2012 Rising Stars In Advising
Employee Benefit Advisers EBA's 2012 rising stars in advising are the future of the benefits business.
Marli D. Riggs
Filling the compliance niche
NAHU member Ruthann Laswick has a booming business of compliance thanks to health reform.
What is the real cost of free womens health care?
Theres no such thing as a free lunch, so when health reform offers women free preventative services, many are left wondering where they came from.
Everybody loves a deal
Discount programs deliver financial savings of up to 50% to employees, increasing their loyalty to their employer.
Measuring the cost of ‘free’
Despite PPACA regulations, its no free ride on womens preventive services.
Bundling at its best
Combining voluntary and permanent life to help employees.
EBRI report: 26% of respondents rate nations health care system poor
More than one-fourth of Americans rate the nations health care system poor, according to a new report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
CDHPs increasingly popular among employers
Consumer-driven health plans have bypassed health maintenance organizations to become the second most common plan design offered by U.S. employers, according to an Aon Hewitt survey.
Study: Personalized coaching has greatest impact
Participants in comprehensive workplace wellness programs achieve a significant reduction in health risks in as little as 18 months, according to a new study conducted by the Principal Financial Group, with the greatest impact among participants who also received personalized health coaching.
3 steps to improve the sales process
When asked who plans to be doing the same job, in the same way, three years from now, not one broker raised a hand Tuesday during a session on growth and profitability at the 7th Annual Employee Benefit Adviser Summit.
How to achieve organic growth
The employee benefit and health care industry is going through a transformation. Brokers who dont believe it, Rob Lieblein, partner and executive vice president at MarshBerry, are going to struggle down the road.
Find alternatives to mini-med plans
Employers offering mini-med plans need to find alternatives.
Failing to see
Baby boomers not taking advantage of available eye care benefits, leading to lost productivity.
NAPA aims to fill industry gap
Incoming National Association of Plan Advisors president Steven Dimitriou plans to help enlighten advisers among challenges
Exchange competition grows
Gallagher deal with Liazon markets latest addition to complex state health care reform exchange market
Everybody loves a deal
Discount programs offer employees exclusive savings.
Assurant offers employees health care discount card
Assurant Employee Benefits has introduced its WellCard Savings Program that will provide an average savings of up to 30% on medical visits, up to 65% on brand name and generic prescriptions as well as discounts on hearing and diabetes care, diagnostic and lab tests, daily living products and more.
Ryan VP pick a bold choice
Encouraged by Rep. Paul Ryans focus on fiscal responsibility, many brokers and advisers remain satisfied a week after Gov. Mitt Romney announced his vice presidential pick, saying the seven-term Wisconsin congressman brings a fresh perspective to the presidential election.
Unum: Higher worker satisfaction linked to effective benefits education
Employee morale continues a slow but steady decline from 2008 levels, but the benefits enrollment season, vastly approaching, offers employers the chance to positively engage their employees, according to recent research from Unum.
PPACA offers free preventive services to 47 million women
Forty-seven million women will now have access to eight new prevention-related health care services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Wednesday.