House GOP to keep a tax break for businesses as individuals lose
Partnerships, limited liability companies and other businesses could keep using state and local tax deductions.
Practice management
Benefits Think How to turn around poor benefits ratings on Glassdoor
There are three top actions advisers can help employers take to ensure employees have an adequate understanding of their compensation package.
Saravanan Chettiar
STRIVE Benefits
Filings for jobless benefits show steady U.S. job market
Even with an increase last week, the level of U.S. filings for unemployment benefits indicates steady demand for workers.
Benefits Think 3 factors driving the growth of voluntary benefits
The popularity of physical and financial wellness, preference for on-demand products and increasing use of technology all play a role.
Dennis Healy
ARAG
Benefits Think 3 strategies to overcome mental health stigma in the workplace
The combined financial impact of medical cost and productivity loss makes mental illness one of the most costly conditions among U.S. workers, but advisers can help.
John Patrick
HUB International Midwest
Why brokers are more open to introducing voluntary benefits
Bringing the products to clients is a natural fit as healthcare costs continue to shift onto employees, DirectPath’s Bart Yancey says.
Benefits Think 3 factors driving the growth of voluntary benefits
The popularity of physical and financial wellness, preference for on-demand products and increasing use of technology all play a role.
Dennis Healy
ARAG
Benefits Think Juggling ADA, FMLA and worker’s compensation regulations
Employers need to understand the rules when dealing with employees’ time away from work.
Caroline Hogan
Foley & Lardner LLP
Benefits Think How to help clients expand benefits with technology
The right software reduces the burden associated with increased voluntary options by cutting the paperwork and making it easier for employees to evaluate products and enroll in coverage.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Benefits Think Juggling ADA, FMLA and worker’s compensation regulations
Employers and their advisers need to understand the rules when dealing with employees’ time away from work.
Caroline Hogan
Foley & Lardner LLP
Benefit brokerage mergers and acquisitions reach triple-digit heights
To date, nearly 150 firms have engaged in some form of M&A deal within 2017, nearly surpassing both 2015 and 2016 records.
Benefits Think Finding motivation to achieve 4th quarter sales goals
Advisers who are not spending 80% of their time on revenue generation need to rethink their business practices, says adviser Suzy K. Johsnon.
Suzy K. Johnson
Employee Benefit Advisors of the Carolinas
Benefits Think How employers can support workers with cancer
Consulting employees on disability leave programs, flex-plan options and workplace accommodations can make a big difference to workers in need.
Sandy Witt
Standard Insurance Company
Benefits Think How benefit advisers can help employers support workers with cancer
Consulting clients on disability leave programs, flex-plan options and workplace accommodations can make a big difference to an organization and its employees in need of help.
Sandy Witt
Standard Insurance Company
U.S. Retirement & Benefits Partners acquires National Benefit Partners
Firms look to leverage each other’s strengths, grow with focus on technology, voluntary and retirement benefits.
Digital brokerage League aims to disrupt an outdated benefits model
Firm is winning customers by providing employers with more service and technology than once-a-year touchpoints.
Great workplaces for women are more welcoming
Ranking shows high marks across gender and demographic groups, but true equality is still elusive.
Benefits Think Ivy Rehab breaking new ground in physical therapy bundled pricing
The company is working with employers to combat rising healthcare costs while developing better treatments.
Doug Morse-Schindler
HealthJoy.com
How employers can improve life insurance education
Most employees learn about the product on their own or from family members and many know little about it, Lincoln Financial finds.
Benefits Think Executive, legislative actions on ACA could transform healthcare market
From CSR payments to HRA funding, proposed reform’s impact on employees may be truly disruptive to advisers by changing focus from insurance sales to financial planning.
Shandon Fowler
Four8 Insights