How to serve a multi-generational workforce
Offer employees plan options and help them connect health and financial wellness among one expert's recommendations.
Insurance
Virtual healthcare gains broader acceptance
The use of telemedicine is growing, with almost two thirds of organizations offering or planning to offer such a service by 2018.
10 traits to look for in a benefits adviser
As a result of the Affordable Care Act, employers are looking for their brokers to do more than simply provide a health insurance quote.
Benefits Think ERISA’s preemption of state laws is welcome news for employers
Why legal experts say the recent SCOTUS decision on state healthcare database laws relieves plan sponsors from burdensome reporting requirements.
Nancy Ross
Mayer Brown
Dealing with rapid advancements in technology and its industry disruption
Expert Michael Lujan provides insights on how advisers can deal with the technology advances changing the market
Health reform rule changes catch controlled groups by surprise
Large employers are accustomed to intricate benefit rules, including those pertaining to the shared responsibilities of related businesses, but the ACA now requires individualized rather than consolidated reporting.
Benefits Think Millennials are transforming the health insurance landscape
For employers, understanding millennials’ preferences and tailoring their benefits offerings are imperative to enticing these workers to enroll.
Jonathan Rickert
Array Health
Changes to health reform rules catch some controlled groups by surprise
New regulations are exceedingly complex, and the penalties for non-compliance are steep.
Benefits Think How millennials are transforming the health insurance landscape
Twenty- and thirty-somethings preferences will determine how medical benefits are offered.
Jonathan Rickert
Array Health
Benefits Think Assessing the need for terrorism insurance
Acts of terror are unpredictable. But employers should address the risk and ensure business continuity plans are in place.
Dan Goren
Corporate Synergies
Health hikes force new decisions on benefit plan sponsors
Premium increases continue to motivate employers to consider cost-saving solutions they previously may have shunned, says Arthur J. Gallagher’s Paul Fetterolf.
Benefits Think ERISA preempts state healthcare reporting requirements
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance, health plan sponsors can breathe a sigh of relief knowing they will not be subject to burdensome state reporting rules.
Nancy Ross
Mayer Brown
Benefits Think 5 open enrollment tips for retail and hospitality employers
How brokers can help businesses with heavy seasonality face unique benefit challenges.
Linda Itskovitz
GuideSpark
Benefits Think Helping clients keep employees happy without breaking the bank
Advisers should focus on working with employers to utilize smart benefits technology to create individualized programs that appeal to every worker.
Daniel Peate
Hixme
Benefits Think Avoiding the trap of a one-size-fits-all benefits strategy
Employers need to analyze their workforce and then find out from employees – through whatever means possible – what benefits are working for them and which aren’t.
George Lane
Mercer
Benefits Think Companies can’t afford to ignore sleep in wellness offerings
Employer-sponsored health improvement programs must strive to include sleep as a key element of good health. Here are three strategies benefit managers can use to encourage better sleep habits among workers.
Douglas Metz
American Specialty Health
Post-ACA benefits demand new tools, support from advisers
How employers design benefit packages is changing, leading many to rely on their brokers more than ever before, says Rodger Bayne.
SCOTUS decision on claims data seen as victory for employers
The high court rules Vermont cannot force self-insured plans governed by ERISA to release data on the insurance payouts.
Employers considering new options to counter health hikes
Expert panel at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance event say clients are now receptive to telemedicine, self-funding and other solutions they previously dismissed.
Popularity of PEO outsourcing growing
Professional Employer Organizations help SMBs focus on building their companies while still maintaining day-to-day control over managing employees.
