Advisers should be providing year-round support of consumer-driven health plans, says Scott Mardis, who will kick off EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance in March.

Broker demand for self-branded client communication software is reaching a fever pitch as agencies look to differentiate themselves from the competition. Adviser Tom Harte is capitalizing on the trend with a low-priced platform that targets advisers who find other product price points unattainable.

Broker demand for self-branded client communication software is reaching a fever pitch as agencies look to differentiate themselves from the competition. Adviser Tom Harte is capitalizing on the trend with a low-priced platform that targets advisers who find other product price points unattainable.

Employer clients using an ACA compliance solution vendor may have already received, or will be soon receiving, surveys or questionnaires requesting information about the employer’s workforce. Industry experts say the surveys often use technical jargon or request data that some employers are unsure of where to find, highlighting a real need for adviser help with the process.

While the first year of the ACA reporting requirements could create headaches for employers, it’s also an opportunity for advisers to increase their value and secure clients for the long-term.

Commentary: How a “go-to-them” strategy can improve plan outcomes.

Commentary: Limiting thinking to what we already know only allows us to do what we already know.

Commentary: The post-open enrollment, New Year season provides a great opportunity to evaluate what went right and what could go better before the next effective date rolls around.

Commentary: If employers want to ensure an engaged and retained workforce, it’s time they started planning their 2016 budget with these key trends in mind.

Commentary: Without it, your clients might be missing the full picture of what really is impacting their employees’ overall health and productivity.

Commentary: The Affordable Care Act’s reporting requirements are challenging, and carriers, employers and advisers have scrambled up a steep learning curve. Here are five predictions about how compliance will unfold in the coming months.

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Commentary: The ACA isn’t perfect, but what preceded it was far worse. Let’s get to work on making position changes to address the system’s real flaws, says adviser David C. Smith.

Commentary: Companies must abandon the constraints of how they have done business in the past and instead embrace a new consumer-driven experience from end to end.

Employers and employees should be considering the benefits of health savings accounts as a retiree benefit, industry experts say. HSAs offer cost-shifting benefits for employers and employees that advisers should be educating clients about.

Commentary: These voluntary benefits aren’t just nice to have anymore; they are necessary facets of recruitment and retention programs.

Aetna Inc. is quitting the health insurance industry’s main lobbying group, dealing a second blow to the organization just months after the exit of UnitedHealth Group Inc.