The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new challenges for those already suffering from mental illness. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), approximately 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, up from one in ten adults who reported these symptoms from January to June [Read More]
Benefit Advisors Network is pleased to welcome our newest agency, PSH Insurance, to the BAN network. PSH Insurance Inc. is a locally owned, independent health and life insurance brokerage firm serving Hawaii businesses and individuals since 1982. Based in Honolulu, PSH offers a wide assortment of high-quality products from a broad range of vendors. In [Read More]
Actuarial Solutions Inc. to Provide Actuarial Support to BAN Canada and Its Members FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jessica Tiller 442-621-7690 or jtiller@pughandtillerpr.com CLEVELAND, OH and TORONTO, CANADA (7/27/21) – Benefit Advisors Network (BAN), the premiere international network of independent employee benefits firms, has named Joe Nunes, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Actuarial Solutions Inc., as well as Jason Vary, President [Read More]
We recently had the opportunity to chat with Paul Clark, President & CEO of Clark & Lavey Benefit Solutions in Merrimack, NH. If you’ve never had the opportunity to speak with Paul, we can confirm that the passion he has for the industry he serves is contagious. Clark & Lavey, founded by Paul in 1997, [Read More]
A North American Discussion VIEW THE RECORDING>> Robust workplace dynamics policies and processes are often placed secondary to employers’ bottom line. But where this way of operation was once accepted, employers’ priorities are being challenged by a shift in perceptions and attitudes led by a new generation, Gen Z’ers, and their expectation that employers should [Read More]
CLEVELAND, OH (6/23/21) – Benefit Advisors Network (BAN) – the premier international network of independent employee benefit firms – has promoted Denise Stefanoff to Director of Client Management and National Partnerships. In her new role, Stefanoff will be responsible for leading her team of national account executives in providing outstanding client experiences to members [Read More]
Employers should note that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will remain in full effect following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision rejecting a challenge to the health care law’s individual mandate. The high court held in a 7-2 decision on June 17 that Texas and other states challenging the law did not have a legal right to [Read More]
Does this decision open the door to further challenges to the ACA, or will challengers move on? Health care experts weigh in… (with input from BAN’s Executive Director, Perry Braun.) Read the full article from BenefitsPro here.
NEWS PROVIDED BY Pugh & Tiller PR, May 12, 2021, 14:00 GMT On the Heels of the Canadian Launch, Two HR and HCM Subject Matter Experts Named to BAN Canada TORONTO, CANADA – Benefit Advisors Network (BAN), the premiere international network of independent employee benefits firms, has named two veteran subject matter experts to serve as [Read More]
NAHU CEO Janet Stokes Trautwein sits down with Perry Braun, executive director of Benefit Advisors Network. The two discuss President Biden’s first 100 days in office, the impact of the pandemic on our industry, current and future industry trends, NAHU’s advocacy efforts, and more. Listen to the Podcast Here>>