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This month’s blog entry has nothing to do with employee benefits and everything to do with saying thank you to your clients and employees and giving back to the community at the same time by living an attitude of gratitude.

Obamacare is no longer a political issue. Like it or not, that fight has largely been fought. It is, however, a human behavior issue.

There is a big difference between price and cost when it comes to disability insurance, writes The Standard's Steve Brady.

In an environment of rapidly rising premiums and deductibles, non-traditional products and services help mitigate health care costs, promote educated consumerism, and reduce out-of-pocket medical expenses for the insured, uninsured and under-insured.

Blogger Rob Lieblein points out that about 70% of insurance agencies don’t have a succession plan and says that it’s not as easy and fast a process as most brokers think.

Employers continue to see a rise in health insurance costs. Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,351 in 2013, up 4% from last year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2013 Employer Health Benefits Survey. So how can employers work to control these costs? A key success factor in reducing health insurance costs is the leadership’s commitment to this strategy. Can you find top-down leadership commitment to a long-term program…

To help make the most of open enrollment season and position yourself as a trusted resource for your roster of HR managers, The Standard's John West shares a few focus areas to help strengthen your clients’ overall benefits health.

2014 will see fast-paced action and unforeseen market surprises, writes guest blogger Lindsay Resnick. With competitive rivalry at all-time high, keep a close watch on the trends impacting your business and take a proactive approach to managing change.

We’re living in the age of big data, so why has so little changed in how we make our health insurance decisions, asks Liazon co-founder Alan Cohen. The private exchange entrepreneur makes the case why benefits should meet technology.

Since the institution of 401(k) plans more than 30 years ago, 401(k) providers have escalated the number of plan features to stay competitive within the marketplace. But, in order to be successful today, selling features alone won’t cut it, writes blogger Jerry Kalish.