Road to WBR — Broker, employer agendas feature ACA, voluntary benefits

From the changing role of the broker to the ongoing pay-or-play debate, the agenda at the 2014 Workplace Benefits Renaissance will address a range of timely topics. In addition to the impressive lineup of keynote speakers, the agenda at the conference— held Feb. 24-26 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. — will focus on:

Monday, Feb. 24

• Pre-conference workshop: Voluntary worksite course (additional fee applies)
• Pre-Conference workshop: Has ACA shifted the role of the broker — are you failing your clients? (Included with your conference registration fee)
• Welcome & introduction
• Opening keynote: Employers and the ACA
• Keynote presentation: ACA update — What went right, what went wrong and what now

Tuesday, Feb. 25

Broker-track

• Consultative selling of benefits
• Trending employee benefit technologies
• Advising the employee
• Is it time to turn bullish on voluntary benefits?
• Pay-or-play will be back this year — are you ready?

Employer-track

• Overview from NJ’s exchange-based health care providers
• Business owner panel: The ACA financial challenge to employers
• Benefits brokers: How to find one and why they’re key in the ACA world
• Beyond health care: Affordable voluntary benefits for small & midsize businesses

Wednesday, Feb. 26

• Keynote panel: Workplace benefits insurance solutions
• Keynote panel: 4 tools for success: HDHP, GAP plans, HSAs and CDHPs
• Keynote presentation: Opting out of ACA via a “self-insured” plan

To register today, visit http://eba.benefitnews.com/conferences/renaissance/