Most people are unaware of provider-backed care and are unsure of whether it represents a potential alternative to their current coverage, according to a new study.

NAHU's new president, Don Goldmann recently told Benefits Selling about the association's plans for the coming year, his thoughts on outside forces affecting the insurance industry, and the ways he sees brokers and other insurance professionals reinventing themselves in order to adapt to the ever-changing benefits environment.

The Department of Labors proposed fiduciary rule, which is designed to remove conflicts of interests from advisors to IRAs and most of the countrys 401(k) plans, actually creates a new conflict of interest, according to one analyst.