Benefits Think Critical thinking separates advisers from mere sellers
Are you an insight-driven organization? If not, you’re losing out on a tremendous opportunity.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Benefit plan design
Benefits Think How helping your clients target benefits goals can reap loyalty and business
Smart, holistic strategies mean sitting down with your client, including HR, benefits directors and even the CFO.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
How 60 of the nation’s biggest employers are uniting to fight the benefits status quo
A group called the Employer Health Innovation Roundtable, representing more than 8 million workers, is partnering with health startups to transform employee care — and change the industry in the process.
Fidelity rolls out benefits suite tailored to small businesses
The company’s new offering aims to help small and midsize employers more easily add and manage perks to attract and retain talent.
Empower Retirement, CommonBond partner to expand student loan benefits
About 39,000 employers, representing 9 million employees, will be able to access CommonBond’s student loan benefits through the retirement provider.
New tool helps brokers organize book of business
BenefitMall's Agency Workspace allows advisers to start or review quotes, set up enrollments and view commissions.
How 60 of the nation’s biggest employers are uniting to fight the benefits status quo
A group called the Employer Health Innovation Roundtable, representing more than 8 million workers, is partnering with health startups to transform employee care — and change the industry in the process.
Benefits Think Wellness has flatlined, but data is your lifeline
Using data can help your clients create a more personalized benefits program their employees will actually use.
Angie Villamaria
Welltok
Securian adds decision-making tool for voluntary benefits
The company’s Benefit Scout offering aims to help employees better understand their insurance offerings and the amount of coverage to select.
Benefits Think Wellness has flatlined, but data is your lifeline
Using data can help create a more personalized benefits program that employees will actually use.
Angie Villamaria
Welltok
Securian adds decision-making tool for voluntary benefits
The company’s Benefit Scout offering aims to help employees better understand their insurance offerings and the amount of coverage to select.
Benefits Think Tax Day is coming — a perfect time to teach millennials why they shouldn’t cash out
By educating employees about the importance of incubating saver’s credits, employers can make them less likely to cash out their 401(k)s when they change jobs.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
Benefitfocus adds AI capabilities to benefits platform
The company updated its tool to include a new artificial intelligence engine and mobile application.
7 ways employers can support employee caregivers
Companies that help workers who take care of a loved one can benefit from improved productivity, morale and employee retention.
Benefits Think PEOs vs. fully insured plans: What’s the best bet for small businesses?
The best approach to acquiring health insurance depends on the specifics of the company and individual employees.
Sally Poblete
Wellthie
Benefits Think PEOs vs. fully insured plans: What’s the best bet for small businesses?
The best approach to acquiring health insurance depends on the specifics of the company and individual employees.
Sally Poblete
Wellthie
Teaching job provides launching pad for benefits career
Former elementary school teacher Joe McGinty still uses the communication skills honed in inclusion classrooms.
How one adviser is driving healthcare savings for a car dealership
A self-insured benefits plan for a small business resulted in substantial savings. Here's how an adviser found a competitive edge.
Is it time to make benefits a bigger part of workplace culture?
Employers should partner with advisers to help workers understand offerings and make them more engaged year-round.
How a benefits communications plan fixed Omni Hotel’s enrollment ‘chaos’
The company had issues with inconsistent messaging and "way too many medical plans." A partnership with Hodges-Mace and on-site enrollment counselors helped turn things around.
