Client strategies

An Arizona couple played by the rules and bought employer-provided health insurance. But after they had a baby this year, their out-of-pocket hospital costs and doctors’ bills climbed to more than $12,000 — and medical debt now threatens their new family.

Advisers who encourage the use of the benefit will set employers and their employees up for success while securing lifetime clients.

An employee benefits specialist sets her goals for lowering employer healthcare costs for companies and their employees — and finds rewards along the way.

More employers are turning to advisers to help them curb the rising cost of health insurance, new survey data shows.

Nonprofits are allowed to opt out of paying state unemployment tax to become reimbursable employers.

Driven by rising premiums for ACA plans, interest in short-term insurance is growing, boosted by Trump administration actions to ease Obama-era restrictions.

Many advisers are unaware that nonprofits are allowed to opt out of paying state unemployment tax to become reimbursable employers.

As the opioid epidemic continues to rage across the country, the fallout is increasingly manifesting itself at construction sites, factories, warehouses, offices and other workplaces.

As the opioid epidemic continues to rage across the country, the fallout is increasingly manifesting itself at construction sites, factories, warehouses, offices and other workplaces.

Employee benefits advisers need to focus on the motivations of employers in establishing company-sponsored employee education plans.