Kathleen Koster
Freelance WriterKoster is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and former Employee Benefit News online managing editor.
Koster is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and former Employee Benefit News online managing editor.
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 Watsons 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.