Practice management

At the 10th World Health Care Congress held just outside Washington, D.C., in April, Mark Fogel, head of HR for New York-based accounting firm Marcum Group, said his organization is still "grappling" with what to do about the Affordable Care Act and the new world for employers.

Want proof that advisers need to be engaged in social media? In a recent report the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission clarified that its Regulation FD rules permit companies to use social media outlets to make significant corporate announcements, provided that those sites are generally accessible to the public and that investors have been notified about which social channels a firm intends to use.

EBA editor Elizabeth Galentine on how Employee Benefit Adviser helps celebrate the individual adviser.

A day in the life of Heather Gerths, employee benefit agent at McCune and Reed in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Social media is taking off as a way for brokers and advisers to sell and market in their agencies. Ryan Hanley RyanHanley.com is a broker turned marketer who faced resistance but now has increased sales.

Mel Schlesinger on how insurance brokers should market themselves with the agent or agency at the front.

Craig Davidson on why advisers shouldn’t worry about health care reform changes and how small businesses may no longer need a broker.

Nelson Griswold on how most advisers have not committed to a plan to adapt to the coming Affordable Care Act change in the insurance business.

Jack Kwicien on how advisers must commit to a plan to adapt to coming change with insurance reform

StayWell Health Management and Towers Watson study takes multi-year look to understand the potential payoff of prevention and risk education.

Wendy Keneipp on when brokerages and consultants should consider renaming their company and how to do it

I use LinkedIn. A lot. In fact, I suspect I'm connected to many of the readers of this magazine. I use it to stay on top of what colleagues are doing. Who is working for a new company. Who has gone out on their own. Who is posting something I'm interested in. I also post on LinkedIn a lot. Usually an article that I think has general appeal among my connections. Something on health reform, a new study on employee benefits, maybe the latest on digital health. The things I post usually come from various news feeds that I follow daily. And every post I make to LinkedIn also posts on my Twitter account.

How technology can be used to address challenges brought by health reform and Affordable Care Act

Aetna Inc., the third-biggest health insurer by sales, raised its full-year forecast, helped by a surge in Medicare and Medicaid premiums and medical claims that were lower than the company anticipated.

Stunt doubles enable the actor do what they do best — acting — while the stuntman masters the tasks where there’s no need and no benefit for the highly compensated actor’s involvement. To get to the point, I’m talking about creating a business team approach.

This formerly discounted, underinsured and underpenetrated generation now presents a larger sales opportunity than boomers.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement this morning that the application for public health insurance, reported in March to be 21 pages long for individuals, has been shorted to just three pages.

Aon Plc, the insurance broker that moved its headquarters to London from Chicago, declined the most since May after a measure of revenue growth slowed.

Guest blogger Mark S. Gaunya talks about what advisers must do in the 'Obamacare' world where insurers are assuming more risk and consumers more cost.

Mercer’s private exchange now has more than 20 carriers signed on to provide benefits, including dental, vision, life and disability products. Find out what carriers were added.