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  • Raw Bar: Winners, benchmarking and CRM

    For years MetLife has been updating and hosting a benefits benchmarking tool. It's easy to ignore, but it's also easy to use and full of good information if you take the time to explore it. Listen in as the carrier's Bob Love outlines some of things advisers and employers can do with the latest iteration of it's free data tool.

  • Raw Bar: Economic woes driving consumer coverage choices

    New research from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners shows the economy is causing more and more consumers to skip the doctor's visit or cutback on prescription drugs. It's bad news for employers looking to corral long-term health costs.

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  • Raw Bar: Big broker ponders future of EB sales

    Willis' Joe Plumeri spent three weeks doing 40+ events on the roadshow following the announcement that his firm would acquire HRH. Listen in as he talks about what the future looks like for the pair of brokerages as well as what the future holds for the rest of masses of employee benefit sales professionals.

  • Raw Bar: Wellness, health care reform and lean times retirement sales strategies

    You want to know how to drive retirement sales in a tight economy? Want to hear what the industry's best advisers are doing on the wellness front? Want to gird your client's wellness programs from the inevitable sophomore slump? Want to have the answers to your client's HSA questions? Want to elevate the health care reform debate?

  • And the winners are...

    We're wrapping up two awards today at EBA HQ and we have another installation of the Friday Fray to tell you about, this time we're taking a look at EAPs. The first award is the 2008 Employee Benefit Adviser of the Year, which is sponsored by MetLife.

  • Onsite health gains traction

    Worksite health care and onsite clinics have been re-invented from the manufacturing industry days of occupational health. Today's onsite health programs serve a variety of employer groups, can report solid ROI and take a holistic approach to health and productivity. During last week's episode of the Friday Fray David Demers, director of strategic planning and product development for Marathon Health and Raymond Fabius, president and chief medical officer at CHD Meridian addressed the questions of employers and consultants on this hot topic.

  • This week's coaching call asks: Does your business hum or hiccup?

    Daymark Advisor's Jack Kwicien wants to make your business a well-oiled machine with this Thursday's coaching call. Also tune into this week's Friday Fray and learn to sell more benefits the Facebook way. Read about how you or a colleague could be EBA's 2008 Adviser of the Year. Finally, cast your vote for our "best" group vision rep contest. We are only accepting nominations for one more week.

  • HR shifts benefits strategy during a recession

    The threat of a recession was looming before employers for some time, but they were unsure how to "recession-proof" their benefit plans and received little guidance on the topic from advisers. Now, almost overnight, businesses are dealing with the reality of an economic downturn and the challenges that come with it.

  • Join the Friday Fray as we tackle onsite health

    Our periodic online discussion, the Friday Fray is tackling worksite health care and onsite clinics. Also read about how you can become EBA's 2008 Adviser of the Year and don't forget to cast your vote in our "best" group vision rep contest. We are still accepting nominations for both!

  • Improve profitability with today's online forum

    Tune in today at 3:00 PM to an online forum addressing lessons learned to improve profitability. Also find out how you can become EBA's 2008 Adviser of the Year and see where things stand with our "best" group vision rep contest. Nominations for both are now being accepted!

  • 2008 Employee Benefit Adviser of the Year

    Would you like to be Employee Benefit Adviser's 2008 Adviser of the year? Of course you would! The honor comes with a cover story on you and your company in the September issue of EBA, as well as complimentary conference admission to the 21st annual Benefits Forum and Expo -- the largest event in the nation solely dedicated to employee benefits -- where you will receive your award before benefit managers, HR executives and your fellow advisers.

  • Employees uneasy as labor market softens

    The majority of workers (58%) and retirees (60%) believe that the United States is already in a recession and have reacted accordingly by becoming increasingly concerned with job security and by curtailing spending, according to the Principal Financial Group's Well-Being Index.

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