Forbes' second annual ranking of best employers by state, as chosen by employees, contains a few surprises.

A recent session at the BenefitsPRO Virtual Broker Expo explored the issue of racism in our industry.

"We're at an unprecedented time where there's a sense of collaboration and not competition," said Jessica Brooks of Pittsburgh BGH.

Half of the drugs on the GoodRx list cost over $40,000 per month of use.

Another familiar sight in the coming year: Top performers seeing the highest pay increases.

Brokers and benefits leaders no longer have a choice in achieving a comfort level working with data.

During his afternoon session at BenefitsPRO Virtual Broker Expo, Robert Kelley made the case for collaboration between benefits specialists and broker/consultants.

According to a recent McDermott Will & Emery webinar, the answer to that question is usually, "It depends."