U.S. jobless claims at five-week low amid tight labor market
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell to a five-week low, suggesting tightening in a labor market.
Practice management
Benefits Think Status quo brokers are not helping clients
Next generation benefit firms owe it to employers and to themselves to invest in solutions beyond those that align with their financial interests.
Derek Rine
David Rine Insurance
Persistency key to skyrocketing growth for young adviser
Courtney Nelson was recruited to turn around an entire state’s falling sales and succeeded — while mentoring 25 up-and-coming brokers.
Meeting the needs of employers in coal country
2018 EBA Rising Star in Advising Taylor Lindsey works to deliver lower costs for a complex industry.
Benefits Think The emerging link between employee well-being and cyber security services
Throughout the process of handling ID theft, many workers worry about the extent of the fraud and its impact on their financial future.
Page Elliott
CyberScout
Growing a book of business in the cannabis market
While still an up-and-coming industry, Rising Star in Advising Matt Gilroy is diving head first into the field and is already seeing a profit.
Benefits Think 3 data-driven HR hiring and recruiting trends for 2018
Artificial intelligence will play a big role in how employers retain top performers as well as help eliminate bias from candidate selection.
Deb LaMere
Datasite
Benefits Think Why advisers should reach out to clients during times of market volatility
It’s a good time to remind plan sponsors to adhere to long-term investing techniques built upon discipline and best-practices.
Jess DeGabriele
LHD Retirement
How to best evaluate, deploy talent acquisition tools
Tech expert Elaine Orler shares her insights on the latest TA trends, how employers should evaluate tools and the best deployment methods.
How to best evaluate, deploy talent acquisition tools
Tech expert Elaine Orler shares her insights on the latest TA trends, how employers should evaluate tools and the best deployment methods.
5 onboarding platform providers to follow
Breezy, HR Cloud and WorkBright are some of the vendors offering human resource managers tools to quickly get employees up to speed.
Benefits Think The tax law’s hidden loopholes that await broker-dealers
Passed hastily, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may have unintended consequences that could soon be identified by the IRS.
Airbnb finds a union it can work with after failed efforts
Airbnb Inc. cafeteria workers are joining the United Auto Workers, a new twist in the home-rental company’s troubled relationship with organized labor.
Benefits Think An adviser’s pipeline needs both prospecting and marketing
For a business-to-business organization like a benefit advisory firm, a core function of growing the brand is to support sales efforts.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Meeting the needs of clients in coal country
2018 EBA Rising Star in Advising Taylor Lindsey works to deliver lower costs for a complex industry.
PepsiCo improves onboarding with Appical app
The system helps the beverage and snack company’s global procurement department more efficiently move new hires into its work stream.
5 onboarding platform providers to follow
Breezy, HR Cloud and WorkBright are some of the vendors offering human resource managers tools to quickly get employees up to speed.
Benefits Think With analytics and digitalization taking center stage, HR still needs to stay human
Human resource technologies need to be center-focused on employees to be effective. Here’s how to achieve that goal.
Janet Clarey
Bersin by Deloitte
Benefits Think What is the central aim of the broker-employer relationship?
Trusted advisers have an emerging opportunity to broaden their value to clients by embracing a new expertise around provider quality.
Shane Wolverton
Quantros, Inc.
Banking’s response to #MeToo: Training employees to speak up
Strong policies against sexual harassment appear to be a factor in shielding banks from the public shamings that have occurred in other industries, but even they know they can’t get too complacent. Some are ditching old training sessions and trying new things like coaching witnesses on how to report demeaning behavior.
