The Importance of Flexible Spending Accounts

So, when we talk about flexible spending accounts, it’s part of the Section 125 Plan IRS rules. Basically, an employee can establish an account, like a checking account, where they can set aside dollars pre tax for medical care up to $3,200 per year and for dependent care expenses. So, if you have a child Read More

Engaging Your Benefits Broker

Engaging your benefits broker is important when communicating your employee benefit programs. Sometimes employees are just more comfortable talking with someone from outside the organization. And giving them options of different people to talk to is super important. Typically we would see our client’s employees to go over their benefit options once a year during Read More

The Importance of an Insurance Broker Relationship

Hi, this is Connie Chiara with Corporate Benefit Partners. Let’s take a minute to talk about the insurance-broker relationship and why it’s so important. As an insurance broker, we sell and service the policies for the carriers we represent. Think about how many more employees companies like UnitedHealthcare and Florida Blue would have to hire Read More

Employee Benefit Plan Communication

One of the most important things about employee benefit plan communication is to think of it at open enrollment for sure, but also throughout the year. Open enrollments important because it is the one time of year where employees actually sit down and think about employee benefit plans again, try to understand their health insurance Read More