Benefits Think

After an Aflac survey shows brokers are not confident in the future of the industry, blogger Mark Gaunya looks toward the future — the world after health care reform.

According to a recent Visante study, from 2012 to 2021, PBMs will save plan sponsors and consumers almost $2 trillion, or about 35%, compared with drug expenditures made without pharmacy benefit management.

Blogger Andy Torelli recalls how he got in this business and shares what responsibility those currently in the industry have to replenish the talent pool.

Faculty and staff are protesting the program as an invasion of their privacy. What they should be protesting is the university’s wasting money on health risk appraisals, which have never been shown to reduce costs.

Many recent studies have shown that major obstacles to employee attainment of retirement readiness include the loss of account balances due to loan defaults and hardship withdrawals. This account leakage can be reduced by a well-managed participant loan program.

As an insurance agent you potentially have access to more information about a business then others and you should use that to your advantage, says agency transformation specialist Wendy Keneipp, who shares just how to do it.

Employers of all sizes should monitor immigration developments closely as significant change is on the horizon.

CareerBuilder recently asked over 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals nationwide to share some of the most memorable methods candidates have used to stand out from the crowd and whether their creativity helped get them hired.

Blogger Sam Fleet knows there will be a lot of questions about the health care exchanges and shares five misconceptions to help shine light on some of this 'misinformation.'

Mutual funds are the most frequently offered investment option in 401(k) plans. Should plan sponsors consider other types? Probably not.