Kathleen Koster

In recent years, the number of employees who’ve started contributing to their 401(k) plans or increased their deferrals has grown significantly, suggesting employers’ messages are getting through.

In recent years, the number of employees who’ve started contributing to their 401(k) plans or increased their deferrals has grown significantly, suggesting employers’ messages are getting through.

The season is often seen as a leisurely one, yet new research suggests time off doesn’t always translate into reduced stress.

Videos and quizzes may help workers retain health and wellness knowledge better than other forms of communication, according to Limeade.

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

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

There were 109 reported transactions in the first three months of the year, according to Optis Partners’ M&A database.

Acrisure, AssuredPartners and other brokerages take advantage of ‘unstoppable momentum’ in firm acquisitions

Employers are making changes to reshape their health benefit plans between now and 2017 in order to reduce costs, according to Towers Watson’s 2014 Health Care Changes Ahead Survey. In particular, employers pointed to three specific factors that will help frame employer-sponsored benefits.

The health insurance landscape is more complicated than ever. One national brokerage firm is leading the charge in providing direct guidance to their clients and clients’ employees through a centralized call center system.

Health insurance premium rates are on the rise, a trend that could alter brokers’ selling strategies.

As private exchange providers introduce voluntary benefit offerings, how will broker commissions be affected?

Target-date funds continue to increase in popularity among investors as low-cost retirement vehicles, at the same time the Internet and increased benchmarking have made the retirement industry more transparent than ever.

Court rules verbal COBRA notice is sufficient, but benefit advisers caution employers to follow-up with written notice, as well.

The case, EEOC v. Orion Energy Systems, serves as a reminder for advisers and their employer clients, when putting together a wellness plan, to pay careful attention to how the EEOC defines liability.

Company executives are increasingly becoming involved with health care benefit decisions. Benefit advisers hoping to win, and keep, their business must tailor their tactics to the C-suite.

Benefit advisers and employers say a host of challenges is not only to blame for stagnant SHOP enrollment, but must be overcome if SHOP is to enjoy any success.

Enrollment on the SHOP exchanges remains stagnant, a concern benefit advisers attribute to inadequate marketing practices. Brokers also remain concerned about the poor quality of training for those assisting employers with enrollment.

Although Americans remain concerned about retirement readiness, new research shows many employees have never increased their retirement plan contributions, unveiling a need for better engagement and education on the part of employers and their advisers.

In an effort to raise money for Colorado’s state health insurance exchange, the board responsible for securing its financing has levied a new fee on all insurance policies issued in Colorado, including those sold off of the exchange.