BenefitsPRO Magazine-March 2018
March 07, 2018
BenefitsPRO Broker Expo Preview
A high percentage of employees view all of the information given to them at open enrollment as “the tower of benefit misery.” Really? Employers should be offended; so should brokers and consultants.
Social media marketing doesn't have to be overwhelming.
Have an innovative cost-containment strategy you want to share (or show off) with the industry? We're looking for you to join us at the 2018 Broker Expo!
Columnists
Last month, we considered some principles of behavioral economics as they apply to enrollment. This month, let's consider techniques to help influence employee behavior.
Remember all the hoopla beginning last summer about how the new tax law would destroy 401(k) plans? Well, as we all now know, a funny thing happened on the way to 401(k) Armageddon.
There are at least two components common to most successful products: benefit strategy relevance and program mechanics.
I know we are always looking for new ideas, yet most of the time, we haven't put the most basic ideas into practice.
Action/Reaction
We asked our readers, what's the most important thing you've learned since you started your career?
Face of Change
Doug Hetherington is VP of Employee Benefits with the Echelon Group in Boise, Idaho. Echelon provides a variety of services, ranging from individual insurance and asset management to employee benefits and retirement plans.
Letter from the Editor
BenefitsPRO editor Paul Wilson reflects on the exciting but overwhelming experience of back-to-back industry events.
Feature
Technology, market forces and regulations are expanding the health care continuum at an ever-accelerating pace, and brokers have their hands full simply processing and understanding the rapid changes.
Feature
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