News and Announcements


08/30/10 2010 Health Care Reform

Health insurance reforms that will impact private health insurance

07/26/10 MN Department of Revenue Announces Changes for 2010

The Minnesota Department of Revenue recently announced two new changes to employers' obligations to withhold taxes from employee wages.

07/26/10 Just released Federal Preventative Care Requirements

On July 14, 2010, new federal regulations were released concerning the definition of Preventative Care

07/19/10 Governor Pawlenty appoints Schneeman to Health Care Reform Task Force

SevenHills Partners, Inc. President, Christopher Schneeman, has been appointed to the Minnesota Health Care Reform Task Force. 

06/07/10 SevenHills Becomes Affiliated with UBA

SevenHills Partners has become affiliated with United Benefit Advisors (UBA), a premier network of over 140 independent employee benefit agencies.

05/31/10 Adult Children's Medical Coverage

Compliance with the new healthcare law can be very confusing.  The new law requires employers to offer coverage to adult children through age 25. This becomes effective for plans renewing after September 23, 2010.

05/04/10 The Retirement Advisor Newsletter 2010-Q1

Here is the 1st quarter, 2010 edition of The Retirement Advisor newsletter which discusses EGTRRA changes, plan enrollment, and electronic data.

03/29/10 New Federal health reform laws are complete

The Senate modified and passed reconciliation bill HR4872, which was passed as amended by the House and sent to the President for signature. This means that the initial 2409 page Reform bill signed into law March 23, 2010 has been modified by this new 153 page bill.

03/23/10 Health Reform 2010 from Washington DC

On Sunday evening March 21 the House passed health reform bill HR 3590 without amendments.  This bill had previously been passed by the Senate last December.  

02/08/10 The Retirement Advisor Newsletter 2009-Q4

Here is the 4th quarter, 2009 edition of The Retirement Advisor newsletter which discusses plan comparisons, paying plan expenses out of plan assets, and talking to pre-retirees.