As a veteran of the employee benefit brokerage business, the Affordable Care Act mandates are always a major consideration for my clients and their health insurance choices. In order to stay competitive, my company and I continue to investigate new benefit plan options. Recently, a private exchange platform became available in our marketplace and many brokers were very quick to embrace the product and offer it as a one-size-fits-all solution for all companies.
Throughout my years as a benefit broker and consultant, clients have relied on me and the brokerages where I have been employed to provide them with the proper resources, tools and education to understand all available benefit options and assist them to make informed decisions on the correct benefit choices for their company and employees.