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  • Industry professionals share 2013 business outlook

    PODCAST | September 13, 2012

    For those in the industry that are ready to transform their business, it’s time to shine in 2013. Lambert Hsu, principal at BenefitPro Insurance Services; Garrett Durkin, insurance consultant at F.B.C. Services; and Sam Fleet, President and CEO of AmWINS Group Benefits share at the 7th Annual Employee Benefit Summit in Phoenix their thoughts about the upcoming year and how they’re preparing.


  • 3 steps to improve the sales process

    September 12, 2012

    When asked who plans to be doing the same job, in the same way, three years from now, not one broker raised a hand Tuesday during a session on growth and profitability at the 7th Annual Employee Benefit Adviser Summit.


  • How to achieve organic growth

    September 11, 2012

    The employee benefit and health care industry is going through a transformation. Brokers who don’t believe it, Rob Lieblein, partner and executive vice president at MarshBerry, are going to struggle down the road.


  • Benefits ‘seismic shift’ means great opportunity

    September 11, 2012

    There are seismic shifts happening in the benefits industry today, creating tremendous opportunity that will not be seen again in this lifetime, said a speaker at the Employee Benefit Adviser Summit in Phoenix Monday.


  • States ranked by health insured rates

    September 4, 2012

    More than a quarter (26.3%) of Texans do not own health insurance, giving Texas the lowest rate of health insureds in the nation, according to 2010 data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau; Massachusetts, Hawaii and the District of Columbia represented the states with the highest rates of health insureds, respectively.


  • Great divide coming in employee benefits

    September 1, 2012

    Craig Davidson on how health insurance consumers will soon face a technology divide for employee benefits


  • Game on

    September 1, 2012

    Workout program tied to Xbox allows employees to get fit, save on health care premiums.


  • How to get more out of EAPs

    September 1, 2012

    How brokers advisers can expand the effectiveness of EAP program by emphasizing brain strength.


  • Health insurers need to improve message clarity

    August 28, 2012

    To more effectively communicate with the various age groups they serve, health insurance providers need to reexamine their approaches to billing and claim information, according to research from Pitney Bowes Inc.


  • Many Americans see specialists for primary care

    August 23, 2012

    Two in five adults in the U.S. are getting general health care from specialist doctors, according to a new study showing that figure held steady for nearly a decade.


  • Women less prepared for retirement than men

    August 22, 2012

    Two new studies amplify the benefits—especially for women—of working with financial advisers, and provide insight into a changing demographic for life insurers.


  • Assurant offers employees health care discount card

    August 21, 2012

    Assurant Employee Benefits has introduced its WellCard Savings Program that will provide an average savings of up to 30% on medical visits, up to 65% on brand name and generic prescriptions as well as discounts on hearing and diabetes care, diagnostic and lab tests, daily living products and more.


  • Unum: Higher worker satisfaction linked to effective benefits education

    August 20, 2012

    Employee morale continues a slow but steady decline from 2008 levels, but the benefits enrollment season, vastly approaching, offers employers the chance to positively engage their employees, according to recent research from Unum.


  • Ahead of health reform, insurer continues expansion $5.6B purchase

    August 20, 2012

    As carriers ramp up to gain market share ahead of PPACA, Aetna acquires Coventary —increasing its overall share of government health plans to more than 30%, and nearly 42 million members nationwide.


  • Liberty Mutual, USAA lead latest social media assessment

    August 16, 2012

    Of the 14 life insurance firms monitored by Corporate Insight, Liberty Mutual and USAA were cited as having the strongest social media performances and were awarded top grades.