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The longer the appropriations fight goes on and the longer those extensions go on, they crowd out the ability of Congress to tackle other issues such as health care issues, an analyst said.
Employee benefits are evolving to serve a changing workforce. The old ways of doing business no longer apply in the days of remote work and five generations in the workplace.
While government spending on Medicare has been stable, the program’s beneficiaries continue to see their out-of-pocket health care costs increase – and those costs will keep going up.
Environmental, social and governance investing is part of risk management, and it’s part of business strategy. As such, ESG is an issue that the insurance industry is noticing.
The insurance industry is already expert in assessing risk, and that makes the industry well positioned to use generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT.
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, the Society of Financial Service Professionals and Life Happens announced plans to come together as one organization, pending membership approval.
An increasing number of large employers are reporting a need for mental health services among their workforce, while cancer remains the top driver of health care costs.
An advisor recalled how he launched his insurance career and qualified for Million Dollar Round Table by working with the group he could relate to most – newly graduated engineers.
When it comes to customer satisfaction, COVID-19 raised the stakes, with consumers quickly becoming accustomed to having retailers and other service providers quickly respond to their needs.