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Spending time and energy on wellness generally is cast as a long-term strategy with long term results. But not every group has long term health issues. And most groups would be better served by focusing on short-term problems.

What is your firm doing to proactively cultivate centers of influence and gain new business in the process? Florida broker Beverly Beattie shares one easy to follow idea you can incorporate into your firm’s business development strategy today.

According to research, HR professionals who rated college students’ employability based only on the students’ Facebook pages were able to draw fairly accurate conclusions about the students' future job performance.

A change in ranks within the C-suite can often make or break business and personal relationships. In today's BeAdvised, a second-generation executive at an Atlanta brokerage shares first-hand tips to help any company build the next generation of leaders.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that in 2009, people with long-term care coverage had a median total household spending of $47,392, compared to those without LTC insurance, who spent $32,048. In individual categories, the differences are particularly large in health, entertainment and other spending. Perhaps LTC buyers think, “Hey, I’ve done a good job saving/preparing for long-term care expenses; why not take that extra vacation?”

Now that I’m a more seasoned editor, I truly appreciate the infusion of energy, enthusiasm and fearlessness that new professionals bring to EBN. This appreciation hit me full-force yesterday, as I was on a call with EBN’s newest associate editor, Lisa Gillespie. Lisa was pitching me stories for EBN’s upcoming issue, and among her ideas was to write a piece on the fallout and future benefits implications of the health care reform mandate for…

With health care reform swirling all around us and impacting the way we all do business, I’m switching gears for a moment to focus on our future by glancing back at our past. Remember the pride you felt when you graduated college. Good grades, good memories and a diploma . . . your ticket to dreams of a bright, successful future – do you remember asking yourself, ok now what? …

Smoking is a well-known health hazard that kills 400,000 people every year across all genders, income levels and ethnic backgrounds. However, when it comes to quitting smoking, it turns out that not everyone benefits equally from quitting.

To me, it only seems fair that workers who already have guaranteed retirement income to look forward to through a pension plan not be able to reap more guaranteed money through a 401(k) match. I say that maintaining such a policy — aside from being wildly expensive and I’d think unsustainable — would be the ultimate gross-out double-dip.

Although voluntary benefits popularity continues to grow, administration of premium billing and accounting is also a growing aggravation and/or problem. In today’s BeAdvised Tinker Kelly provides tips and shares on how you can help your client overcome this with an easy solution.