How your organization can benefit from new opportunities in the employer channel The non-stop change and disruption taking place in the benefit space shows no sign of slowing this year, especially with the possible retooling of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the horizon. However, some potential shifts could be good news for those of us in the benefit space. There is no doubt that greater government oversight of medical
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Ohio agency finds its purpose and goes from good to remarkable “The purpose of life is not to be happy—but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Epiphanies sometimes come in small packages. In 2012, Preferred Insurance Center, Coldwater, Ohio, became a centenarian, and Partner Dan Muhlenkamp wanted to do something to celebrate the event.
Working at an animal hospital paves the road for a successful career for the 2017 PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year We’d all love a job where we could play with puppies and kittens all day, right? I’d probably say “no,” but only because I have allergies. Working with these adorable animals is where it all began for Crystal Rose Cathcart, regional relationship director at Middletown, Connecticut’s MarketStance,
Healthcare executive delivers for clients and employees This month we present the fifth article in our Broken Glass series, in which we talk with a woman in the independent agency business about the challenges and rewards she has experienced throughout her career. This month we profile Linda Jones, MHA, CPCU, who is managing director of healthcare and chief operating officer of Self-Insured Services Company, Inc., a subsidiary of brokerage RCM&D.
Voluntary benefit insurers are providing myriad new options, including some designed to help workers short on cash pay for unexpected medical costs In the struggle to contain health care costs, employers are raising employee deductibles, co-pays and premium contributions, but what’s good for employer costs may not be good for their employees, who bear more of the expense. Not only are employees paying more out of their pockets for care,
