There’s a change happening — a big change. And some say young independent insurance agents are the catalyst for that change. They may even be leading...

PCIP is eliminating the $100 commission program aimed at brokers who help consumers enroll in the federal Pre-existing Condition Insurance...

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As the new year begins, continuing economic pressures have enhanced the attractiveness of voluntary benefits for both employers and employees. For human resource and benefits departments nationwide that are charged with...

With serious concerns about medical commission cuts and maintaining top-line revenues, 58% of brokers and consultants are embracing two specific initiatives EBA contributor Nelson Griswold explains in the December issue.

Steve Auerbach, the head of a company that supplies the innards of many large health insurance exchanges, says he is hungry for good agents. Auerbach is president of Connextions Inc., Orlando, Fla., a health insurance...

The Insurance Forum group, including the Sub Groups, was created to provide Members an interactive platform for Insurance and Benefits Professionals to share ideas, thoughts, and strategies while creating a more efficient and cost-effective marketplace. We invite individuals with Carriers, Wholesalers, Program Administrators, Brokers, Agents, Underwriters, Risk Managers, etc. to join, contribute,

The healthcare reform law is placing added pressures on employers, as it adds direct and indirect costs to providing healthcare benefits to workers. "Employers need to look for creative solutions, because rising costs are not going to go away ... . If you want to continue providing healthcare benefits, you need to think outside the traditional box," an expert says.

October 13, 2011 By Liz Davidson Tags Discuss Last year, 43 percent of employees sought HR guidance for benefits information, according to a Prudential study on benefits communication. This many employees asking HR for help...

The Corporate Health and Wellness Association, also known as the Health and Wellness Association or the Corporate Wellness Association is the first national non-profit association focused on health, wellness, prevention and...

The Federal Insurance Office isn’t fooling around. The FIO, headed by Michael McRaith, at the U.S. Treasury Department put out a notice early on Friday, October 14 in the Federal Register to request comments on how to modernize...

Call it the holy grail, silver bullet or magic pill, but the universal goal of benefits professionals is finding a way to lower costs while maintaining employee engagement. Ron Leopold, vice president medical director for...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could cut the number of uninsured Ohio residents by 790,000 in 2017, but it also could increase premiums for the 735,000 residents who have individual coverage by more than 55%.

Benefits professionals annually shake their heads in frustration as they spend countless hours preparing open enrollment materials and conducting benefits meetings, only to see employees spend just minutes considering and...

A place where benefits enrollers and anyone connected with or interested in benefits enrollers can come together to network, share ideas, ask questions, talk about issues and opportunities, and contribute to the professionalism of benefits enrollers and workplace enrollment services. The goal of this group is to help each member grow and prosper by sharing the knowledge and experience we each hav