Benefits Think How to evaluate health questionnaire software
Filling out paperwork is so inefficient it keeps brokers from pursuing alternate funding strategies.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Practice and client management
Why employers are missing the mark with digital tools
Less than a quarter of companies are satisfied with tech solutions. Experts say one way they can get better results is to empower their employees.
Aon considers all-share bid for $24 billion rival Willis Towers
Aon is considering a combination with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson, in what could be the industry’s largest ever merger.
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Ed Hammond
Benefits Think 3 ways anxiety can hold back your employees’ careers
Anxiety often takes shape in various thinking traps that can sabotage worker growth. But HR can help turn the tide by building a company culture that fosters employee confidence.
Acacia Parks
Happify
How one adviser is driving healthcare savings for a car dealership
A self-insured benefits plan for a small business resulted in substantial savings. Here's how an adviser found a competitive edge.
How to help clients this tax season
Submitting taxes can be a stressful time for employers and employees. Here’s how advisers can help them make sure they are prepared this year.
How one adviser helps employees navigate the healthcare system
Ed Ligondé, one of our 20 Rising Stars of 2019, used his own medical condition as inspiration to learn about healthcare — and improve employee benefits education along the way.
HHS secretary calls on brokers to help lower healthcare costs
Advisers should continue to engage with government officials on issues impacting the price and quality of care, Alex Azar said.
Benefits Think AI is changing the HR profession. But it’s not replacing HR professionals
Though tech may automate some routine functions, it can’t replace key duties like interpersonal skills, creativity and complex problem-solving.
Scott Cawood
WorldatWork
10 key takeaways from Workplace Benefits Renaissance
EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends and technology.
Even when IRS says yes, company plans may say no
Retirement plans may decline to offer delayed RMDs, plan loans, stretch and hardship distributions and a host of other legally sanctioned tax maneuvers.
Innovative strategies for reducing healthcare costs
What should employers and lawmakers do to address the high cost of healthcare? A lot more, experts say.
10 key takeaways from Workplace Benefits Renaissance
EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, broker strategies and technology.
How tech, AI can help cut healthcare costs
There’s a big “gap in strategy — or the lack thereof,” says Curtis Cannon of Axis Recovery. “A lot of brokers have a bolt-on mindset.”
Is it time to make benefits a bigger part of workplace culture?
Employers should partner with advisers to help workers understand offerings and make them more engaged year-round.
How a benefits communications plan fixed Omni Hotel’s enrollment ‘chaos’
The company had issues with inconsistent messaging and "way too many medical plans." A partnership with Hodges-Mace and on-site enrollment counselors helped turn things around.
Advisers need to get smarter about using benefits tech
Technology alone won’t drive business for brokers, but when used correctly, it can make a good addition.
Younger generations driving lifestyle benefits
Millennials and Gen Z want more from their employers than the basic medical coverage. Learn how to adapt benefits to their needs as they age.
Q&A: Whither healthcare in America?
No one knows what the future of healthcare will be, but these experts say it needs to be simpler.
The future of voluntary deductions, without the deduction
From Kentucky cementing its decision to discontinue payroll deductions for voluntary benefits to tax challenges clients take on, is the voluntary market on the edge of an evolution?
