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Broker Research: Millennials' Views on Dental Benefits

Whether you are a dental insurance broker, a dentist or an employer, the key to succeeding in your business is having intelligence about your customers. What do they want? ...

Hiring Millennials? Why Companies Need Dental Benefits

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 07/31/17 9:00

Employers interested in attracting new talent are no doubt looking to millennials. And it’s no wonder – millennials are now the largest living generation in the nation and they ...

New Marketplace Enrollment Rule Gives Brokers a Starring Role in Exchange Success

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 07/05/17 11:55

Beginning this fall, brokers may have the opportunity to enroll more consumers more effortlessly on the health insurance marketplace through their own websites. This could be ...

SHOP Enrollment on Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces Might End

By: Brooke Ellis on 06/19/17 15:18

The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) is likely to undergo some changes soon, according to a May 2017 announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

Benefits of Standalone Dental Plans: Why Your Groups Need One

By: Mariah Chitouras on 05/27/17 11:00

At the end of the day, if your clients are happy, you’re happy. When advising your groups on dental benefits, it might seem like a dental plan embedded with a medical plan ...

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Selling Dental Benefits to Millennials: 50% of the Workforce by 2020

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 05/19/17 15:48

Millennials are expected to spend more than $200 billion a year starting this year in 2017, and $10 trillion in their entire lives. That’s a lot of purchasing power. And, along ...

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The Role of HR During Changes in Health Care & How Brokers Fit In

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 05/17/17 11:50

Your clients' role has changed. The day-to-day work of benefits administrators and human resources professionals is not what it used to be. As the trusted broker to your ...

Millennials and Dental Care: A Big Gap is Your Opportunity

By: Mariah Chitouras on 05/02/17 9:46

According to a recent study published by the American Dental Association (ADA), only 30 percent of millennials see dentists on a regular basis. This creates an opportunity for ...

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How to Improve Insurance Client Focus After Open Enrollment

By: Deborah Pinnock on 04/11/17 13:59

According to the Colonial Life/Unum U.S. Worker Benefits Survey, 76 percent of workers who believe their benefits education is strong rate their workplaces as good or ...

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The ACA repeal and replace proposal is out: What do you need to know?

By: Brooke Ellis on 03/08/17 14:32

The anticipated Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replacement process is starting to take shape. Earlier this week, on March 6, 2017, Republicans in the House of ...

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