Practice management

Academic’s proposal to streamline DC model would do away with complex terms and signup forms.

Collaborative workers complete tasks 15% quicker than those going it alone, says ADP’s Aldor Delp.

An increase in audits and associated fines serve as a good reminder for employers to revisit training often to ensure compliance.

Agent commissions still included as part of calculation in GOP health plan, but NAIFA, NAHU, other broker groups working to engineer a solution.

Cory Friedman, VP of Benefits Consulting for GCG Financial, says the greatest challenge for up-and-coming benefit brokers is lack of opportunity

Better broker education is needed to boost participation of plan owned by the insured.

Brokers and advisers must tweak their benefit signup procedures, including by using mobile, to ensure participants get what they are paying for, according to adviser Greg Hodges.

Jordan Hersh, VP of product strategy and development at NX Health Network, helps clients overcome the challenge through customized networks.

Changing nature of performance management, leveraging big data among key drivers, according to the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Advisers must listen to clients through engagement surveys, committees and attending enrollment fairs, says Aflac HR head Matthew Owenby.