Benefits Selling Magazine November 2009
Cover Story
A look back at Medicare
Nov. 15 marks the beginning of the annual election period for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D.
Exit Interview
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What I've learned
What I've learned
On Second Thought
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Time for a divorce?
In Texas, it's illegal to shoot a buffalo from the second floor of a hotel. In Louisiana, it's against the law to gargle in public places.
Feature Content
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Under the microscope
The Rx industry is one few understand and even fewer know how to work within.
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Readers' Choice Awards 2009
Brokers name their preferred business partners once again.
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Your piece of the economic stimulus pie
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is sending hundreds of billions of dollars hurtling toward Main Street, USA, to stimulate job creation, enhance services, and build or rehabilitate infrastructure.
Benefits Newswire
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How will employers respond to reform?
How - if at all - are employers adjusting their benefits strategies based on recent reform proposals in Congress?
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Every worker for himself
Forty-six percent of employees would rather see a colleague get the pink slip than lose their own health benefits, according to a recent survey from The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America.
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Employees blowing off health plan research
A survey by CIGNA recently reminded us just how little time employees actually spend reviewing their health insurance when enrollment season rolls around.
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By the numbers
By the numbers: Employer health benefits in 2010
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Experts predict CDHP enrollment spike for 2010
Survey findings from Mercer last month reveal employers have had to reduce their budgets more than usual for 2010.
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HSAs favorable for managing costs
HSAs favorable for managing costs
Employers Speak Out
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Finance executives making changes to provide employees with a more secure retirement
63% of respondents at companies that sponsor post-retirement life insurance benefits plan to move to pay-as-you-go model.
Competitive Advantage
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Voluntary market revenue opportunities (part 1)
A few months ago I was asked, what is the greatest area of potential for growing revenue in the voluntary market?
Retirement Matters
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Solutions for costly retiree benefits
How can you offer a product that will give your customers access to health care at an affordable price?
What's Next
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Playing offense: A benefit broker update
Using the broadest definition, benefits are increasingly becoming voluntary in nature.
Top Ten Selling
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Late again?
The best salespeople are fanatical about being on time.
Storeylines
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The autumn of my discontent
Oscar Wilde once said, "Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event."
Beyond the Beltway
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Four tips for retirement lawmakers
The ERISA Advisory Council, experts appointed by the Secretary of Labor that identifies and investigates priority regulatory issues relating to employee benefits, will soon submit its findings to the U.S. Labor Department.
