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Critical illness insurance sales have been “phenomenal” recently, says Stephen F. Rowley, vice president at Gen Re — A Berkshire Hathaway Company. Watch as he shares what producers are asking for to boost the growth of the product even more.

What works best for clients still struggling to move their technology capabilities into the 21st century?

Commentary: Many employers are struggling to get employees to enroll in voluntary programs; busy workers often don’t take the time to understand what’s being offered.

The competitiveness of a health insurance marketplace has a direct impact on an adviser's job — affecting everything from the type and amount of plans he or she can offer clients to the adviser's ability to negotiate effectively. EBA, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, reveals in descending order the least competitive states based on carrier domination.

Baby boomers, Generation X and millennials all have different attitudes about saving for the future and varying work styles, and it’s crucial that advisers know these differences before discussing retirement savings options.

Commentary: Rookie adviser Brian Murphy embraces “the complexity, the challenge and the intellectual stimulation” of onboarding a new client for the first time.

Commentary: Pharma will feel the pain of regulation sooner than they expected, adviser Craig Hasday predicts.

Commentary: Teetering on the edge of the looming retirement crisis in America, partisan politics are part of the reason we have failed to move up in the rankings, says retirement expert Chad Parks.

Want to attract the best young talent? Great Places to Work assembled its top picks of employers with fantastic benefits and great working environments – just the sort of places millennials are flocking to for work in 2015. “Business leaders know that a great culture is a crucial competitive advantage in the emerging Great Workplace Era,” says Michael Bush, the organization's CEO. “Leading organizations are constantly monitoring and analyzing their employees’ workplace experiences and then taking action to improve them. These companies' efforts are resonating with millennials.” Here are the top 20 of that exhaustive list:

The technology company launches a new service for employers, Castlight Action, designed to help steer employees to the right health care at the right time.