Benefits Think Rethinking your brokerage? Start from scratch
Step 1: To prepare yourself for growing your benefit advisery, imagine that you are starting new one right now.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Adviser strategies
Technology Adviser of the Year Q&A: Bret Brummitt of A.G. Insurance Agencies
EBA’s Technology Adviser of the Year reveals what he looks for in a possible merger, why new advisers need to ask questions and how learning about unintended consequences has been a powerful journey.
Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Q&A: Gregg Fine of Gallagher
EBA’s Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year shares why offering a holistic focus on employee and organizational well-being is so important to today’s workforce.
By
Phil Albinus
How Buck is helping employers dig deep into benefits data
The HR consulting firm has a new owner and a mandate to deploy its data analysis tools and knowledge to better help clients
Wellness Adviser of the Year Q&A: Ali Payne of Gallagher
EBA’s Wellness Adviser of the Year reveals her biggest professional accomplishment of 2018, the best thing about her job and shares advice to new advisers.
By
Phil Albinus
Benefit professionals brace for Hurricane Florence aftermath
Advisers in the eye of the storm lay out some tips for dealing with a hurricane at work.
After the storm: Benefit advisers in the wake of Hurricane Florence
Advisers lay out some tips for dealing with a hurricane near work.
EBA’s Adviser of the Year: A decorated soldier delivering client service, communication
Wilshire Benefits Group President David Sokol honed his leadership skills in the U.S. Army before expanding a benefit brokerage in his home state of Michigan. He’s quadrupled his business — and has plans for an even bigger year ahead.
Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Q&A: Gregg Fine of Gallagher
EBA’s Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year shares why offering a holistic focus on employee and organizational well-being is so important to today’s workforce.
By
Phil Albinus
Voluntary Adviser of the Year Q&A: Howard Labow of National Enrollment Services Chicago
EBA’s Voluntary Adviser of the Year explains why guiding employees through the murky waters of purchasing voluntary benefits is so satisfying.
By
Phil Albinus
Technology Adviser of the Year Q&A: Bret Brummitt of A.G. Insurance Agencies
EBA’s Technology Adviser of the Year reveals what he looks for in a possible merger, why new advisers need to ask questions and how learning about unintended consequences has been a powerful journey.
Wellness Adviser of the Year Q&A: Ali Payne of Gallagher
EBA’s Wellness Adviser of the Year reveals her biggest professional accomplishment of 2018, the best thing about her job and shares advice to new advisers.
By
Phil Albinus
Benefits Think Direct employers to consider voluntary benefits
Most brokers make the mistake of simply asking employers about their interest in “voluntary” benefits and then wonder why most clients are not interested.
Eric Silverman
Voluntary Benefits
Benefits Think Nomad benefits: 6 ways to prepare employees for working abroad
Receiving medical and insurance benefits should not stop once a worker starts their job in a foreign country.
Ann Deugo
MetLife Worldwide Benefits
Benefits Think Brokers must beware the pit falls of benchmarking
Comparing employee benefits to those offered by other employers may seem like a good question but could lead to awkward answers.
Rachel Miner
Thrive Benefits
Benefits Think The future of work is here. Is HR ready?
Human resources leaders are in a powerful position to help meet the needs of a changing workforce.
Tom Hammond
Paychex
Benefits Think Why brokers should have the company CFO on their radar
Benefits professionals must become trusted advisers and never forget to factor in relationships with chief financial officers when devising strategic plans.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Benefits Think The future of work is here — and benefit advisers must prepare
If organizations are going to meet the needs of millennials and Gen Z workers, HR and benefits leaders are in a powerful position to help drive that change.
Tom Hammond
Paychex
Benefits Think Which excuse is breaking down client prospecting?
Agency owners have tried-and-true excuses for not finding and closing deals. Here’s how to face the hard truth that the need to get back to basics.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Are you one of EBA’s next Top Women in Benefit Advising?
Employee Benefit Adviser has extended the nomination deadline for its Top Women in Benefit Advising Awards through Aug. 14.
