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        "title": "In pictures: Day two of the 2023 BenefitsPRO Broker Expo in Atlanta",
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        "prettyDate": "May 10, 2023",
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        "summary": "Highlighting the day was the announcement of Nancy Giacolone of Olympic Crest Insurance as the 2023 BenefitsPRO Broker of the Year.",
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        "title": "In pictures: 2023 BenefitsPRO Broker Expo opens in Atlanta",
        "byline": "Thomas Phillips",
        "kicker": "Event",
        "prettyDate": "May 09, 2023",
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        "summary": "One-time poker mogul Molly Bloom, packed track sessions and a humming exhibit hall kicked off the first day of the 2023 BenefitsPRO Broker Expo on…",
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        "title": "'Awesome,' 'incredible,' 'inspiring': BenefitsPRO Expo was a hit in person and on LinkedIn: Slideshow",
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        "summary": "Brokers, biz development folks and other leaders from throughout the benefits industry who gathered last month in Austin for the annual BenefitsPRO…",
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        "title": "Inflation, more DEI and figuring out relationships: Twitter chat talks what to expect in 2022",
        "byline": "Thomas Phillips",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "December 20, 2021",
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        "summary": "With the world cartwheeling into 2022, the retirement industry, too, sees more challenges and changes in the future. To chart a course for the year…",
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        "title": "Trends in the retirement industry in 2022: Join our Twitter chat",
        "byline": "Thomas Phillips",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "December 02, 2021",
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        "summary": "BenefitsPRO will host a Twitter chat on retirement industry trends for plan advisors and sponsors with a slate of expert panelists at 11 a.m. EST…",
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        "title": "As coronavirus cases surged, large employers paused plans for returning to work",
        "byline": "Dan Packel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 26, 2020",
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        "summary": "A Pacific Business Group on Health survey found that 57% are waiting until circumstances change before they bring employees back.",
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        "uri": "/2020/05/29/innovation-mid-pandemic-employee-communications-hsa-tax-breaks-from-the-experts/",
        "title": "Innovation Mid-Pandemic, Employee Communications, HSA Tax Breaks: From the Experts",
        "byline": "Thomas Phillips",
        "kicker": "Slideshow",
        "prettyDate": "May 29, 2020",
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        "summary": "In an article contributed this week to BenefitsPRO, Itzik Yarkoni of Powtoon shares a few lessons learned about innovation in the benefits industry…",
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        "uri": "/2020/05/08/pet-telemedicine-boosting-retirement-plans-mid-pandemic-hr-for-remote-workers-from-the-experts/",
        "title": "Pet telemedicine, boosting retirement plans mid-pandemic, HR for remote workers: from the experts",
        "byline": "Thomas Phillips",
        "kicker": "Slideshow",
        "prettyDate": "May 08, 2020",
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        "summary": "Writers who contributed to BenefitsPRO.com this week mostly focused their articles on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic from various perspectives…",
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        "uri": "/2020/05/01/ssecure-act-and-iras-family-caregiver-support-covid-scams-from-the-experts/",
        "title": "SECURE Act and IRAs, Family Caregiver Support, COVID Scams: From the Experts",
        "byline": "Thomas Phillips",
        "kicker": "Slideshow",
        "prettyDate": "May 01, 2020",
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        "uri": "/2020/04/24/working-from-home-means-skipping-the-commute-and-the-shower/",
        "title": "Working from home means skipping the commute—and the shower",
        "byline": "Thomas Phillips",
        "kicker": "Slideshow",
        "prettyDate": "April 24, 2020",
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        "summary": "How is the coronavirus-induced mass experiment in working remotely playing out for U.S. office workers?",
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