How to help clients deploy benefit technologies
ADP’s Gerry Leonard offers ways advisers can help clients plan, implement and manage admin systems and other tech.
Technology
Benefits Think For advisers and their clients, it’s all about technology
Today, employers need support on many fronts that go beyond a competitive benefits plan, and tech is the glue that pulls these elements together, says Perry Braun.
Three ways advisers are using technology with their clients
Brokers are using tech tools to help model benefit plans and ease enrollment and communications for employers.
6 trends for employers to understand about EAPs
Increased demand and use of technology are among the insights revealed by Chestnut Global Partners in its analysis of employee assistance programs.
Guiding employers toward a multi-channel healthy retirement approach
Technology alone is not enough to help employees achieve their money goals, according to research from Financial Finesse.
Technology alone not enough in financial wellness
Employees at companies that take a multi-channel approach to programs fare better than others, finds new research from Financial Finesse.
5 social media behaviors employers hate
Looking to move up in the ranks of benefits management and HR? Make sure to avoid these social media missteps that may cost you a job.
FINRA vows close oversight of digital advice tools
A new FINRA report warns firms they should be ready for reviews on their use of digital investment advice tools.
Agency alliance launches identity theft protection
The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance partners with LifeLock to offer ID theft protection to employer-clients.
Goldman Sachs buying online retirement plan company
The investment firm announces plans to acquire Honest Dollar, an Austin, Texas-based benefits vendor that targets small and mid-sized businesses.
SIAA agents to provide identity theft protection
Offered as a voluntary benefit through a partnership with LifeLock, these new services address a growing problem and mounting interest among employers.
How to strengthen your web presence
These techniques can help advisers boost their search engine placement and online marketing results.
Benefits Think 6 marketing activities insurance agencies need to embrace
Putting the sales process in perspective and getting these steps right will improve your business, says Wendy Keneipp.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Voluntary benefit blends financial education, interest-free credit
The credit option imposes no cost or liability on employers, says Michael Thiemann, CEO and co-founder of Zebit.
10 traits to look for in a benefits adviser
As a result of the Affordable Care Act, employers are looking for their brokers to do more than simply provide a health insurance quote.
Dealing with rapid advancements in technology and its industry disruption
Expert Michael Lujan provides insights on how advisers can deal with the technology advances changing the market
Is student debt the next area of benefits innovation?
Some employers are exploring student loan repayment as a way to attract talent and differentiate themselves from the competition.
Benefits Think Using online enrollment to cut through wellness clutter
How Quizzify makes learning about healthcare fun, delivering information to clients and employees in a game-show contest format.
Linda K. Riddell
Validation Institute
Employee use of health apps, wearables sees big growth
The market for wearable wellness is growing but workers are still reluctant to share the data from the devices with their employers.
Student loan debt repayment area of benefits innovation
As companies strive to find new and better ways to attract and retain skilled workers, some are exploring student loan debt repayment as a way to differentiate themselves from the competition.
