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ACA bad for business, say small employers
May 14, 2013Forty-one percent of those surveyed said they have held off on hiring new employees as a result of the ACA. “One of the most concerning unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act is that we see employers looking to stay under the 50-employee threshold, if at all possible,” says one expert.
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Is retirement in your portfolio? It’s on everyone’s minds
May 9, 2013A real opportunity for advisers lies in the ambitions of Gen X and Gen Y Americans, who aren’t planning on postponing retirement — yet.
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How to bring relief to your business and add client value
May 8, 2013Too often brokers are pulled in different directions with just too much to do, too many people to do it for, and too little time. In too many situations, we are not able to treat all personal issues or business issues with the time and dedication they deserve, says blogger Sam Fleet. So how to overcome that burden?
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Women ‘shut out’ of financial advisory industry
May 7, 2013While the financial advisory industry is growing rapidly, it's shutting out women, according to a new study.
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Could the MLR bill be a lame duck?
May 2, 2013Countless pieces of legislation are introduced in Washington each year and nothing is done with them. As NAHU pushes for a hearing on the MLR bill in the Senate, what are its chances?
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Think connectivity
May 1, 2013I use LinkedIn. A lot. In fact, I suspect I'm connected to many of the readers of this magazine. I use it to stay on top of what colleagues are doing. Who is working for a new company. Who has gone out on their own. Who is posting something I'm interested in. I also post on LinkedIn a lot. Usually an article that I think has general appeal among my connections. Something on health reform, a new study on employee benefits, maybe the latest on digital health. The things I post usually come from various news feeds that I follow daily. And every post I make to LinkedIn also posts on my Twitter account.
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When to consider a company rebrand
May 1, 2013Wendy Keneipp on when brokerages and consultants should consider renaming their company and how to do it
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The ROI payoff of prevention and risk education
May 1, 2013StayWell Health Management and Towers Watson study takes multi-year look to understand the potential payoff of prevention and risk education.
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Strategies for a reform-proof portfolio
May 1, 2013Nelson Griswold on how most advisers have not committed to a plan to adapt to the coming Affordable Care Act change in the insurance business.
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Should branding focus on the agent or agency?
May 1, 2013Mel Schlesinger on how insurance brokers should market themselves with the agent or agency at the front.
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A new way to market and sell — social media
May 1, 2013Social media is taking off as a way for brokers and advisers to sell and market in their agencies. Ryan Hanley RyanHanley.com is a broker turned marketer who faced resistance but now has increased sales.
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A day in the life of Heather Gerths
May 1, 2013A day in the life of Heather Gerths, employee benefit agent at McCune and Reed in Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Editor’s letter: EBA celebrates the individual adviser
May 1, 2013EBA editor Elizabeth Galentine on how Employee Benefit Adviser helps celebrate the individual adviser.
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What the SEC social media ruling means for you
May 1, 2013Want proof that advisers need to be engaged in social media? In a recent report the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission clarified that its Regulation FD rules permit companies to use social media outlets to make significant corporate announcements, provided that those sites are generally accessible to the public and that investors have been notified about which social channels a firm intends to use.
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Industry groups work together to push forward technology initiatives
May 1, 2013Big “I” and ACORD technology workgroups come together to push forward ID federation, real time, e-signatures and self-service capabilities
