Short-term health plans hold savings for consumers, profits for brokers and insurers
Driven by rising premiums for ACA plans, interest in short-term insurance is growing, boosted by Trump administration actions to ease Obama-era restrictions.
Practice management
In review: EBN’s 2018 HR technology innovators
From founding paid leave platforms and healthcare management apps to creating a virtual personal benefits assistant, these visionaries are using technology to drive innovation.
Benefits Think It’s time to talk to your nonprofit clients about state unemployment tax alternatives
Many advisers are unaware that nonprofits are allowed to opt out of paying state unemployment tax to become reimbursable employers.
Ron Lucki
UC Assure
Arizona brokers join international adviser network
Reseco Insurance Advisors now has access to benefit advice from over 2,000 peers from around the world.
Workers overdose on the job, and employers struggle to respond
As the opioid epidemic continues to rage across the country, the fallout is increasingly manifesting itself at construction sites, factories, warehouses, offices and other workplaces.
Workers overdose on the job, and employers struggle to respond
As the opioid epidemic continues to rage across the country, the fallout is increasingly manifesting itself at construction sites, factories, warehouses, offices and other workplaces.
Benefits Think Strategies to help employers minimize ADA missteps
Employer could face potential disability discrimination claims if requests for reasonable accommodations are ignored, even informal ones.
Jeffrey Kopp
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think Advisers’ most important move before creating employee education plans
Employee benefits advisers need to focus on the motivations of employers in establishing company-sponsored employee education plans.
Tim Clairmont
Clear Financial Partners
Here’s what brokers can do to keep their edge
While advisers might recommend voluntary non-medical benefits to employers, many often lack the personal experience of having them in their own benefits packages.
How your client might lose Social Security benefits
Lower-earning spouses who took time off to raise children or care for an aging parent may not be eligible based on the taxes they paid into the system.
5 employee feedback platforms to know
Culture Amp, Impraise and Reviewsnap are among the tools human resource managers can use to recognize, develop and engage with workers.
Cash-rich marijuana business brings unexpected tests for benefits, HR
From dealing with THC in your body and greater desire for homeopathic meds and yoga, cannabis workers have some specific benefits needs.
Cash-rich marijuana business brings unexpected tests for benefits, HR
From dealing with THC in your body and greater desire for homeopathic meds and yoga, cannabis workers have some specific benefits needs.
Buyers of short-term health plans: Wise or shortsighted?
For some insurance brokers and consumers, short-term insurance plans are an enticing, low-cost alternative for healthy people.
Benefits Think How advisers can help employers attract and retain top talent
Employee benefit advisers can offer key insight into retirement planning from the perspective of employers.
William J. Rossi
Koss Olinger
EBA’s top 10 blogs of 2018
Opinions on controlling health costs and plan design innovation were among the most popular EBA commentary articles of the year.
Benefits Think It is not too late to consider updating your employee handbook for 2019
A well-written employee handbook can be an effective document to ensure compliance with applicable laws as they evolve and as new laws go into effect.
Caroline Hogan
Foley & Lardner LLP
5 succession planning systems to watch
Deep Talent, PeopleQlik and Vibe HCM are among the companies offering applications that track employees and identify staff ready for promotion.
What’s in store for brokers in 2019? More M&A, automation
“Consolidation is gaining steam instead of losing steam. There are even bigger and bigger acquisitions happening,” says Zywave CEO Jason Liu.
HR may be falling behind on technology
It trails marketing, finance and IT departments in implementing new technologies at work, a new survey finds.
