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Valencia, CA, November 9, 2017:  On Thursday, November 9th, 2017, the SCV Business Marketing Group is their 1-year anniversary event in Valencia, CA, benefitting two local non-profits. This event, they are encouraging business owners to come and enjoy a Thanksgiving feast, while networking with the premiere business influencers of the Santa Clarita Valley. The SCV […]

Tequila Tasting Benefiting the Million Little Foundation: The SCV Business Marketing Group rasied $500 for the Million Little Foundation Valencia, CA, August 22, 2017:  On Tuesday, August 22nd, the SCV Business Marketing Group hosted another fabulous event in Santa Clarita benefitting a local non-profit. This quarter, they hosted a Tequila Tasting at Solita Tacos & […]

Guidance Provides 2017 Monthly National Average Premium for Bronze Plans The IRS has released the 2017 monthly national average premium for a bronze level health plan offered through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which is used to determine the maximum individual mandate penalty. New Guidance According to the new IRS guidance, the monthly national average premium for qualified […]

Our Administrative Assistant, Kodee Wilson Where’s your favorite place in the world?  Anywhere I feel at home. Usually that is not a place, but a feeling you get when you’re with certain people. It changes all the time. If you could be any animal, what would you be?  I would be a sea otter because […]

Employer Prohibitions Employers are prohibited from requiring or requesting that an employee or applicant for employment do any of the following: Disclose a username or password for the purpose of accessing personal social media. Access personal social media in the presence of the employer. Divulge any personal social media, except in limited circumstances. “Social Media” […]

Law Requires Certain Employers to Offer Dependent Coverage Until Age 26 Under the Affordable Care Act, when a plan covers dependents, it must continue to make the coverage available until a child reaches the age of 26, even if the young adult has been offered coverage through his or her own employer, is married, no longer lives […]

Proper Eye Protection Needed When Viewing Eclipse Ahead of the total eclipse set to occur on Monday, August 21, 2017, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is warning consumers of the sale of unsafe “eclipse glasses” and hand-held solar viewers (known generally as solar filters). Without the proper eye protection, looking directly at the sun is […]

Model Notice Informs Employees of Eligibility for Premium Assistance Under Medicaid or CHIP An updated model notice for employers to provide information on eligibility for premium assistance under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is now available for download from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Click here to download the latest employer CHIP […]

Our President, Bryan Hummitzsch What’s your favorite place in the world?  Kaanapali, Maui What are you passionate about?  I am passionate about home stability. As both my wife and I came from split homes with difficult financial situations growing up. I want my daughter to always know her home is a safe and secure place. […]

Our Benefits Broker, Betsy Keesler What’s your favorite movie?  “Out of Africa” currently, but as a child it was “Bedknobs & Broomsticks” What’s the coolest thing you’re working on right now?  Myself. What is your favorite family tradition?  Family dinners every other Friday with my entire family: Meaning my mother, husband, daughter, and my sister’s […]