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Although most employers review retirement plan costs annually, many are not assessing fees evenly across all asset classes — and that’s where benefit advisers come in.

Commentary: Blogger Rob Lieblein offers insight as to why private exchanges really are the future of benefits and where benefit brokers and advisers should be in the process of hopping on the exchange train.

More than two-thirds of Americans say that work is a major source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association. This is evidence enough that both employers and employees need to figure out what’s triggering the stress and find a solution. However, new research from Towers Watson indicates that employers and employees couldn't be any farther apart when reporting their top sources of stress.

Auditing fees may not be inconsequential, but the fact is that an accurate audit including both pharmacy and medical claims has the potential to pay back the investment many times over.

Personal power is integral to successful leadership, according to Lynda Chervil author of Fool’s Return, a life lesson book. The key to personal power is being emotionally intelligent about ourselves and here are five components benefits professionals should start with when trying to improve in this area:

With the impact of health care reform still evolving, employers are taking a fresh look at their strategies for keeping employees healthy and productive.

Commentary: Why your clients should consider allowing work from home as a part of disability recovery for certain employees.

Advisers are key to crafting retirement plan communications and educational materials that their employer clients can use to increase plan participation.

Industry experts say that while unlikely, the historically stable product line may have the potential for price changes as its sales continue to rise.

Massachusetts legislators are considering a proposal that will ban non-competition agreements for all employers – a measure that has legal experts cautioning employers to prepare.