Benefits Think

Commentary: Guest blogger Rich Fahn, a small business-focused benefit broker, gives advice for the challenging conversations brokers will have to have with many small groups as premium hikes are mounting.

Commentary: Columnist Jack Kwicien notes that the future for benefits brokerages is unpredictable and tough, so one survival strategy might just be the private exchange.

There’s a glimmer of good news for employer-sponsored healthcare programs. Near-site and on-site clinics offering primary care, often referred to as “employee health centers,” are bringing overall plan-cost reductions along with measurable member-health improvements

How can you entice the millennials that are the best and the brightest? First, eliminate the corporate ladder and think in terms of the jungle gym. Second, show millennials key initiatives at your company where they can make a difference.

Commentary: Blogger Craig Hasday wants you to know what this new law could mean for advisers, and Washington.

Commentary: How brokers can select the right decision support tool to enhance voluntary sales, according to guest blogger Steve Adams.

When the government announced last summer that it was delaying the employer mandate, many employers let out a sigh of relief. They relaxed. However, now it’s time to pick up the pace again. Before you know it, 2015 and 2016 will be here and the ACA will be an everyday reality for employers.

Commentary: Guest blogger Veer Gidwaney discusses the intersection of these two types of technologies that some believe are the future of the business.

Are you making retirement plan decisions using a prudent process? Do you always put the interests of plan participants ahead of the company's when considering plan issues? Here are some best practices related to decision-making and documentation.

Commentary: EBA blogger Trisha Zulic says the first step in ensuring wellness plans are effective is to deliver information the way adults actually seek it these days.