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Commentary: What should brokers and benefit advisers take away from all the merger and acquisition activity among the medical carriers? The message is crystal clear. Now would be the time to move away from a dependency on medical commissions and take a fee.

Most people in the U.S. approve of the Supreme Court's June 25 ruling to uphold the legality of subsidies used to purchase health insurance on the federally facilitated marketplace. The 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell means that tax credits continue to be valid in the 34 FFM states. Here are some other key findings from the latest Kaiser Family Foundation health tracking poll.

Employee training can play an important role in an organization's efforts to retain key workers. Benefit managers and other employees who are first-time supervisors may need a little extra support in their new role. The following tips, from Sharlyn Lauby of HR Bartender, can help make sure new supervisors are set up for success.

A group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to roll back guidance from the Treasury Department that prohibits employers from using stand-alone health reimbursement arrangements to reimburse employees for health care-related expenses.

There are more ways for defined contribution plan participants to gain access to professional investment management than by defaulting them into target-date funds or using a separately managed account.

Commentary: The ACA’s Cadillac tax is like a patient, powerful hurricane moving across the Atlantic. If it makes landfall, the impact will be dramatic.

Commentary: It’s natural to fear that fewer insurance companies will mean less choice in health plans and less differentiation and innovation. But there is good news.

Selecting the right partners, learning from colleagues and understanding the needs of each client will help agents who are new to this space.

Helping clients ensure compliance with the Affordable Care Act is a major part of a benefit adviser’s job. Here are some HR and payroll issues that advisers should pay particular attention to, according to Karen Kirkpatrick, owner of On Your Mark Consulting.

Retirement assets in the U.S. jumped to nearly $25 trillion in the first quarter of 2015, a 1.3% jump from $24.6 trillion at the end of the year.