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Looking for a new benefits specialist takes preparation and focus, says adviser Jack Kwicien.

More employers are embracing the idea that a financially aware and secure employee is a happier, healthier and more productive individual.

From a tax perspective, donating required minimum distributions from a traditional IRA to a qualified charity is a smart move for retirees.

The social media giant calls on other companies to make enhancements to leave policies and give workers more time to grieve.

Advisers say client employees don't always understand the benefits of supplemental medical coverage

As costs rise, employers must partner with tech-savvy brokers to help their employees chose the best coverage plan.

The PBE Index is unchanged from last month, but operators expect to report increased numbers next month after they’ve tallied the results of the year-end open enrollment period.

American workers are often unprepared to take an active role in their healthcare decisions.

Aon signs definitive agreement to sell benefits administration and HR business process outsourcing platform to investment firm Blackstone.

Employees aren’t saving enough for retirement. But employers can help by offering auto-enrollment and auto-escalation.

Benefits industry experts are urging the new Health and Human Services secretary not to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a definitive plan for what will replace it.

High-deductible health plans may cut plan-sponsor costs, but covered employees are balking at spending their money on tests and other care they need.

President of Arista Financial Group David Hatter will offer the lessons he learned to agency owners looking to boost their business in his WBR “increasing profitability” presentation.

Let’s enact a uniform fiduciary standard so all clients are protected and any appearance of compensation bias is removed, urges John Ludwig.

Jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 234,000 in the week ended Feb. 4, a report from the Labor Department showed Thursday.

The vote was 52-47, making Price the most contentious nominee for the position since at least President Jimmy Carter’s administration.

As the GOP’s ACA plans advance, the tax-free standing of employee contributions is ‘very vulnerable,’ says The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers' SVP of Government Affairs Joel Wood.

The American Benefits Council and the National Coalition on Benefits is urging the White House to eliminate reporting provisions under the ACA.

Burnout and fatigue are just the beginning of the detrimental effects workplace pressure has on workers. But employers can try to turn the tide.

Small businesses would not be allowed to enroll their employees automatically in state-run plans under legislation introduced in Congress.