BenefitsPRO Magazine-December 2021/January 2022
Face of Change
Joel Daniels is chief advocate with Revolution Benefits Group, providing aggregate solutions to fit small businesses and help them affordably provide…
Columnists
One COVID-19 consequence that may have a lasting, material effect on the employee benefits and insurance business: long COVID.
COVID-19 has also fueled increased interest in offering different types of non-traditional products.
It's time to stop perpetuating the lies of the industry and to remove the lies so the truths can take root.
Action/Reaction
If the pandemic were to magically disappear on 12/31, what news would benefits advisors like to see make headlines in 2022?
Features
As we focus on benefit strategies in a post-pandemic world while still recovering from the economic fallout, employers and their benefits brokers have an opportunity to bolster workers' overall sense of security, stability and wellbeing.
Your clients have increased their benefits investment. Have you ramped up communication support?
We should all also recognize that hospital price transparency, at least in its current form, will not drive significant transformation. In fact, it won't even come close.
Letter from the Editor
This time of year offers a time for reflection, as well as an opportunity to anticipate the future.
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