Agency alliance launches identity theft protection
The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance partners with LifeLock to offer ID theft protection to employer-clients.
Insurance
Benefits Think 6 ways to help clients manage intermittent leaves
For employers, complying with the FMLA may feel like balancing on a tightrope. Here’s how advisers can assist their clients in managing the process.
Lincoln Dirks
Standard Insurance Company
10 drugs to watch this year
Generic drugs are usually significantly cheaper for plan sponsors than brand-name drugs. Here’s a look at 10 drugs coming off patent in 2016. And although the FDA hasn’t yet approved generics for many of the following blockbuster drugs that are coming off patent this year, in most cases there are generics in the pipeline, according to Dickson Data Blog.
Advisers finding new opportunities with long-term care benefits
While few employers offer group coverage, there’s still a market for LTC as a voluntary or individual offering.
Benefits Think How to win business from an incumbent firm
Having a different conversation with clients will set you apart from the larger agencies, says Nelson Griswold.
SIAA agents to provide identity theft protection
Offered as a voluntary benefit through a partnership with LifeLock, these new services address a growing problem and mounting interest among employers.
National health group’s new CEO outlines key initiatives
Michael Thompson discusses how the National Business Coalition on Health plans to address consolidation in the benefits industry and a proposal for a well-being institute.
Why DEVAs are increasingly important for employers
Cost control and fiduciary duty are two main reasons to consider conducting a dependent eligibility verification audit.
HSA enrollment up, employer contributions down
The looming Cadillac tax is causing companies to be cautious when it comes to contributing to workers’ health savings accounts.
Benefits Think Digital eye strain among workers causing employers to rethink vision benefits
Nearly nine in 10 adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, all the more reason for employers to promote their vision plans.
Linda Chous
UnitedHealthcare
Why dependent eligibility audits are increasingly important for employers
Having ineligibles on a health plan can rack up unnecessary claims and costs. Advisers can suggest plan inventories to avoid these scenarios.
How to build benefits for a multi-generational workforce
Employer strategies include offering multiple plan options, connecting employees’ health to their financial wellness and making use of benefit technologies.
Benefits Think Improving sales management effectiveness
For most firms, this is one of its weakest skill sets. Jack Kwicien explains why it is required to grow your practice.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Benefits Think What small-business plan sponsors need to keep in mind this tax season
From the Affordable Care Act to employee classification, there is a multitude of evolving regulations posing challenges for small business owners this tax season.
Jackie Breslin
TriNet
NBCH’s new CEO outlines key initiatives
Michael Thompson discusses how the National Business Coalition on Health plans to address consolidation in the benefits industry and a proposal for a well-being institute.
Benefits Think Why professional designations matter
When hiring a benefits broker or adviser, check if they’ve completed programs such as the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist offered by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Brian Murphy
Willis Towers Watson
Benefits Think 6 ways to fix the healthcare system
Presidential candidates are unlikely to advocate for any of these changes so it’s up to employers and their advisers to take a run at them.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think 6 marketing activities insurance agencies need to embrace
Putting the sales process in perspective and getting these steps right will improve your business, says Wendy Keneipp.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Benefits Think Finding a more cost-effective approach to CDHPs
Some organizations are deploying a strategy that reduces their HSA contributions in favor of employer-funded indemnity products, such as accident and critical illness insurance.
Eric Helman
Hodges-Mace
Antea Group launches online cognitive behavioral therapy benefits
The international environmental consulting firm offers employees access to mental health therapy 24/7 through Learn to Live, an online system built to address psychological issues such as social anxiety, depression, stress and worry.
