Practice and client management

From what will happen with cost containment provisions to addressing broker business models, BAN’s Perry Braun is looking for answers.

Benefit technology is quickly becoming more useful with the advent of artificial intelligence and personal assistants.

Despite President Trump’s executive order to delay implementation of the DOL rule, financial service companies, 401(k) record companies, employers and other stakeholders say they're moving ahead with planned changes.

Nearly 450 recorded deals were made in the U.S. and Canada, with employee benefit agencies accounting for 20%.

Do distractions and absenteeism abound when it’s time for the big game? Employers need to set expectations to avoid losses in productivity and morale.

Many employers think they have little say during an inspection, but employers have many choices to make, starting as soon as OSHA arrives, says attorney Krista Sterken.

The ACA may have generated controversy, but it also produced a goldmine of information for employers such as Arby’s.

Benefit technology is quickly becoming more useful with the advent of artificial intelligence and personal assistants.

With more than half of brokers still using paper, they are likely to be left in the dust, industry study finds.

Healthy employees mean engaged employees. But how can employers help individualize the programs?

The ACA may have generated controversy, but it also produced a goldmine of information for benefit brokers and employers such as Arby’s.

Incorporating traditionally self-selected benefits into the auto-enrollment process could lead to greater participation rates, more interest from employees.

With more than a half-dozen proposals for healthcare reform on the table, advisers plan to keep clients on a need-to-know basis.

Account management teams should be completely in sync with sales teams through the entire client relationship.

Incorporating traditionally self-selected benefits into the auto-enrollment process could lead to greater participation rates, more interest from employees.

Many employers think they have little say during an inspection, but employers have many choices to make, starting as soon as OSHA arrives, says attorney Krista Sterken.

Employers recalling a less-than-perfect renewal experience are often eager for change, says Dynamis’s Andy Nunemaker.

Healthy employees mean engaged employees. But how can advisers help individualize the programs?

From the ACA to fiduciary and overtime regulation, employers must consider how to handle this time of change and uncertainty.

Carriers are using their brokers to control their agenda based on what they need to sell, says adviser Suzy Johnson.