Insurance

Employees lack tools, and education, leaving them poorly equipped to manage high-deductible plans, says Alegeus executive John Park.

CIAB argues that a Colorado movement to establish a state-run health insurance program is “ridiculous” and would decimate private group healthcare.

The life insurance and disability income carrier places its technology bet with Boston-based company, Maxwell Health.

The life insurance and disability income carrier places its technology bet with Boston-based company, Maxwell Health.

The Workplace Benefits Association is an organization of more than 6,000 corporate and individual members engaged in the marketing of benefits that involve the relationship between an employer and their employees, a business and their customers, and an organization and their members.

Vinay Gidwaney, chief product officer and co-founder of Maxwell Health, speaks about the company’s vision for a subscription-style benefits delivery model.

Many working with employers to create packages of inexpensive perks, such as generous maternity leaves and sabbaticals, that target millennials.

Integrating telemedicine with voluntary benefits can mean substantial savings for employers and significant opportunities for brokers.

In another ACA irony, carriers seek to discourage sales of money losing policies by denying consumers the professional advice they need, says NAHU president Don Goldmann.

Benefits administration technology firm Businessolver partners with online finance company SoFi to provide student loan refinancing as an employee benefit.