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Month: February 2015

Employer Payment Plans

The regulatory agencies have recently issued guidance that may affect employers that have been reimbursing premiums for individual health coverage or Medicare Part B, Part D or Medigap premiums for active employees.

The RFP vs. the Two Step Process — Choosing Group Health Insurance

Many employers look at employee benefits as a commodity, bidding out their plans annually — and who can blame them? Rising health care costs coupled with a challenging economic environment have forced many human resources decision-makers to focus heav…

Highlights of Employer and Insurer Reporting Requirements

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provides that individuals who do not have minimum essential (basic medical) coverage will owe a penalty unless they qualify for an exemption.

Why Buy Group Health Insurance through a Broker?

Employers have a lot of choices when it comes to buying group health insurance, including going directly to a carrier (or one of its agents), buying online, or going through a broker.

Think Globally, Learn Mobile-ly

Most companies have some form of employee training program, but those that are progressive are embracing the mobile or e-learning platform. The benefits of this type of learning are twofold: It can be done anywhere and at any time, and the learner does…

3 Tips for Developing a Charitable Giving Strategy for Your Company

Just because the holidays are long over does not mean that the giving season has ended. Charitable giving can be incorporated into your company culture so that the joy is spread year-round and busted out of the “season.” Here are three things to consid…

Getting the Most out of Your Vision Benefit

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United Benefit Advisors Welcomes New Partner Firm Benefitdecisions

Chicago Agency Adds to UBA’s Growing Network of Independent Employee Benefits Advisory Firms Spanning North America and Europe

Employer FAQs: Responding to the Anthem Breach

The first massive data breach of 2015 hit one of the country’s largest insurance issuers, Anthem, Inc., including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and other related entities (Anthem).

New Addition to Stable of World-Class Providers Connects Employee Benefits to Retirement Goals

United Benefit Advisors (UBA), the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization, is proud to announce it has added Voya Financial® (Voya) as a new Strategic Partner.

Trust, but Verify

Employers receive plenty of resumes throughout the year and many seem too good to be true. Whether the candidate’s past employment, education, or references seem out of line, the worst an employer can do is neglect to follow-up and verify the accuracy.