employer groups

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  Game on

  By Bruce Hentschel  |  March 18, 2013

  Some people think insurance is a big gamble. Others see it as exactly the opposite.

• Sun Life partners with benefitsCONNECT

  By Noah Guillaume  |  November 13, 2012

  The agreement will provide online benefits solutions for mid-sized employers.

• Built to scale

  By Bret Spinks  |  November 2, 2012

  Brokers remain under tremendous pressure as the entire industry undergoes sweeping and, in many cases, unsettling transition.

• Building a consultative practice using technology

  By Bret Spinks  |  October 16, 2012

  Brokers are facing a lot of challenges these days. But using new technology can maximize internal efficiencies—which can then be passed onto employers (and, by extension, their employees).

• What's a full-time employee?

  By Allison Bell  |  September 5, 2012

  Employers can take up to 12 months to determine whether workers are full-time employees for purposes of applying the new federal "play or pay" health benefits rules.

• Beyond Bundling: FUSE Dental and Vision

  By Paul Policella, MBA, Regional Vice President—Group Sales, Ameritas Group  |  August 16, 2012

• Health reform changes small-group market, consumer reps say

  By Allison Bell  |  August 7, 2012

  Timothy Jost and others who represent consumers in proceedings at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) are scoffing at the idea that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) will have little effect on the small-group health insurance market.

• A better solution for group LTCI?

  By Jenny Ivy  |  July 27, 2012

  The group long-term care insurance market is shrinking as two major players have bowed out of future sales in the last two weeks.

• TruHearing launches per-employee, per-month pricing for large employers

  By Noah Guillaume  |  March 16, 2012

  TruHearing unveiled a per-employee, per-month pricing structure for large employer groups through 45 participating health plans.

• Turn confusion into opportunity

  By Troy Underwood  |  March 1, 2012

  From large brokers to small group and individual agents, perspectives on the looming challenges vary widely; but they all share one fundamental characteristic: uncertainty.