May 19, 2023
Telemedicine allows people to seek basic care and other services all from the comfort of their own homes. Telemedicine is more convenient, efficient and often a less expensive way to receive health care.
November 7, 2022
Employees are looking to their employers for guidance on navigating their available benefits and how to stretch their dollars further.
March 16, 2022
We’ve defined six terms below to help you better understand your current plan and improve your next open enrollment selections.
October 19, 2021
UNICO Group joins 15 of the most sizable and innovative brokerage firms in North America as well as 12 of the most notable and respected insurance companies and wholesalers with both domestic and international presence in BrokerTech Ventures.
July 8, 2021
Voluntary benefits allow employers to offer benefits that are attractive to employees without added cost to the company.
June 18, 2021
UNITEL and WTA have partnered to offer group life/AD&D, short-term disability, long-term disability, dental and vision benefits to WTA members and their employees.
June 19, 2020
The prospect of more outbreaks related to the coronavirus is spurring employers to plan for an entirely virtual open enrollment this fall. Here are 3 tips to help employers facilitate a virtual open enrollment:
June 12, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted most, if not all, of business operations. If another outbreak occurs or you have moved to a remote workforce, how will you conduct open enrollment?
April 25, 2019
August 22, 2012
Long Term Care insurance (LTCi ) has been very confusing to most people. A recent headline on CNBC stated the “premiums are expensive” and at first glance you might say, I agree. But as in all things it is always best to ask “Compared to what?” Phyllis Shelton wrote an article in a recent trade publication and pointed out “Long-term care insurance premiums are a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of the type of care this valuable insurance pays for.” Shelton is the president of LTC Consultants, Nashville, Tenn., a 21-year-old consulting company that specializes in long-term care insurance consumer education and agent training. If you want to read her article you can find it at- http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2012/07/25/is-ltci-worth-it-get-real#.UCEN0sgROp4.email The LTCi market is certainly going through some changes. Carriers are dropping out of the market and product features have changed, even in the past few months. As you consider how LTCi fits into a retirement plan it is best […]
August 22, 2012
Lori 402-770-5198 1. What types of employers are turning to HSAs? In general we are seeing employers who are looking to save bottom line dollars on their benefit plans by asking employees to take control of their personal health care expenses. Employers see these plans as providing transparency and consumerism in health care plans. Many employers are offering the HSA/high-deductible health plan (HDHP) as a dual option along with the more traditional PPO type of plans. They are also embraced by small business owners, self-employed individuals and those without access to a workplace health plan. HSA/HDHPs have been embraced by over 10 million Americans since being signed into law in 2004. According to Towers Watson, a human resources firm, and the National Business Group on Health’s 2010 survey, 83 percent of businesses have already or are planning to change the health care they offer. 2. What are the benefits of an HSA and who should use them? Many people choose […]