Worksite health care and onsite clinics have been re-invented from the manufacturing industry days of occupational health. Today's onsite health programs serve a variety of employer groups, can report solid ROI and take a holistic approach to health and productivity. During last week's episode of the Friday Fray David Demers, director of strategic planning and product development for Marathon Health and Raymond Fabius, president and chief medical officer at CHD Meridian addressed the questions of employers and consultants on this hot topic.
Daymark Advisor's Jack Kwicien wants to make your business a well-oiled machine with this Thursday's coaching call. Also tune into this week's Friday Fray and learn to sell more benefits the Facebook way. Read about how you or a colleague could be EBA's 2008 Adviser of the Year. Finally, cast your vote for our "best" group vision rep contest. We are only accepting nominations for one more week.
The threat of a recession was looming before employers for some time, but they were unsure how to "recession-proof" their benefit plans and received little guidance on the topic from advisers. Now, almost overnight, businesses are dealing with the reality of an economic downturn and the challenges that come with it.
Our periodic online discussion, the Friday Fray is tackling worksite health care and onsite clinics. Also read about how you can become EBA's 2008 Adviser of the Year and don't forget to cast your vote in our "best" group vision rep contest. We are still accepting nominations for both!
Tune in today at 3:00 PM to an online forum addressing lessons learned to improve profitability. Also find out how you can become EBA's 2008 Adviser of the Year and see where things stand with our "best" group vision rep contest. Nominations for both are now being accepted!
Would you like to be Employee Benefit Adviser's 2008 Adviser of the year? Of course you would! The honor comes with a cover story on you and your company in the September issue of EBA, as well as complimentary conference admission to the 21st annual Benefits Forum and Expo -- the largest event in the nation solely dedicated to employee benefits -- where you will receive your award before benefit managers, HR executives and your fellow advisers.
The majority of workers (58%) and retirees (60%) believe that the United States is already in a recession and have reacted accordingly by becoming increasingly concerned with job security and by curtailing spending, according to the Principal Financial Group's Well-Being Index.
The majority of workers (58%) and retirees (60%) believe that the United States is already in a recession and have reacted accordingly by becoming increasingly concerned with job security and by curtailing spending, according to the Principal Financial Group's Well-Being Index.
How? Nominate yourself or a colleague for EBA's 2nd annual Employee Benefit Adviser of the Year award. Don't hesitate. Take some time and fill out the nomination form today. It's the premiere award for our industry. While it is often imitated, it cannot be duplicated.
Millions of workers are suffering from pain at the pump. So what's an employer to do? Some say it's not an employer's responsibility, other say it is. Listen in this Friday (June 20 at 1:00 p.m. EST) as we wrestle with the issue in another installment of our occasional discussion series, "The Friday Fray."
Insurance brokerage giant Willis Group will buy Hilb Rogal & Hobbs (HRH), the United States' eighth-largest broker, for $2.1 billion, representatives of the brokerages announced Sunday.
EBA's annual broker survey closes today and we need your help! We are surveying the benefits universe to find out how advisers are running their businesses, what products they think are hot and how they reach out to employers -- then, we're passing the benchmarking data on to you, so you can use that information to take your business to the next level.
We are launching a new blog at the Benefits Group called the "Daily Diversion," emloyeebenefitnews.blogspot.com. We're also closing out EBA's Adviser of the Year contest and the "Best" Group Vision Rep contest.
Fifty-five percent of the employers in the United States with more than 200 employees partially or completely self-fund their health plans. Yet despite the prevalence of self-insured plans, there is still misinformation about them.
The Department of Labor recently released guidance, in a question-and-answer format, that will help advisers stay compliant when it comes to client disclosure. The DOL's clarification of the 2009 Form 5500 Schedule C helps employers and service providers comply with the requirements for reporting fees and compensation.
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