PolicySmart™: View Policy News

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View Policy News: Helps proactively manage future policy changes.

There are several important areas: Effective Date Timeline, Recent Policy News, and on the right-hand rail, a filter for each section.

Filter Timeline: Displays future policies effective in One Month, Six Months, or One Year on the Effective Date Timeline. 

  • Clearing the filter will prompt the timeline to show policies looking back two calendar years.

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Effective Date Timeline: Shows future policy changes. Hovering over each date will provide the name of the policy change while clicking on the date will provide full details.

  • Use the filter shown above to narrow down the information displayed.

Filter News: Allows you to select a specific jurisdiction and/or to review only policies that require an update in the handbook.

  • Clearing the filter will prompt the Policy News section to display three calendar years of policy news. 

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Recent Policy News: Provides a list of developments, with most recent at the top.

  • A red triangle icon will appear to reflect policies that require a change in the handbook, along with a calendar icon for policies with a known effective date allowing a reminder to be added to your calendar.
  • Clicking on the blue hyperlink will display full details of upcoming changes and provides sample policy language for your handbook when changes are required.  

In addition to this tool, a bi-weekly email is sent to clients providing summaries of the upcoming changes.