Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by the Head of Government Relations for Sun Life, James Slotnick. After the recent mid-term elections, James looks at what employers can likely expect with future legislation. This includes many decisions at the state level, James looks at potential changes with paid leave, drug pricing and potential compliance challenges with the transparency laws. The team also explores recent legislation out of Massachusetts that applies a Loss Ratio to dental plans, that ma...
Dec 19, 2022•27 min•Ep. 33
Vanessa, Jared and Adam are joined by Population Health Consultants Kelly Polinksi and Abinue Fortingo. The team discusses caregiving and how employers can help support the different needs throughout their population. Abinue and Kelly tackle a plethora of topics including what is caregiving, the impact it has on mental health and strategies employers can adopt to help make this an ongoing discussion. The discussion also shifts into direct and indirect costs that align with absenteeism, productiv...
Dec 19, 2022•26 min•Ep. 32
Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by Wes Bryan, Vice President of PGT, a national leader on disability and executive disability plans. In a working world where 1 in 4 employees will become disabled over their career, protecting employees and their ability to protect their income at time of a disability is vitally important. The team expands into broader issues with general Group Long Term Disability (LTD) and builds into to help protect those that might fall outside standard limits. As that usu...
Nov 28, 2022•22 min•Ep. 30
Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by Julie Fernandez, Global HR Advisory Lead for herronpalmer (part of the Brown & Brown team), a leader in sourcing HR and employee benefit program administration systems. Julie focuses on a general outlook of the industry, why companies want better Human Capital Management and are transitioning to cloud-based and more advanced systems. Julie touches on five trends that may help bring momentum to the race to the cloud by companies between 1,000 and 20,000 e...
Nov 28, 2022•26 min•Ep. 31
Jared and Adam are joined by Gina Schreiber, Brown & Brown's Medicare Advocacy Leader, to discuss ways employers can help manage Medicare Advocacy for their organizations. With an employee over 65+ costing 3.5x that of an employee under the age of 65, understanding the risk to a health plan is essential. The team speaks with Gina about how employers can best deploy strategies and educate employees (and their families) about navigating the Medicare space. Spoiler alert...companies can WIN, an...
Oct 17, 2022•29 min•Ep. 29
Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by Dr. Louise Short, Brown & Brown's National Clinical Leader, to discuss cancer. This disease remains at the top of the list for large claims and plan spend. Dr. Short dives into the prevalence of cancer within organizations, cancer care and best practices to consider. The team then goes into genomic vs. genetic testing and employer strategies that involve everything from second opinion services through supporting behavioral health that integrates with can...
Oct 17, 2022•26 min•Ep. 28
Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by National Benefits Leader Robyn Piper with Piper Jordan, a recent addition to the Brown & Brown team of companies. Robyn discusses how to help build winning health plans and solve issues that employers and employees face. The team tackles a plethora of topics including Pharmacy Contracts, Social Determinants of Health, Food Deserts, Plan Discounts, High-Performance Networks, Low-Wage Plan Design and more! This fast-paced discussion will help you drive new...
Sep 27, 2022•26 min•Ep. 27
Jared, Vanessa and Adam lead a discussion around strategies and best practices for employers during open enrollment. Building off the recent article titled ‘ Six Ways to Improve Open Enrollment ’ from Brown & Brown, the team expands on the impact when joining technology with the human element during open enrollment. The team covers open enrollment strategies including highlighting mental and behavioral health, increasing financial wellness education and sharing company messages to help build...
Sep 27, 2022•24 min•Ep. 26
Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by Brown & Brown's National Behavioral Health Leader, Dr. Joel Axler. Building on his recent white paper on Behavioral Health Trends, the team expands on the pandemic's impact and effect on our mental and behavioral health. The team will discuss behavioral health trends, employer concerns and actionable items for employers to consider. Dr. Joel also explores a reimagined employee assistance program to help drive engagement and support employees wherever the...
Aug 16, 2022•29 min•Ep. 25
Jared, Vanessa and Adam dive deeper into the recently released Brown & Brown Employee Benefits GAP Analysis and go 'BEYOND MEDICAL BENEFITS' to discuss emerging trends with non-medical plans, ancillary benefits, fringe benefits, health services and family-friendly benefits. With so many services and offerings in the marketplace, the team focuses on products that can help reach and engage employees. Finally, the team discusses actionable ways that businesses can align coverages and contracts ...
Aug 16, 2022•34 min•Ep. 24
Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by their teammate, Rebecca Shipley, to discuss emerging trends within employee total rewards. Rebecca and the team examine how employers are finding new and innovative ways to expand the different forms of compensation, and how the world of total rewards has evolved in the last 24 months. They will also share areas where employers should be careful and pay special attention when creating a total rewards program. Finally, the team addresses areas of low-hanging ...
