Benefits Think AI is about to supercharge the HR department
Machine learning allows human resources professionals to deemphasize tedious aspects of the job while allowing them to pull a greater amount of insight from the results.
Practice and client management
U.S. jobless claims rise from lowest in almost 45 years
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits increased a week after plunging to the lowest level since 1973.
New tool helps HR move to SAP’s cloud-based HCM
Upgrade2Success service includes a number of devices to help with a migration to SuccessFactors.
SHRM offers broker finding service to members
The online platform lists more than 1,000 brokers and categorizes them based on factors such as geographic region and specialties.
Top 50 brokerages eye mid-market sweet spot
Mercer is No.1 on EBA-miEdge list of large-group advisers for the fourth straight year, translating jumbo employer success to companies with 100-5,000 employees.
Benefits Think What employers need to know about unplugging from a PEO
Unwinding from a professional employer organization relationship takes a significant amount of planning and organization as well as a keen understanding of what a company might endure during the transition period.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group
ADP acquires workforce management platform provider WorkMarket
The payroll provider will incorporate the startup’s software into its HCM system in an effort to help HR professionals find and manage gig workers.
5 applicant-tracking software providers to watch
Recruiterbox, Workable and Zoho Recruit give HR managers tools to maintain and track job candidates throughout the hiring process.
Benefits Think Are you required to pay your interns?
The DOL recently said it will scrap the agency’s previous six-factor test for unpaid interns and instead utilize the “primary beneficiary” test.
Phil Phillips
Foley & Lardner LLP
Benefits Think Still selling products? Your days are numbered
Brokers clinging to ways of doing business in the past, such as insurance spreadsheeting, are headed toward a quick retirement.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Benefit brokerages see 90% increase in M&A activity
More than 174 transactions occurred last year, accounting for 28.8% of the total insurance agency mergers and acquisitions that took place in 2017.
Benefits Think Tough questions about sexual harassment in wealth management
It’s an uncomfortable topic, especially after a bruising round of accusations in the 1990s.
Benefits Think What employers need to know about unplugging from a PEO
Unwinding from a professional employer organization relationship takes a significant amount of planning and organization as well as a keen understanding of what a company might endure during the transition period.
Rick Reiman
MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group
Benefits Think Are you required to pay your interns?
The DOL recently said it will scrap the agency’s previous six-factor test for unpaid interns and instead utilize the “primary beneficiary” test.
Phil Phillips
Foley & Lardner LLP
AI poised to transform open enrollments
Signing up for new benefits in the future will be powered by artificial intelligence, says Richard Silberstein of SIG.
How benefit brokerages can prepare for a profitable sale of the company
Key factors that make for a strong agency valuation include a demonstrated history of growth, diversification of clients and a consulting-focused business model.
Benefits Think AI is about to supercharge the HR department
Machine learning allows human resources professionals to deemphasize tedious aspects of the job while allowing them to pull a greater amount of insight from the results.
Benefits Think Agency owners must act now on proper business planning and perpetuation
Put together a multidimensional strategy, including the financial resources and human capital that will be required to achieve personal and company objectives.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
AI poised to transform open enrollments
Signing up for new benefits in the future will be powered by artificial intelligence, says Richard Silberstein of SIG.
5 payroll-management providers to know
Epay, Netchex and Sentric are among the vendors offering HR managers tools that help them calculate wages, manage budgets and pay employees.