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Welcome to the audio channel for Employee Benefit Adviser, your online and on-demand site for everything about the business of benefits. This year, Employee Benefit Adviser is pleased to announce have even more online benefits content.

Want to be interviewed for a potential podcast or give feedback? Be sure to e-mail Elizabeth Galentine with suggestions.

May 21, 2012

Big "I" sounds off on MLR rebates, what's next

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What's next with the medical loss ratio rebates? Listen in as Robert Rusbuldt, CEO of the Big "I", discusses what agents, brokers have to keep in mind about the provision and what can and will be done about the issue in the near future.

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May 4, 2012

Advocacy organization focuses on retirement plan advisers

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The National Association of Plan Advisors is a new organization created by, for and led by retirement plan advisers. Listen as President Marcy Supovitz talks about the first-ever advocacy group for those who focus on 401(k) plans and gives advisers a voice in Washington, D.C.

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April 26, 2012

Agents, brokers must add new products to their portfolio

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Depending on the size of a broker’s book of business, commission cuts are daunting. President and CEO of the Big "I" Robert Rusbuldt shares how important it is to constantly add insurance products to a portfolio.

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April 25, 2012

Two tips more than 500 CEOs say will get you their business

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Over a 10-year period Nicholas Read interviewed hundreds of executives for his book, “Selling to the C-Suite: What Every Executive Wants You to Know About Successfully Selling to the Top.” Listen in as he shares — in two minutes — how to succeed at becoming their trusted adviser.

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April 24, 2012

Industry professionals speak out about the impact of health care reform

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Listen as three industry professionals — Joe Berardo of MagnaCare (pictured), Sallie Giblin of Lockton and John Stanley of Transamerica Employee Benefits, respectively — share their thoughts about the impact of health care reform, their take on the oral arguments at the Supreme Court and provide tips for brokers as carriers are redefining their plans.

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April 23, 2012

ASPPA's Judy Miller: Tax reform may be a reality in 2013

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ASPPA's Judy Miller talks about her testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee on retirement plan tax incentives and if tax reform will be a reality in 2013. For a story about her testimony click here.

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April 20, 2012

Health reform calculator helps users make informed decisions

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Verisight's PPACAcalc provides a customized financial impact analysis of key PPACA provisions. Listen as Verisight's Brian Blalock discusses how participants need employer-specific results to help users make informed decisions.

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April 12, 2012

Tying together health care costs in retirement

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Cara Sjodin, VP of health wealth advisor services for OptumHealth, shares how brokers can help plan participants prepare for health care costs in retirement. She also explains the importance of online tools specifically Health Savings Checkup.

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April 10, 2012

3 main takeaways from the Medicaid oral arguments

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Listen as Asheesh Agarwal and Tom Christina, both of Ogletree Deakins, provide an analysis of the Medicaid oral argument at the Supreme Court March 28.

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April 4, 2012

What the Express Scripts/Medco merger means for your clients

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PBM consultant Jennifer Kingsley-Wilson, CEO of ARMSRx, describes what brokers must convey to their employer clients after the FTC’s approval of the Express Scripts and Medco merger as well as the opportunities that lie ahead for PBM vendors.

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