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Commentary: Break through the mold of using the usual benefit adviser website model. Blogger Wendy Keneipp walks you through the mistakes and fixes for a better sell on the World Wide Web.

After the exchange board moved this week to switch their state-run marketplace to the Feds’ model, brokers were cautiously optimistic about the next step because the last open enrollment experience was a “nightmare” and “fiasco.”

While pension cash outs for former employees are sometimes attractive to employers, several common concerns otherwise deter them from the option.

In follow-up to two broker-friendly bills introduced in late March, a group of five U.S. Democratic senators are asking the agency again for changes that will help ACA-certified agents better enroll consumers.

UBA’s chief executive officer Thomas Mangan has left his position with the industry group to serve as president of employee benefits for the Market Financial Group.

The potential for passage of this agent and broker licensing bureau bill in Congress is within reach, leaders from this trade association say.

The life insurance and annuities market continues to grow, but advisers hoping to capitalize on that will first need to meet the challenges of a diversifying U.S. population.

Commentary: Blogger Vinnie Daboul had a crisis three years ago — what did he have to show for decades of work in the benefits industry? Here's how he worked through it and how he's feeling today.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is sounding the alarm that many children aren’t getting the dental care they need — even though the ACA includes pediatric dental care on its essential health benefits roster for small-group plans.

Individuals could pay more than twice as much for prescription drugs with certain exchange plans, as employers that provide health coverage gain another asset to leverage.