http://eba.benefitnews.com/rssfeed?tagValue=Eba-Stayingcurrent-Newsmakers&tagType=100&sectionName=null&topicName=null&feedType=rss&assetType=ARTICLE RSS feed for Eba-Stayingcurrent-Newsmakers http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/712091/Worksite-marketing-pantheon-adds-two-new.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null Turner Williams, described as the "founding father" of worksite marketing joined the ranks of the Workplace Benefit Association's Worksite Marketing Hall of Fame earlier this year. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/712091/Worksite-marketing-pantheon-adds-two-new.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-10-01T18:01:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/712031/After-HRH-roadshow-Willis-Plumeri-refocuses.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null The Willis/HRH deal is the biggest insurance brokerage pairing of the year and it was done in large part for the employee benefits business. Willis CEO Joe Plumeri remains bullish on the prospects for benefits growth, both here and abroad. But will his company hit his mark of $1 billion in benefits revenue by 2010? With HRH in the fold they are a third of the way there. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:09:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/712031/After-HRH-roadshow-Willis-Plumeri-refocuses.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-10-01T17:09:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/712021/Make-Heisman-worthy-plays-your-clients-renewal.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null Fall may be the beginning of football season, but there's no time to relax on the couch and crack open a cold one. This is a time for action as benefit advisers tackle plan renewals and the challenges of open enrollment. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/712021/Make-Heisman-worthy-plays-your-clients-renewal.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-10-01T17:00:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/709031/4-day-work-weeks-still-rage.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null Employer after employer says they are ready to scrap the 5-day work week, but they need help doing it. It's not as product (and commission) specific as some brokers might like, but it is yet another example of how meeting HR where they are could prove a successful strategy for advisers seeking to drive long-term client relationships and sales. It's also an example of the type of value-added service employers are looking for right now. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:21:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/709031/4-day-work-weeks-still-rage.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-09-30T16:21:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/703921/Answer-phone-get-75.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null In times of economic crisis, it may seem counter-intuitive for employers to increase spending on wellness incentives. However, that's exactly what Lafarge North America -- a building materials firm headquartered in Paris with 8,500 U.S. employees - did, and the company was rewarded with positive results. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:12:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/703921/Answer-phone-get-75.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-09-23T16:12:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/700181/And-finally-its-SHOWTIME.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null If you're not coming into D.C. next week then you're missing out. Take heart though, you can still get your virtual fill of the country's biggest and best benefits conference! Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:40:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/700181/And-finally-its-SHOWTIME.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-09-16T15:40:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/700171/Raw-Bar-Cool-health-care-consumption.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null It's nice to see companies like change:healthcare make good on the long-promised better health care consumerism tools that were supposed to accompany the dramatic shift to individual health care responsibility brought about by the creation of health savings accounts and other CDH-products and services. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:37:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/700171/Raw-Bar-Cool-health-care-consumption.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-09-16T15:37:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/693121/Compare-candidates-small-business-views.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null As we move forward into peak presidential campaign season, small business owners will wish to understand in greater depth Barack Obama and John McCain's viewpoints on issues like health care, taxes, immigration, energy and the environment, and workplace reform. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/693121/Compare-candidates-small-business-views.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-09-02T17:00:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/671421/VSPs-Barry-Shinske.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null Vision insurance isn't an extremely complicated product, in terms of the details and components that go into it. It was a refreshing change for Barry Shinske, who started out with a large HMO and then a TPA selling self-insured medical, dental and prescription plans. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:06:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/671421/VSPs-Barry-Shinske.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-09-01T21:06:00Z http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/671151/Go-big-go-home-Employee-Benefit.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null At an age when many of his peers are either preparing for or thoroughly enjoying retirement, John Kahle is just beginning what looks like his third, final and most audacious act. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:59:00 GMT http://eba.benefitnews.com/asset/article/671151/Go-big-go-home-Employee-Benefit.html?pg=&sectionName=null&topicName=null 2008-09-01T19:59:00Z