NFP venture fund to seed innovative broker-tech partnerships
A $30 million investment coincides with benchmarking effort and symposiums to connect clients with bleeding edge products and services across HR, insurance and financial services.
Practice management
5 compliance management software tools to watch
Assignar, ComplianceHR and Smart Apps are among the programs helping employers keep documents current while adhering to regulatory changes.
SEC assigns ‘duty of loyalty’ for financial advisers
The latest proposal clarifies an RIA’s duty of care and other fiduciary obligations when dealing with clients.
10 most stressful jobs of 2018
Police officer, newspaper reporter and taxi driver are among the most trying careers, according to a new ranking by CareerCast.
8 wage and hour mistakes that could cost millions
From overtime rules to biometric timekeeping, a patchwork of laws and regulations can make compensation benefits a tricky business for employers.
ClearPath puts clients in charge of their data
The Columbus, Ohio-based brokerage saves client’s money by taking them partially self-funded, bringing in proprietary stop-loss coverage and introducing transparent PBMs.
Inside BambooHR’s HR tech strategy
The company’s rapid ascent prompts human resources to leverage, shape its own HCM solution to stay on track, explains Cassie Whitlock.
Help clients come to grips with long-term care
Even high-net-worth clients are reluctant to discuss LTC planning, a new survey finds.
Benefits Think What is your competitive advantage as a benefit broker?
To stand out in a tight market, advisers need to transcend their clients’ expectations. The best way to do this is by becoming a human-capital consultant.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
eBenefits launches cloud-based platform for HR pros
The company aims to make benefits administration easier for human resources professionals, producers and employees.
A number to avoid when discussing healthcare costs with clients
Advisors should frame health care costs as an annual expense rather than a lump sum, which is demotivating for investors, according to Vanguard.
Benefits Think For benefit adviser success, create a winning theme
To motivate their teams, brokers need a rallying cry that evokes shared goals and a larger vision.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Positive employer branding will attract top-shelf talent
Companies that create and communicate a positive company image see more top talent coming their way, and one expert shares how to do it.
eBenefits launches cloud-based platform for HR pros
The company aims to make benefits administration easier for human resources professionals, producers and employees.
Benefits Think Keeping compliant: Pay equity law updates
Connecticut now joins California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Vermont as one of six states having such laws, which are designed to remedy historic pay disparities between male and female employees.
James M. Nicholas
Foley & Lardner
Fewest jobless claims in six weeks show strong U.S. job market
Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits declined to a six-week low, indicating the job market remains tight.
Gender bias is a huge challenge in the workplace: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
HR professionals must systematically find these biases, check them and change them, Sandberg said at the annual SHRM conference.
Immigration, hiring ex-cons, workplace harassment lead agenda: SHRM CEO
The HR professional organization and lobbying firm plans to up human capital professional as well as increase the spotlight on the industry as a whole.
Gender bias is a huge challenge in the workplace: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
HR professionals must systematically find these biases, check them and change them, Sandberg said at the annual SHRM conference.
