Employers need a ‘one-stop-shop’ for HR technology
There is a need for more digital tool integration, but combining may be easier said than done.
Practice management
Brokers say employers, carriers need to embrace benefits tech
Adding quality metrics on physicians is just one advantage for the benefits industry — if it manages to evolve from its paper-based roots.
Brokers say employers, carriers need to embrace benefits tech
Adding quality metrics on physicians is just one advantage for the benefits industry — if it manages to evolve from its paper-based roots.
Benefits Think Top 3 cost-containment tips for your clients
Brokers looking to show their value can help employers manage benefit costs with these strategies.
Eric Rentsch
Zywave
Benefits Think Making wellness work: 5 ways employers can improve programs
Offering employees the right incentives and leveraging big data are key to getting the most out of workplace programs.
Rebecca Madsen
UnitedHealthcare
OneDigital strikes partnership to offer employers health management tools
The brokerage will offer One Drop’s digital health management tools to its 50,000 employer clients.
Benefits Think 3 ways to stand out ahead of open enrollment season
Advisers who spend time auditing sales strategy and finding ways to stand out can lead to new business before open enrollment.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
4 ways brokers can cultivate a reputation as a service leader
Persistence and responsiveness are among the key attributes of true employer advocates.
Alera Group completes 10th acquisition this year
Brokerages will likely keep acquiring to diversify both their product portfolio and customer base.
Benefits Think Teched out
With constant communication, news feeds and 24/7 texting, never has the modern employee been so informed, so productive — and also so stressed out.
Walden Siew
Arizent
Benefits Think Why advisers should care about clients’ dress codes
Analyzing an employers’ dress code can be a good way to determine company culture.
Bobbi Kloss
Benefit Advisors Network
US jobs top forecast at 263,000 gain; wages miss estimates
The jobless rate dipped to a fresh 49-year low and wage gains were slightly lower than projected.
Deep learning offers lessons for healthcare
A subset of machine learning and AI vastly improves predictive modeling capabilities for early intervention strategies, better outcomes and lower costs.
Should my wife file for Social Security retirement benefits now or delay till 70?
A 67-year-old wife collecting spousal benefits will be better off waiting until 70 before shifting to her own retirement benefit if she remains healthy, according to this Q&A article.
5 wellness engagement strategies that work
A successful program will only work if clients take the right approach and workers get involved.
‘I’m not a broker — and I don’t want to be’
The new generation of benefit advisers want to consult with employers, rather than sell them benefits packages.
US firms added most workers in nine months in April
Employers added the most employees since July amid gains in services and medium-sized businesses.
Benefits Think Teched out
With constant communication, news feeds and 24/7 texting, never has the modern employee been so informed, so productive — and also so stressed out.
Walden Siew
Arizent
Benefits Think New research says wellness isn’t working. Here’s where it’s wrong
Although a recent study found the programs to be lackluster in transforming employee health outcomes at BJ’s Wholesale Club, it’s missing some key areas of analysis.
Francois Millard
Vitality Group
Not all clients understand the value of voluntary benefits. Here’s what brokers can do
Advisers are becoming more consultative when offering voluntary benefits, Prudential says.
