Insurance

Advisers say client employees don't always understand the benefits of supplemental medical coverage

As the GOP’s ACA plans advance, the tax-free standing of employee contributions is ‘very vulnerable,’ says The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers' SVP of Government Affairs Joel Wood.

President Trump’s promised repeal of the Affordable Care Act is underway, and the 21st Century Cures Act is likely helping it progress, says adviser Craig Hasday.

After 18 months of courtship and court cases, two massive deals that would have reshaped the U.S. health insurance industry have both been declared dead, blocked by judges who said they’d do unacceptable harm to competition in the industry.

As the options of employer-sponsored plans contract, advisers must remain competitive to capture clients.

Lawley is unifying small businesses under a self-funded medical captive to reduce client premiums.

Employees age 26 and under are the only demographic with growing HDHP participation.

From what will happen with cost containment provisions to addressing broker business models, BAN’s Perry Braun is looking for answers.

In an exclusive one-on-one, the Louisiana senator says, ‘you have to compensate brokers for their knowledge.’

There’s one provision to the law that received little attention, but could have a major impact on small companies.