Rising Star helps navigate the healthcare system
Ed Ligondé, one of our 20 Rising Stars of 2019, used his own medical condition as inspiration to learn about healthcare — and improve employee benefits education along the way.
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2019’s Rising Stars in Advising
These young standout advisers see a changing workforce sparking new benefits for gig workers, student loan debt relief and better engagement tactics from employers. Ranging in age from 26 to 35, they represent the next generation ready to make their mark on an evolving industry.
Benefits Think How employers’ motivations influence employee education
While benefits advisers are challenged with the complex task of educating the masses, they must find better ways to engage clients.
Tim Clairmont
Clear Financial Partners
Rising Stars, in focus: Benefit advising as a family affair
Rising Star Ben Conner says family values build the foundation of how he approaches doing business with clients.
Benefits Think 3 tips to ensure clients are in compliance
Advisers who stay abreast of changing health insurance regulations and employment law increase their value to employers.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
Maintaining HSA eligibility: 8 things clients can do
For employers sponsoring high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts, ensuring that the HDHP continuously remains HSA-qualified is no easy task. But this checklist can help.
Benefits Think Why employers should take offboarding more seriously
For companies committed to attracting new talent, maintaining a strong online reputation should be a priority.
Lana Mellis
Transition Services
Benefits Think No, employers don’t always want your advice
Your clients don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Benefits Think Here’s how brokers can beat Goliath
Independent Davids are winning accounts by using strategies and techniques they call NextGen benefits. Here’s how it works.
Benefits Think What clients want: Benefit plans with a punch
To compete effectively, prudent benefit advisers need to be more innovative in new benefits plan designs that have meaningful impacts on employees.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Benefits Think Why clients should take offboarding more seriously
For companies committed to attracting new talent, maintaining a strong online reputation should be a priority.
Lana Mellis
Transition Services
Benefits Think 3 benefits trends for brokers to watch
Big pharma disruption and healthcare challenges and legislation are just a few of the big trends that will shape the benefits industry in 2019.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Paycor adds relationship management software for brokers
The payroll software company provides advisers’ data to help them better understand how their clients are using the technology.
Paycor adds relationship management software for brokers
The payroll software company provides advisers’ data to help them better understand how their clients are using the technology.
Call for nominations extended: Rising Stars in Advising
The deadline has been extended to nominate a top-notch benefit adviser (or yourself) for this award recognizing young leaders.
Benefits Think The value of disability insurance in retirement planning
Advisers who encourage the use of the benefit will set employers and their employees up for success while securing lifetime clients.
Brent Kimball
MDRT Foundation
High price of healthcare will plague brokers anew in 2019
More employers are turning to advisers to help them curb the rising cost of health insurance, new survey data shows.
Benefits Think Advisers’ most important move before creating employee education plans
Employee benefits advisers need to focus on the motivations of employers in establishing company-sponsored employee education plans.
Tim Clairmont
Clear Financial Partners
Here’s what brokers can do to keep their edge
While advisers might recommend voluntary non-medical benefits to employers, many often lack the personal experience of having them in their own benefits packages.
EBA’s top 10 blogs of 2018
Opinions on controlling health costs and plan design innovation were among the most popular EBA commentary articles of the year.
