Benefits Think

Data platforms can give plan sponsors critical information at a glance, according to Geneia’s Mark Caron.

Advisers and their brokerages are far better served when they take the ‘absolutely essential’ step of writing down a strategy for the company’s future, says columnist Jack Kwicien.

Data platforms can give plan sponsors critical information at a glance and provide valuable insight into emergency department use and disease management program participation, according to Geneia’s Mark Caron.

When self-funded clients use multiple vendors, brokers can help them choose the best companies with the best services and rates, says AdminaHealth’s Arthur Jonokuchi.

Most advisers completely misunderstand where their real competition is coming from, says columnist Nelson Griswold.

The method can solve complex business problems, including ways to create healthy workplace cultures, by taking a human-centered approach, says Anne Marie Kirby of CoreHealth Technologies.

Just as a world of apps has built up around the iPhone, so must advisers recognize where they fit in today’s tech-driven workplace environment, says Joe Markland.

Just as Apple took on IBM decades ago, a number of healthcare startups are aiming to revolutionize the insurance business, according to Alliant Employee Benefits’ Tom Greene.

When employees change jobs and cash out their plan balance, they often do it over a period of years rather than all at once, according to Retirement Clearinghouse’s Spencer Williams.

Clients are often surprised to learn they can build up a cash reserve through their policies, says adviser Ari Fischman.