10 Years, 10 Catalysts of Change in Benefits
Ten years ago this month, the first issue of Benefits Selling rolled off the presses and landed on (at least a few) brokers’ desks across the country. To mark the years, we’re taken a look back and have come up with what we believe were the top 10 catalysts of change over the last 10 years, whether it’s a person, event or overall trend.
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2. The Great Recession |
By Denis Storey |
The Great Recession, as we call it now, began in August 2007, after the U.S. housing bubble began to burst. It went global a couple of months later before the bottom fell out completely in September 2008…Read more |
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3. The uninsured |
By Denis Storey |
The uninsured have weighed on this country for decades—economically, socially and politically.…Read more |
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4. Rising health care costs |
By Kathryn Mayer |
There's been a lot of debate over the country's health care system. But there's one fact nearly everyone agrees on: Health care costs are too damn high…Read more |
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5. The rise of voluntary |
By Kathryn Mayer |
You might call it the rise of voluntary benefits. The game changer in benefits offerings. Call it whatever you want, but voluntary benefits have exploded in recent years…Read more |
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6. "Technology: No place for wimps" |
By Denis Storey |
Sure, it's from a comic strip. About corporate life. But it still works—probably more than ever. And yet there's so much of it we take for granted—or simply forget how little of it we used at the turn of the century…Read more |
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