Benefits Think

One of the most difficult hires for any agency to make is to hire a new producer that will produce on par with your most successful producers. While I’m not suggesting giving up on that effort, I would encourage you to make sure you are reviewing your current production team and constantly rehiring the successful producers you already have. Huh?! - Well, not necessarily in the literal sense …

Kaiser Permanente has launched a new online nutrition program, called “Mix It Up,” designed for employers to help their employees improve their daily eating habits by including more fruits and vegetables. Do we really need a separate program for that?

A YouTube video shows 25 things the video’s creator has learned from HR. What has the HR/benefits profession taught you that you would add to this list?

The annual MetLife Study of Employee Benefits Trends, which tracks major trends and attitudes on the subject of employee benefits, was recently released and it has a good news/bad news message for employers. EBA contributor Ron Leopold shares five ways progressive employers stand out in the benefits arena.

After years of recession-fueled gloom, it seems the clouds are beginning to part when it comes to employee optimism as new poll from Randstad reveals that U.S. workers are feeling more secure in their jobs and positive about the future.

On the one hand, there is the Zappos approach to interviewing — a lengthy, weeks-long process that involves not one, but several interviews. On the other, is the MediConnect Global approach, where candidates' formal interviews last just one minute. Which yields the best results?

One broker looks at how his company walks the talk with wellness programs and says how that can work for all your clients.

An effective dialysis management program optimizes the way kidney dialysis is paid for and how treatment is provided. Read as Sam Fleet explains in today's BeAdvised how insurance brokers can help companies capture these savings by bringing them together with innovative benefit managers.

In his book, “Why Nobody Believes the Numbers: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Population Health Management,” Al Lewis takes a wry look at the numbers wellness/disease management consultants and vendors use to calculate cost savings. He debunks their “undetected claims costs” and “non-chronic trend” using fifth grade math and common sense.

After watching all the political jabs being thrown between President Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney regarding the “war on women,” it seems that on many benefits and compensation issues — including pay, retirement savings, health insurance premiums and life insurance coverage — women come up on the short end of the financial stick.