Jun 09, 2022•30 min•Ep. 23
Vanessa and Adam are joined by Dr. Eric Bricker to discuss Virtual Primary Care and how employers (and employees) can control costs and improve quality of care. Dr. Bricker dives into Virtual Primary Care, which focuses on 24/7 urgent care, chronic care and preventive screenings. These services provide quick, convenient access to a trusted doctor, helps improve access equity and promotes medication adherence. Virtual Primary Care can also reduce high-cost claims through coordinated referrals and...
Jun 09, 2022•31 min•Ep. 22
Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by three industry specialists, Steve Maike, Laura Birkel and Frank Bacon, to talk about some of the emerging trends in pharmacy spending. Our panel jumps into all things pharmacy benefits, with the basics of what is a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) and the difference between carved in vs. carved out. They also address complicated items like managing specialty drug spend and what a copay maximizer program is. Connect with the hosts: Jared Bowcutt Vanessa Longnec...
Mar 28, 2022•53 min•Ep. 21
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Abinue Fortingo to discuss emerging trends in population health. They dive into the difference between a program that will help create an ROI and one designed solely for culture. Abinue also discusses his passion and knowledge on behavior health and how employers can make improvements to their mental health offerings. Connect with the hosts: Jared Bowcutt Vanessa Longnecker Adam Compton...
Feb 07, 2022•30 min•Ep. 20
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Dave Ross. Dave is a seasoned insurance professional specializing in the self-funded space. Together they discuss self-funding from the basics to elements that even experienced professionals may not focus on. Connect with the hosts: Jared Bowcutt Vanessa Longnecker Adam Compton...
Feb 07, 2022•35 min•Ep. 19
Powell Brown, CEO of Brown & Brown, Inc. joins Jared, Vanessa and Adam to talk about the challenges many employers faced during the last two years and how they can approach the future. Powell shares what it takes to create a culture to recruit and retain talent, and how work-life balance is crucial. As an avid reader, he talks about his passion for reading and shares his all-time favorite books.
Jan 04, 2022•30 min•Ep. 18
The Employee Benefits team discusses emerging trends in the employee benefits space and how employers can structure a winning strategy. They also talk about what employers should be focused on in 2022 and short-term trends versus areas every employer should have on their radar.
Jan 04, 2022•29 min•Ep. 17
Thank you for your support in listening to our monthly episodes. We want to wish you happy holidays and a fantastic new year. We look forward to bringing you new episodes in January, where we'll continue to cover the complex and compelling topics of Employee Benefits. Look forward to seeing you in 2022!
Dec 16, 2021•32 sec
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by James Slotnick from SunLife. James is a true Washington insider that focuses on the employee benefits world. James dives into several pieces of evolving legislation and how these law changes may have a big impact on employers and their current benefit offerings.
Nov 09, 2021•27 min•Ep. 16
Jared, Vanessa and Adam are joined by Rich Babcock from the Brown & Brown Population Health team. In this episode, the team breaks down the changing world of population health. They also dive into how COVID-19 has put mental health care on the forefront for all employers, EAP, and how other services have stepped up to fill this need.
Nov 09, 2021•24 min•Ep. 15
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Tom Goeltz to discuss the real dangers of distracted driving and how employers can play a part to reverse the trend we are seeing in the United States. Tom shares his personal story and some useful tips employers can utilize to help their employees and others on the road safe.
Oct 25, 2021•26 min•Ep. 14
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Steve Piccolino to talk about the continuing advancements of benefits enrollment technology. The process for employees to enroll in benefits has evolved and it has never been more important for employees to have an easy experience to enroll in benefits.
Oct 25, 2021•32 min•Ep. 13
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Terry Adams to talk about all things data and analytics. The data conversations are everywhere, but how can employers utilize data so it can have a real impact on their spend?
Sep 27, 2021•29 min•Ep. 12
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Nick Karls to talk about the recent rules and regulation changes coming out of Washington D.C. that employers need to be focused on for their benefit plans.
Sep 27, 2021•30 min•Ep. 11
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam talk about the latest trends and ideas in employee benefits. How can employers evolve to offer creative benefits that their employees need in an ever-changing environment?
Aug 30, 2021•30 min•Ep. 10
Jared, Vanessa, Adam are joined by Scott Horton of Delta Concepts Consulting to discuss ways employers can create a more inclusive and diverse culture in the workplace.
Aug 30, 2021•34 min•Ep. 9
Jared and Adam are joined by Pete Kranz from Beecher Carlson to discuss all things captives and address many of the common questions in the market.
Jul 19, 2021•31 min•Ep. 8
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Melanie Payton from Pacific Resources to discuss the ins and outs of employee leave management and address many of the common questions in the market.
Jul 19, 2021•31 min•Ep. 7
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined again by Dave Ross to discuss several myths and misconceptions about employee benefits.
Jul 08, 2021•33 min•Ep. 6
Jared, Vanessa, and Adam are joined by Dave Ross to discuss several myths and misconceptions about employee benefits.
Jul 08, 2021•45 min•Ep. 5
