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Marc S. Byrnes, Chairman of Oswald Companies, has been named to the 2014 Inside Business Power 100. A fixture in the Northeast Ohio community, Marc has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Leadership Center (2010-2013), Donor Chairman for the United Way of Greater Cleveland’s Board…

CLEVELAND – Feb. 25, 2014 – Oswald Companies has announced the appointment of John Fasola to the position of Senior Vice President, Director of Employee Benefits. In his position, Fasola will be responsible for leading Oswald’s highly recognized Employee Benefits and Health Management Services Division. “We proudly welcome John to…

CLEVELAND – February 18, 2014 – Robert J. Klonk, CEO of Oswald Companies, and Eddie Taylor Jr., President of Taylor Oswald, have been named to the 2014 Crain’s Cleveland Power 150. Robert J. Klonk is Chief Executive Officer of Oswald Companies, one of the nation’s largest privately held, employee-owned, insurance…

CLEVELAND – February 6, 2014 – Paul Catania, Senior Vice President and Akron Office Leader at Oswald Companies, will present at the Akron Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) February luncheon, “ACA in 2014- Now What” on February 12, 2014 at 11 a.m. -Akron, Ohio. He will cover the most…

The Affordable Care Act strives to give the public ownership of their health insurance decisions. What we’re seeing in our market, and throughout the country, is the natural increase in the desire of individuals to “understand” and to be better actual consumers. As a result, hospitals are seeing more price-based…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to post the 300A OSHA Form, which lists a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2013. The form must be signed and posted between Feb. 1 and April 30, 2014. Employers must post the…

If you’re confused with the IRS rules surrounding “who is an employee” and “who is a contractor,” you are not alone. Temp agencies, retail businesses, transportation companies and other businesses that are seasonal in nature seem to be the most affected by this. However, many transportation and service industries had…

CLEVELAND – Dec. 3, 2013 – Oswald Companies has been selected by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or Big “I”) as a “Best Practices Agency.” Oswald is one of only five Ohio independent insurance firms to earn this designation out of Ohio’s more than 1,500 independent…

From planning, to activation, to responsiveness, strategic compliance programs are critical in today’s business climate, with more recent laws and regulations presenting the growing need for companies to get their arms around all of their unique exposures. Recently Kim Ferenchak, Oswald’s Executive Risk Practice Leader, served as a guest panelist…

Join Oswald this Thursday, November 14 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time for an overview of how the Affordable Care Act increases the exposure to large claims, how to evaluate your risks and alternatives to conventional funding. Mandated changes from Affordable Care Act which must be made for all group medical…