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A 401(k) is one of the most valued benefits you offer, but many plans are left on autopilot. This blog explores how a strategic broker can help you optimize vendor selection, benchmark plan design, drive employee participation, and manage complex transitions like PEO exits. When approached thoughtfully, your 401(k) can become a powerful tool for retention, engagement, and long-term financial wellness.

Managing employee benefits can be challenging. A skilled benefits broker can help by handling benefits administration for your organization, and help keep employees happy with custom benefits plans that suit their needs and the needs of the business.

An employee benefits advisor is a strategic partner who helps HR teams design, manage, and optimize benefits programs that align with business goals. The right advisor takes work off your plate, improves employee satisfaction, and keeps your organization competitive in a changing market.

Employee benefits compliance is increasingly complex, and HR teams often struggle to keep up with changing regulations, documentation requirements, and eligibility rules. A strong employee benefits broker acts as a year-round compliance partner who helps manage risk, maintain accurate processes, and keep your organization audit ready. This guide explains what compliance entails and how the right broker provides the expertise and structure HR teams need.

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.

Choosing the right employee benefits broker has a direct impact on your costs, compliance, and employee experience. This guide highlights the most common mistakes employers make during the selection process and offers a step-by-step checklist to help you run a stronger RFP. Use it to evaluate brokers confidently and find a partner who can support your organization year-round.

Employee benefits brokers are typically compensated through carrier commissions or flat fees, which can influence plan costs and the levels of service they provide. Understanding how brokers get paid and ensuring transparency in their compensation can help employers make more informed decisions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Meet Giovanna Caponi, Sr. Recruiter at Nava. In her role, Giovanna strives to transform every candidate into a Nava super fan. Read on to learn more about she went from selling trucking insurance to selling candidates on their dream job, her biggest piece of career advice, and her unconventional first week at Nava.