Practice management

Like-minded brokers are banding together, finding joy in helping would-be competitors get a win for their clients, says adviser Rachel Miner.

As base health plans become more generic, having unique and tailored products will become a key differentiator for recruitment and retention.

Cutting work-at-home ability can be a short-sighted option in candidate-driven job market.

The latest hires and promotions inside advisory firms across the nation.

The Aon spinoff has ‘started a number of discussions in the marketplace’ with the country’s largest firms, CEO Chris Michalak says.

The latest hires and promotions inside advisory firms across the nation.

Benefits including career development programs and paid parental leave are giving these companies the edge, according to a ranking from job reviewing platform Fairygodboss.

Cutting work-at-home ability can be a short-sighted option in candidate-driven job market.

Thanks to an internal platform that monitors plan activity and a knack for risk pooling clients such as schools, the Pennsylvania brokerage acts swiftly to adjust health plan strategy

A close analysis of terms will help to verify critical features such as performance guarantees, TPA service agreements, applicable rebates and more.

Attorneys at law firm EBG discuss the impact of cybersecurity threats, what HR departments should do and the importance of safeguarding benefits information.

Employers should educate employees about the dangers of abuse and work with EAPs and disability carriers to help at-risk workers who need proper treatment.

More than 80% of the workforce is impacted by the recent Equifax breach and brokers have an obligation to ensure employers understand the business implications of the hack.

While there is no guaranteed answer for success, there are certainly ways to positively influence the process, says columnist Wendy Keneipp.

Veltus Financial Services CEO Julie Veltus expanded her consultancy’s focus beyond small businesses to larger firms that also need retirement advice.

Small firms win letters of record by speaking the language of the CFO and putting their compensation on the line, explains columnist Nelson Griswold.

Industry experts weigh in on a range of pain points facing employees, such as managing student debt, and the products that are designed to address them.

Partner at DCW Group, Bob Gearhart Jr., is seamlessly adapting to the changing role of adviser from product specialist to corporate consultant.

Make business development activities a systematic, constructive work habit, and columnist Jack Kwicien says attracting and selling new clients will get that much easier.

Recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board have found that “no recording” policies are illegal under the National Labor Relations Act.