What lies ahead in private disability insurance?
Private disability insurance DI is more successful than public at getting people back to work, but millions remain uninsured so what lies ahead.
Gillian Roberts
Managing Editor
Gen. McChrystal: If youre in charge, youre responsible
Gen. Stanley McChrystal addressed benefits professionals at a MetLife event, saying leaders are always responsible, no matter what caused a problem in the workplace.
Financial disincentives are the trend of the year in wellness
In the hunt for return on investment, employers are taking a closer look at financial disincentives in wellness.
Exchange kinks being worked out
The federal government is doing everything it can to ensure public health insurance exchanges are ready to begin enrollment on October 1. However, the head of the agency that is building the marketplace warned it will be a close call to the finish and everyone must work together to ensure that happens.
Game Show Network CEO takes on the U.S. health system
David Goldhill, CEO of the game show network takes on U.S. health care system spurred by death of his father.
CMS shortens public exchange application
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement this morning that the application for public health insurance, reported in March to be 21 pages long for individuals, has been shorted to just three pages.
CDHP enrollees not younger than traditional plan members
Everyone in the industry has been saying it consumer-driven health plans are good for young, healthy individuals and the plans are the future of health insurance. New research released recently by the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that right now, the young part of that equation may not tell the whole story.
Mercer adds non-health benefit carriers to private exchange
Mercers private exchange now has more than 20 carriers signed on to provide benefits, including dental, vision, life and disability products. Find out what carriers were added.
Legal plans on the rise, study shows reduced stress, too
As brokers continue to search for voluntary benefits to supplement their sales in the coming years, legal plans might just be one of them.
PBS special slams 401(k)s
A program airing yesterday cited excessive fees and lack of clear guidance for the failure of the 401(k) to prepare Americans for a longer and more costly retirement.
NAHU CEO: CAPs must stop being enemies
All consumer assistance programs need to stop being enemies with each other, National Association of Health Underwriters CEO Janet Trautwein insisted after a panel discussion at the Kaiser Family Foundation Thursday in Washington.
Congressman to IIABA: We are killing business with regulation
Congressman Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) spoke Wednesday to Independent Insurance Agents& Brokers of America at the organizations legislative luncheon.
GOP and Democratic senators bond over past insurance careers
In Thursdays U.S. Senate HELP Committee hearing, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) found something to agree upon during a normally polarizing debate surrounding the ACA: their insurance careers.
Sun Life partners with NBA in move to boost business
In a move to boost its voluntary business, Sun Life partners with the NBA, offering employers and brokers the chance to mingle with players at charity events.
Employers get creative with PPACA
Two employers, Darden Restaurants and Cummins, share how they reached the decision about whether or not to move employees to health care exchanges.
CMS official: We really do see the role of the Navigator and agent and broker as different
EBA Exclusive: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services took a firm stand on the discussion after a U.S. Senate HELP Committee hearing Thursday in Washington.
Employers at WHCC still bracing for PPACA
Employers are still figuring out how to work with PPACA in the next nine months. That was the consensus during a panel at the 10th World Health Care Congress Monday in National Harbor, Md.
What advisers need to know about GAOs 401(k) report
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report Wednesday saying that employees switching jobs often receive guidance by 401(k) companies to roll their accounts into an IRA, even when that might not be the best course of action. But what does this mean for advisers?
CMS: Navigators are not brokers, more info coming soon
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed yesterday, following the release of proposed rules on Navigators and what theyre calling non-Navigator assistance personnel, that the information is not necessarily intended for brokers
News for brokers on public exchanges may be coming soon
When it comes to the public health exchanges, the broker experience may vary drastically from state to state. For example, while Maryland officials say they plan to communicate certification timing to brokers this month for their state exchange, HHS says it will happen sometime between now and August.