Zenefits to exit BOR business, work with agencies to license its technology
Atlanta-based OneDigital is the company’s first brokerage partner and will take over the San Francisco firm’s 7,000 client list.
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Zenefits to exit BOR business, work with agencies to license its technology
Atlanta-based OneDigital is the company’s first brokerage partner and will take over the San Francisco firm’s 7,000 client list.
Rising health-insurance costs blunt employees’ paycheck gains
The cost of buying health coverage at work has increased faster than wages and inflation for years, pressuring household budgets.
Benefits Think How to harness the power of value-added benefits
Three ways advisers can effectively communicate to employers the perks of beefing up a benefit package.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
Independent consultants declare old model fails customers
Agency Growth Mastermind Partnership comes together in Philadelphia to commit to a new way of doing business.
Benefits Think How data analytics is changing employee benefit strategies
Actionable analytics stemming from the democratization of big data are enabling employers, brokers and consultants to improve the performance of their plans like never before.
Eric Helman
Hodges-Mace
Benefits Think Health insurers need a strategic approach to broker relations
Broker disintermediation is not about to happen — nor is it something a smart carrier should desire.
Scott Brown
Accenture
How group voluntary benefits are changing
Different carriers are changing their position in the space, creating opportunity for advisers to find strategic partners.
Benefits Think Moving forward after the collapse of healthcare reform
Nothing precludes Congressional leaders from revising the rules governing HSAs as a small step in the larger debate.
Harrison Stone
General Counsel
Benefits Think Advisers must cultivate unique benefit strategies for SMBs
A long-term perspective and focus on proactive education will help support small business clients in an uncertain healthcare environment, says Paychex Insurance Agency’s Kevin McGuire.
Kevin McGuire
Paychex Insurance Agency
Benefits Think How to identify disqualifying HSA coverage in a creative marketplace
There is often a lack of direct guidance on these plans, therefore employers should consult their advisers and recall baseline IRS guidance to maintain compliance.
Karen Murray
Alliant Employee Benefits
Benefits Think Moving forward after the collapse of healthcare reform
Nothing precludes Congressional leaders from revising the rules governing HSAs as a small step in the larger debate.
Harrison Stone
General Counsel
10 key takeaways from EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania
Speakers at the conference shared how private exchanges are evolving, selling with technology, sales tips and more.
Why employers should offer a limited number of voluntary products
Offering too many elective benefits at once confuses employees and becomes counter-productive.
California single-payer drive lives on in committee
Tabled but not dead, the proposal remains ‘fluid,’ explains Keenan SVP John Scatterday and could still have a national impact on healthcare if the bellwether state moves forward.
Benefit pros on the move: Hodges-Mace, Lawley and Rogers & Gray make key appointments
The latest hires and promotions inside advisory firms across the nation.
Benefits Think How advisers can beat the competition through innovation
One key point on the journey toward success is to avoid operational HR leaders and track down prospects’ CFOs first, says columnist Nelson Griswold.
California single-payer drive lives on in committee
Tabled but not dead, the proposal remains ‘fluid,’ explains Keenan SVP John Scatterday and could still have a national impact on healthcare if the bellwether state moves forward.
Benefits Think New York, California single payer proposals gather steam
As Washington debates the AHCA, states are pushing plans that would wipe out health insurance companies.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think The do’s and don’ts of getting smaller employers to move online
Avoid longer conversations about automating the benefits enrollment. They won’t work in the adviser’s — or the client’s — favor.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal