Some advisers are using this approach to help self-insured employers control costs. But it’s is not without controversy.

The tech firm says it plans to expand the use of artificial intelligence in its online collaboration and video-conference products to make meetings more useful and efficient.

Employees have to change their retirement goals and strategies over the years, starting off heavily in stock allocation while in their 30s.

By helping employees make better choices, employers can get more out of their benefits investment.

The coffee chain plans to shut its more than 8,000 company-owned stores during the afternoon of May 29.

A vast majority of men don’t take more than a week off, and they’re less likely to take time for a second child.

The tech transformation overtaking the workplace is here, but more than half of companies are slow to participate in it. A new quiz aims to help.

Employees have a choice of speaking with either a live financial planner or access virtual advice in a forthcoming fiscal health service.

This rural-Missouri adviser won deep discounts from local-area providers for the benefit of her self-funded and group captive clients.

A new report by Benefitfocus shows differences in healthcare cost across the U.S. and how HDHP participation continues to increase yet out-of-pocket cost continues to rise as well.

An officers’ association had many challenges — the first one was getting retirees to stop losing tax-exempt money.

By helping employees make better choices, advisers can help clients get more out of their benefits investment.

If a third-party administrator makes an error, it can be very expensive for the plan sponsor and investment adviser.

Employees who think they have lost their retirement assets are advised to seek help from the DOL or nonprofit pension counseling centers funded by HHS.

Employers should consider these programs to help control medical expenses while maintaining employee coverage levels.

To stay two steps ahead of the herd, advisers should seek out partners with a complimentary set of skills.

Benefits adviser John Clay has some tough questions for employers. They’re usually glad he asked.

Tim Doherty, head of Pinnacle HR Solutions, seeks out employers with a strategic view of health benefits.

Adviser Scott Haile has turned away clients who refuse to also be partners. He now has fewer than before—but he’s also making more money.

Employers should consider a number of major factors, including stop-loss coverage and reimbursement models, before making the move.