This year's tips combine the best of the old and new to help brokers and their businesses stay on top of their game.

Only 17% of respondents said they manage a personal retirement savings account with the help of a financial advisor.

The CEOs of Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson faced a barrage of questions on Capitol Hill from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and other members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.

Last year, lawmakers in 29 states considered some 90 bills that would regulate quicker response times from insurers, according to the American Medical Association, with victories in New Jersey and Washington, D.C.