and tools that enable us to provide superior service to our plan clients. We are pleased to share the results of a recent survey conducted by PLANSPONSOR magazine in which NRP was ranked among the top retirement plan consulting firms. View survey
August 13, 2009 Inc Magazine recognizes NRP's tremendous growth - Longfellow Benefits is a member firm of National Retirement Partners which was recently listed as the 2nd fastest growing company in the U.S. by Inc Magazine Read press release View Fox News profile on YouTube
Industry News
February 3, 2010 The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy will convene hearings on health care cost trends beginning Tuesday, March 16. Subsequent hearings are expected to continue through March 31. Please follow this link to read the public hearing notice, find out about location information, and learn how you can submit written testimony.
January 13, 2010 The U.S. Department of Labor announced the publication of a final rule to protect employee contributions deposited to small pension and welfare benefit plans with fewer than 100 participants by providing a safe harbor period of seven business days following receipt or withholding by employers. Read more
December 18, 2009 The Senate passed a COBRA Subsidy extension as part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill. Read more
November 23, 2009 2010 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure Form (HIRD) Released Read more
October 30, 2009 There are several important regulatory hearings and meetings regarding small business health insurance that will be occurring in the upcoming weeks that will be of interest to small businesses in Massachusetts and their employees Read more
October 15, 2009 IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2010 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments for pension plans for the 2010 tax year. For the most part, dollar limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans will remain unchanged in 2010. Read more