Elizabeth Galentine

Agentreview.net launches this month, aiming to give consumers one location to find and critique local insurance agents.

In partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, EBA introduces the first independent listing of top large-group employee benefit firms in the country to be ranked exclusively on health and welfare revenue.

EBA is looking for industry leaders age 35 and younger to be featured our April issue.

Russ Blakely’s partnership with a Tennessee physician network is strengthening the doctor-patient relationship and saving scores of money in the process

The year in business: benefit firms shift their focus as employees bear more health care costs.

Take a look around the benefits discussion table at many employers these days and you’ll see a wide variety of faces. With clients increasingly tying their benefits strategy to the other departments at their businesses, it’s no surprise that top brokers in the U.S. are taking a closer look at their own company structures in the process.

Just call 2014 the year of compliance. The first full year many of the Affordable Care Act’s provisions went into effect, EBA’s top 10 most popular stories and legal alerts nearly all surround ACA implementation.

Employers racing to keep up with changing regulations and stay ahead in the talent war are increasingly turning to their benefit advisers for help. In EBA’s ongoing series, executives at some of the top brokerages share challenges the industry is facing, as well as tips for firms of all sizes on how to tackle those challenges head-on.

In exclusive interviews, Mercer’s Julio Portalatin and the heads of several other top brokerages — Gallagher, Lockton, Higginbotham, Willis and Pacific Resources —speak with EBA about their strategies for sustained development and staying ahead of the competition.

Perhaps the hottest trend in benefits right now is the exchange distribution model. In EBA’s ongoing series of discussions with heads of the country’s top brokerages, these leaders share their approach to the exchange system and how they see private exchanges impacting the future of benefits.

All comprehensive wellness platforms should consist of four core programs — wellness, disease management, EAP and work life components — says Yale Mallinger of wellness company HMC-HealthWorks, but it’s what makes up those components that counts.

Turn to Barbara Delaney, founder and principal at StoneStreet Advisor Group, to know what’s next for retirement plans.

Sharla St. Rose, director of voluntary benefits at NFP Corporate Services, shares her passion for the product lines and why all brokers need to educate themselves on these benefits

There is no distinction between client and prospect for benefit broker Will Glaros, managing partner of the Meyers Glaros Group in Dyer, Ind. — he’s there to help them all.

The employee benefit adviser’s role is a critical one that must be protected in dealing with the “sheer confusion” of the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Kelly Ayotte told NAHU members at the organization’s annual Capitol Conference, where she also proposed several GOP-led repairs to the law.

Among the top Republican alternatives to the Affordable Care Act are bills that focus on price transparency, income taxes changes and tort reform, the Republican National Committee’s Sharon Day told attendees at NAHU’s annual Capitol Conference.

In the wake of Target’s much-publicized data breach, identity theft protection is a must-offer for brokers.

John Seltzer, along with son Jason, establishes the groundwork for an enduring business with a focus on consultative sales.

The executive benefits market is off and running again after the economic downturn.

Flexible spending account advocates expect most employers to embrace rollover provision.