HR and Staffing

As the Affordable Care Act, industry disrupters and new regulations continue to make waves, it’s time to recalculate your agency’s approach to employee benefits.

The belief that you can continually improve your knowledge is essential for agents and brokers in the ongoing effort to stay current with emerging coverage trends, increased customer demands and shifting regulations.

What’s an employer to do when staff members worry about their ability to cover rising medical expenses? Here are five dollar-saving strategies your commercial clients should share with their employees.

Upon hiring a new employee, is mentoring a more effective leadership strategy than coaching? Two leadership consultants debate the issue.

Although most small business employees are happy with their jobs, a new survey shows they’d be even happier if their employers improved benefits offerings. That’s where you come in.

By 2020, more than 400,000 insurance jobs will open up. Here’s how to make sure your agency appeals to the next generation of leaders.

Highly engaged and productive team members usually work for high-performing offices—with good leaders. Wear these four hats to bring out the best in your team.

Your hiring process begins with your job description. Keep these elements in mind to create a descriptive, thorough explanation of what you expect from candidates.

Many employers think higher wages are the answer to their retention problems—but better employee benefits could keep highly skilled workers around longer.

Is the independent insurance system prepared to fill the perpetuation gap? Industry leaders debate the issue.