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Broker-friendly changes and ‘more open dialogue’ with CMS have led to multiple favorable changes for the community.

The definition of the platform may be a reason why few large employers have moved thus far, panel says.

With 2017 open enrollment beginning, adviser expertise needs to extend beyond just benefits and insurance, says Courtney Simpkiss, ADP’s VP, broker strategy.

Sima Reid, owner of twentytwenty Insurance, built a benefit platform to meet the unique needs of her client base and attract new business.

Willis Towers Watson’s Mary Tavarozzi speaks with EBA on the next phase of supplemental insurance and wellness programs.

The definition of the platform may be a reason why few large employers have moved thus far, panel says.

For an HR department of one, a trusted adviser is a ‘best friend,’ allowing the employer to focus on more important factors, Jennifer Currence said at SHRM’s annual conference.

Most companies have been through ‘hell’ in the last year due to reporting requirements, says a Lockton exec who shared some of the biggest obstacles.

Moving to a private benefit exchange was a bumpy road for TMX Finance, parent company of TitleMax.

Despite a push toward these options, there are issues that have arisen, explains Steve Smith, partner at The Starr Conspiracy.

Despite a push toward these options, there are issues that have arisen, explains Steve Smith, partner at The Starr Conspiracy.

Most companies have been through ‘hell’ in the last year due to reporting requirements, says a Lockton exec who shared some of the biggest obstacles.

The employee benefits world is at a crossroads, Limelight Health co-founder Michael Lujan said at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

A panel at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania shared best practices for advisers to enhance the changing role with employers amid ‘compensation compression.’

The employee benefits world is at a crossroads, said adviser Michael Lujan at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

Increased competition, more sophisticated brokers are changing the space, Gil Lowerre of Eastbridge Consulting says at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

More decision-support, focus on millennials and a ‘surgical approach’ will bring these platforms into the next phase, say panelists at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

More decision-support, focus on millennials and a ‘surgical approach’ will bring these platforms into the next phase, say panelists at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

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