Podcasts

John F. Fatino is a member attorney at Whitfield & Eddy Law in Des Moines, Iowa. He counsels financial cooperatives in proactive measures and risk avoidance including client education for board members and senior management regarding corporate governance and employment matters.

Younger workers think cash is the best long-term investment. Unsurprisingly, they’re not seeing good returns.

Adviser Kimberly Eckelbarger has a new take on wellness as a way to reduce employers’ expenses

Contractors are on the rise at Google as the company spreads into new markets. But many of these workers can’t access all of the company’s celebrated perks.

Pharmacy benefit manager rebates and third-party revenues are killing employers’ prescription drug plans. Here’s what companies should do about it.

While cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Litecoin have used this technology for several years, innovators in the group healthcare market are exploring ways to use this data security provision to monitor claims cost.

A number of employee benefit adviser veterans found new jobs and key roles inside brokerages, insurance firms and private companies.

Frank Vari, JD, MTax, CPA, is the practice leader of FJV Tax, a CPA firm that specializes in complex international and U.S. tax planning. He can be reached via email at frank.vari@fjvtax.com or telephone at (617) 770-7286 or (800) 685-2324. He began his career in international and corporate tax consulting with Deloitte and KPMG in the Midwest and Dallas. He has also served as senior vice president of tax for a large publicly traded manufacturer as well as a large private equity-owned global publisher. Vari has also been an adjunct professor of taxation to law and business students on international tax and corporate mergers and acquisitions. He is also a frequent speaker and author on complex international tax topics and issues. He is a licensed CPA in Massachusetts and Ohio and a licensed attorney in Ohio and the U.S. Tax Court. His education includes a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, a Master of Taxation, and a Juris Doctorate degree.

Here’s why it’s important: When it comes to benefit plan cost management, pennies make nickels and nickels make quarters.

What should group insurers look for when considering exciting new supplemental offerings to provide?