Analysis

For sponsors of employee health plans, there are both positives and negatives.

Consumers' necessities have implications on consumer real estate as a result of inflation.

Employee retention has become more consequential than ever, especially among blue collar, trades-based, and hourly workforces.

Quality service is a client's minimum expectation.

Brokers produced a 16% leap in sales last year, exceeding their pre-pandemic numbers and the strong 2021 industry average growth of 11.3%.

While Biden's plan to forgive a portion of student loans will reduce the burden for millions of households, it also pegs January as the end to the forbearance period.

With inflation rampant in the U.S., American businesses need to step up and provide better and more affordable health care to all employees. Brokers can help.

As more employers have difficulty filling police, fire, corrections, health care and other positions, more than 20% are offering permanent pay increases, and 19% offer targeted hiring bonuses.