Practice management

Thirteen-year veteran of the employee benefits industry Susan L. Combs considers the mentorship of new women benefit advisers to be her top priority.

Medical data analytics is pointless if employees won’t use it. Here’s how to urge the workforce to spend their benefit dollars smartly.

Jamie Greenleaf has devoted 29 years to the retirement market, continually driven by the idea that all hardworking individuals deserve to leave the workforce comfortably.

Broker disintermediation is not about to happen — nor is it something a smart carrier should desire.

Senior Vice President of Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance Pamela Anne Files is using her knowledge and experience in the broker industry to inform legislators about worker needs.

Gamification, mobile apps and analytic tools should all be on employers' radar.

Brokerage owner Tanya Boyd continues to double her business year-over-year with just five employees.

Different carriers are changing their position in the space, creating opportunity for advisers to find strategic partners.

Understanding what workers are thinking to gain perspective on day-to-day frustrations will help advisers and employers use that information to make employees’ lives easier.

Grand Rounds algorithm is credited with combating misdiagnoses and improving healthcare literacy for companies.

Thirteen-year veteran of the employee benefits industry Susan L. Combs considers the mentorship of new women benefit advisers to be her top priority.

Younger employees want to work with purpose, and companies can lure them by establishing a work environment that aligns with their values.

The needs of three constituents must be met: the employer, the employee and the consultant.

Two step approach can help companies improve their systems with more employee-focused technology.

Having a commoditized sales model no longer works for the average brokerage, rather a laser-focused, client-centric, consultative business will give an agency the edge.

Senior Vice President of Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance Pamela Anne Files is using her knowledge and experience in the broker industry to inform legislators about worker needs.

Smart agency leaders are reworking their strategy to stop contending with other firms in their market.

Ascende’s Suzanne McGarey helps clients and their employees navigate the maze of modern insurance while keeping an eye on the quality of services.

A platform’s licensing model, system support and opportunity for revenue growth determine the success of a benefits system.

Benefit election variations across leading job sectors point to a need for better education from advisers and employers on product selection.