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Take Control of Your Health™ Employers Helping Employees Make Good on New Year’s Resolutions

Take Control of Your Health™ Employers Helping Employees Make Good on New Year’s Resolutions

Maureen Young

How did the practice of making New Year’s Resolutions start? It seems to have begun in pre-Christian times with moral changes such as being good to others.  Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
The Inspired Workplace

The Inspired Workplace

LeAura Alderson

It starts at the top. In the Conference Room the large table is flanked with stability ball chairs and a large water-cooler for the company issued personalized refillable water bottles frequently seen everywhere. Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
How Defined Contribution Health Benefits Help Employers Recruit and Retain Employees

How Defined Contribution Health Benefits Help Employers Recruit and Retain Employees

Rick Lindquist

It costs a typical employer the equivalent of 6-9 months in salary each time they have to replace a salaried employee Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
Comparing the Caring

Comparing the Caring.

R. Scott Boots

I sat next to David’s bed in the AIDS hospice the last week of his life and told him that he was a beautiful man. “Thank you,” Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
Tennessee Overhauls Captive Insurance Law To Become National Leader

Tennessee Overhauls Captive Insurance Law To Become National Leader

Kevin M. Doherty

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed a comprehensive overhaul of Tennessee's captive insurance law in June. Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
Viking Range Uses Care Management Technology to Save on Health Costs

Viking Range Uses Care Management Technology to Save on Health Costs

George Pantos

In November 2011, an employee at Greenwood, Mississippi-based kitchen appliance and cabinetry manufacturer Viking Range Corporation, who suffered from type-2 diabetes, Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
B.I.N.G.O….and Safety Is It’s Name-O

B.I.N.G.O….and Safety Is It’s Name-O

Brian Beck

How many of us in corporate America have grown tired of workers compensation claims? How many of us grow weary of the reasons why people become injured? Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
5 Compelling Reasons Why to Start Now

5 Compelling Reasons Why to Start Now

Stacey Sicurella

Companies that work hard to set themselves apart often attract and retain top talent by offering voluntary benefits such as health and wellness programs. Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
4 Ways Brokers are Overcoming Commission Cuts with Ancillary Benefits

4 Ways Brokers are Overcoming Commission Cuts with Ancillary Benefits

Nicole Ropiza

Brokers do a lot more than just sell. They explain critical differences, explore benefit plans and insurance options, and find solutions for employees and employers. Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
The Importance of Quality Dental Insurance

The Importance of Quality Dental Insurance

Michael Brady

Dental health refers to all aspects of health and functioning of our mouth, especially the teeth and gums.  Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
Going Beyond Eye-Popping Entertainment: 3D Technology Can Lead to Early Detection of Vision Problems

Going Beyond Eye-Popping Entertainment: 3D Technology Can Lead to Early Detection of Vision Problems

John Lahr, OD, FAAO

Today, 3D technology is everywhere. From movie theaters and televisions, to gaming systems and mobile devices, our exposure to 3D technology is becoming commonplace. Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
2011 Leadership Awards

2011 Leadership Awards

Hunter Whittington

The Voluntary Benefits Association (VBA), in conjunction with the Voluntary Benefits Magazine (VBM),  Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
Critical Illness Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Ed Mueller and Laura Spencer

Based on statistics, we are more likely to survive cancer, heart attack, and stroke today due to advances in medical technology. Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
Financial and Legal Wellness Bolsters Employee Productivity & Loyalty

Financial and Legal Wellness Bolsters Employee Productivity & Loyalty

Bill Brooks

For employees, the state of the economy and the state of their "financial and legal wellness" are interdependent. The need for legal services is greater than many people assume,  Read more...

Feb 1, 2012
Employer Assisted Care: Not Just for Children

Employer Assisted Care: Not Just for Children

Anne Harrington

In 1971, Arnold Hiatt, the then CEO of the Stride Rite Corporation, opened the first on-site childcare center, and revolutionized the way people balanced their work life with their home life. Read more...

Feb 1, 2012