BenefitsPRO Magazine-March 2019

March 04, 2019

Profile

Where do benefits brokers fit in Amazon's new health care venture?

Amazon's strategy for entry into health care is no different than the strategy it deployed in the past to lock up other markets.

Action/Reaction

Face of Change

More than just health care: A Q&A with Jessica Du Bois

Paul Wilson | March 18, 2019

Jessica Du Bois wonders whether the industry has lost focus on what these benefits truly mean to employees.

Columnists

Discretionary or necessary?

Marty Traynor | March 07, 2019

Most people consider medical insurance protection to be an essential part of financial security, but where does disability insurance fall?

Socially responsible investments: Fad, threat or opportunity?

Christopher Carosa | March 18, 2019

What's driving the increasing interest in socially responsible investing, and is it here to stay?

You only work on referrals? Really?

Kevin Trokey | March 14, 2019

Often, producers will, with seeming pride, tell me “Oh, I only work on referrals.” In theory, this is a terrific idea. In execution, it's tragic.

Life insurance: Do you know what to look for?

Bonnie Brazzell & Nick Rockwell | March 21, 2019

Learning more about permanent life options may be a point of differentiation with your employer clients.

Letter from the Editor

Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated

Paul Wilson | March 01, 2019

Where do benefits professionals fit in Amazon's health care world? The bookstore industry offers some clues.

Features

Milk, eggs and a health checkup

Dan Cook | March 12, 2019

What's the potential for retail clinic utilization? That depends on the pace of the cultural shift taking place in health care.

Stirring the pot: Merging of payroll and benefit platforms creates new challenges, opportunities

Scott Wooldridge | December 19, 2018

Integration of payroll and benefit management platforms creates efficiencies and ease-of-use for both employees and HR departments.