Keeping compliant with ERISA and other employee benefits laws can be difficult – but it’s crucial to your success as a business. But that’s where your employee benefits broker can step in to help HR teams understand and adhere to benefits compliance requirements.

As experts in mental health benefits, brokers should help employers build effective plans — and get the full value of their investment. Here’s your guide to how benefits brokers support their clients in building (and improving) mental healthcare benefits plans.

Finding and hiring a new benefits broker is a tricky process. Hire the wrong benefits broker, and your small to midsize business may end up with lower quality benefits, waning employee engagement, and a low ROI. But we've got you covered with this guide to recognizing (and avoiding) common mistakes when hiring a broker.

Employee benefit brokers’ compensation can reveal a lot about the value they bring to their clients. Many brokers receive commissions — and sometimes even perks — in return for bringing business to certain insurance carriers. This potential conflict of interest can sometimes lead brokers to recommend carriers that are not the best fit for their clients. But now the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) is lifting the veil, giving employers a clearer picture of how their brokers are being compensated.

The HR team of a small business is overwhelmed at best and overextended at worst – and that’s where your broker should step in. Your employee benefits broker can (and should) take on tasks like answering day-to-day questions, compliance support, finding opportunities to save money, employee support, and more.

Here’s your step-by-step guide to building an employee benefits offering at a small business – from finding a broker to determining which benefits to offer, and choosing the right carrier or plan for your team’s needs.

Small business benefits management can be a daunting task, especially for small HR teams with limited staff and resources. Here are 5 common pitfalls among small businesses when it comes to benefits management (and how to avoid them).

Finding a small business employee benefits broker can be a daunting task. We break the process down into five easy-to-follow steps: defining your business’s goals and needs, making a list of potential candidates with small business experience, running an RFP process, getting recommendations from other small businesses, and finding a broker who’ll be committed year-round.

Being on a budget doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice the quality of your small business employee benefits – especially if you’re working with a great benefits broker. We’re here to guide you through the best practices needed to build or improve your benefits offerings, so you can take care of your employees without breaking the bank.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) reveals the commissions, fees, and non-cash compensation that has historically been kept under wraps by benefits brokers. Our experts offer a brief overview of what the CAA means for employers, how this changes healthcare benefits, and steps to take to avoid a lawsuit.

As more states enact pay transparency laws, employees now have unprecedented access to wage data. To keep your employees engaged and satisfied while preventing compensation FOMO, employers should commit to marketing their total rewards – which means compensation as well as benefits. Here’s how your employer can market your benefits to current employees.

2023 will be a demanding year full of twists and turns. That means HR will need more support from their broker than ever. Here are some must-have services your broker should provide in 2023.