Human Capital Management

2022 Advice and Reminders for Comp and Benefits Managers

By Bobbi Kloss, BAN Director of Human Capital Management - January 5, 2022

Trends and developments to follow in the year ahead By Stephen Miller, CEBS January 5, 2022 s the new year gets underway,SHRM Online has collected the following predictions from experts on how compensation, benefits and workplace culture are likely to change. Take Steps to Counter the Great Resignation Employers facing worker shortages are now open to enacting certain [Read More]

Wishful thinking: Brokers predict 2022’s top headlines

By Bobbi Kloss, BAN Director of Human Capital Management - December 16, 2021

If the pandemic were to magically disappear on 12/31, what news would benefits advisors like to see make headlines in 2022? By BenefitsPRO Editors | December 29, 2021 at 09:46 AM If the pandemic were to mysteriously disappear on the last day of 2021, what big trends or topics would you like to see take its place in [Read More]

DOL Delays Enforcement of Health Plan Cost Reporting

By Bobbi Kloss, BAN Director of Human Capital Management - November 19, 2021

Rule aims to identify medical and drug pricing trends to control costs By Stephen Miller, CEBS November 19, 2021 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), working with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, issued an interim final rule that spells out upcoming requirements [Read More]

Open Enrollment Considerations: An HR Perspective

By Bobbi Kloss, BAN Director of Human Capital Management – October 12, 2021 Published in America’s Benefit Specialist Magazine, October 2021 Life has felt like a proverbial rollercoaster over the past year and a half. It seems no matter how much more prepared the industry is or how much better it gets, the more outside forces continue to disrupt [Read More]

Times are changing (and so is open enrollment)

Experts share practical advice on how to improve the enrollment process despite an uncertain future. By Alan Goforth | October 13, 2021 at 09:54 AM Every pain point may present an opportunity, but easing that pain is easier said than done. (Illustration by Sjored van Leeuwen) Brokers often prepare for open enrollment as if it were a 100-meter [Read More]

EAP: How They are Helping U.S. Employees During the Pandemic

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, Nectar Partner to Close Worker Recognition Gap

By Benefit Advisors Network - March 16, 2021

CLEVELAND, OHIO AND OREM, UTAH (PRWEB) MARCH 16, 2021 Benefit Advisors Network (BAN), a national network of independent employee benefit firms, is pleased to announce that it has created a strategic partnership with Nectar, a 360-employee recognition and rewards platform that enables organizations to celebrate and spotlight great work, anytime, anywhere. Under the terms of the [Read More]