EBA’s Advisers of the Year lead the way
This year’s employee benefit finalists aim to transform wellness, technology, retirement, voluntary benefits in a changing business landscape.
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Phil Albinus
The best adviser strategy: Ditch the broker label
Employers are often looking for a benefits consultant to help them navigate healthcare, explains Questige’s John Sbrocco.
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Phil Albinus
Advisers fight the status quo in a changing market
New technologies, greater competition and rising prices are complicating the role of today’s benefit brokers. How do they cope?
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Phil Albinus
Advisers fight the status quo in a changing market
New technologies, greater competition and rising prices are complicating the role of today’s benefit brokers. How do they cope?
By
Phil Albinus
How Buck is helping employers dig deep into benefits data
The HR consulting firm has a new owner and a mandate to deploy its data analysis tools to better help companies.
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Phil Albinus
A decorated soldier delivers service, communication for clients
Wilshire Benefits Group President David Sokol honed his leadership skills in the U.S. Army before expanding a benefit brokerage in his home state of Michigan. He’s quadrupled his business — and has plans for an even bigger year ahead.
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Phil Albinus
EBN’s Benny Award winners aim to reinvent industry
Couldn't make it to the Benefits Forum & Expo? Find out how benefits professionals from Facebook, Activision Blizzard, Purdue University and Optanix are not only shaping their respective companies — they’re reinventing the industry.
How Buck is helping employers dig deep into benefits data
The HR consulting firm has a new owner and a mandate to deploy its data analysis tools and knowledge to better help clients
By
Phil Albinus
Adviser of the Year Q&A: David Sokol of Wilshire Benefits Group
EBA’s Adviser of the Year shares his thoughts on the coming trends of 2019, if he would ever sell his brokerage, and whether he would want his sons to follow him in his footsteps.
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Phil Albinus
EBA’s Adviser of the Year: A decorated soldier delivering client service, communication
Wilshire Benefits Group President David Sokol honed his leadership skills in the U.S. Army before expanding a benefit brokerage in his home state of Michigan. He’s quadrupled his business — and has plans for an even bigger year ahead.
By
Phil Albinus
6 ways benefit advisers can prep for Hurricane Florence
As the storm bears down on the Carolinas, brokers can learn a few lessons about planning for a disaster from last year's hurricane season.
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Phil Albinus
High tech to high touch: Taking aim at Type 2 diabetes with virtual coaches
How Purdue University’s Candace Shaffer, EBN’s Benefits Leadership in Healthcare winner, tackled chronic diseases.
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Phil Albinus
Benefit pros on the move: New hires inside First Choice Health, Willis Towers Watson, Versant Health
A number of employee benefit adviser veterans found new jobs and key roles inside brokerages, insurance firms and private companies.
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Phil Albinus
High tech to high touch: Taking aim at Type 2 diabetes with virtual coaches
How Purdue University’s Candace Shaffer, EBN’s Benefits Leadership in Healthcare winner, tackled chronic diseases.
By
Phil Albinus
Benefit pros on the move: New hires inside First Choice Health, Willis Towers Watson, Versant Health
A number of employee benefit adviser veterans found new jobs and key roles inside brokerages, insurance firms and private companies.
By
Phil Albinus
On small business employees’ radar: A new job with more growth, less stress
While a pay raise is important, it’s not the leading driver for workers planning to find a better job in the next two years.
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Phil Albinus
Blue Cross Blue Shield offers Fitbits, gym memberships to plan participants
The insurer’s Blue365 program aims to motivate its 60 million members with the fitness tracker/smartwatch.
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Phil Albinus
Blue Cross Blue Shield offers Fitbits, gym memberships to plan participants
The insurer’s Blue365 program aims to motivate its 60 million members with the fitness tracker/smartwatch.
By
Phil Albinus
On small business employees’ radar: A new job with more growth, less stress
While a pay raise is important, it’s not the leading driver for workers planning to find a better job in the next two years.
By
Phil Albinus
How a fateful call from an employee inspired an adviser to start her own brokerage
Rachel Miner started Thrive Benefits after she had a meaningful talk with an employee who didn’t understand his company’s benefits.
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Phil Albinus