Benefits Breakdown

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 Disabil...

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...

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 emplo...

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 e...

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-Per...

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 b...

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...

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 emplo...

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 specia...

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 medicatio...

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 dru...

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 Van...

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

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 book...

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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? 

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. 

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.