Advisor strategies

United Benefit Advisors is offering updated information on ways advisers can help clients sail through a benefit plan review .

Workers are nearly twice as likely to choose the financial protection products when they’re offered through their employer, finds a recent Cigna study.

Plan sponsors and fiduciaries face an alarming number of stable value fund and other class action lawsuits and need to assess plans accordingly, say attorneys at McDermott, Will & Emery.

Employers have barely begun to tap into all the features, functions and benefits strategies that these benefits platforms make possible.

Since passage of the ACA, there has been a ‘huge divide’ between benefit pros and payers, according to attendees at the CIAB Employee Benefits Leadership Forum.

Gregory & Appel’s president of employee benefits overcame professional obstacles and personal challenges to lead her team to massive gains.

Having completed nearly 2,000 1094/95 forms for clients, EmployeeTech’s Michael Weiskirch shares tips to smooth out the process.

Plan sponsors must stay ahead of emerging trends or risk exposing themselves to additional costs, says Hodges-Mace’s Eric Helman.

Since passage of the ACA, there has been a ‘huge divide’ between benefit pros and payers, according to attendees at the CIAB Employee Benefits Leadership Forum.

There is ‘tons of opportunity' for advisers to educate workers on the financial security benefits of these products, says new Cigna study.

Large employers unsure of the cost savings they’d see by moving employees to an online marketplace, but health sites are still evolving, according to Pacific Resources.

Advisers must stay ahead of emerging trends or risk exposing clients to additional costs, says Hodges-Mace’s Eric Helman.

Large employers unsure of the cost savings they’d see by moving employees to an online marketplace, but health sites are still evolving, according to Pacific Resources.

Gregory & Appel’s president of employee benefits overcame professional obstacles and personal challenges to lead her team to massive gains.

Drawing from the principles of AI, brokers need to develop new strengths in order to continue meeting the needs of their clients, says Hanna’s Matthew Augustine.

While many workers can navigate benefit marketplaces by themselves, a new survey reveals that employees make better selections when helped by an adviser.

It’s a logical move for the brokerage and consulting firm and a strong step in the process of mainstreaming voluntary, says columnist Nelson Griswold.

Four often-missed signs of depression that can have a hidden impact on workplace productivity and overall staff morale.

Advisers should start with addressing employee turnover rates and focusing on targeted communication for each age group, says Reward Gateway’s Debra Corey.

Dozens of brokers and consultants weigh in on the practice, and Hodges-Mace’s Eric Helman explains the fallacies behind this siloed approach.