Life Hacks to Put Your Employees in the Driver’s Seat and Increase Productivity
We currently live in an age of independence. We are raised to finish school, develop a career, get a place of our own, and tackle life’s challenges as an independent individual. As Americans, we value...
View ArticleThe Forbidden Interview Questions - HR Tips
When it comes to interviewing new candidates for your small business, what may seem like a harmless question can get you in a lot of trouble. And while you may have gotten away with certain forbidden...
View ArticleLarge Corporations Helping Small Businesses - Sam’s Club Leads the Way
When small businesses interact with large corporations, they make changes that improve their organizational structures, management practices, and operations. These changes lead small companies to...
View ArticleAmping Up Your Employees’ Productivity in 3 Quick Steps - Zane Benefits Blog...
We’re human beings, not robots. That’s why it’s not possible for us to do the same things over and over again at the exact same success rate. Why? We like change -- we need change. If you’ve come...
View ArticleLife Hacks to Create a Work-Life Blend
The term work-life balance has become a buzz phrase over the last few years. It seems all everyone wants to do is strike the perfect ‘balance’ between work life and personal life. When that happens,...
View ArticleTax Deductible Features of a Premium Reimbursement Plan for Small Businesses
As a business owner, keeping costs down while offering benefits do not seem to go hand in hand. Offering employer-sponsored group health plans may be a way to offer benefits. However, costs are...
View ArticleHow Does the ACA Benefit Small Business Owners?
Zane Benefits salutes the backbone and job creators in our economy during National Small Business Week (May 4-8, 2015). In our continued mission to reinvent employee benefits for small businesses, we...
View ArticleThe ACA is Good for Americans - But What About Brokers?
Politics aside, the Affordable Care Act (aka the ACA or Obamacare) has created new advantages to the individual health insurance market. These changes make the Affordable Care Act great for Americans,...
View ArticleSmall Business Owner Life Hacks: 7 Ways to Be Part of Something Bigger
Zane Benefits salutes the backbone and job creators in our economy during National Small Business Week (May 4-8). In our continued mission to reinvent employee benefits for small businesses, we want...
View ArticleFreelance Workers Need Health Insurance Too - How to Get Your Own Benefits
The way people make a living is changing. Partly as a result of a sluggish economy that’s slowly recovering, and partly because expectations for employment are evolving, particularly among the...
View ArticleDealing with Obamacare Challenges - New Opportunities for Brokers
The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is making significant changes to the American health industry. For health insurance professionals, this means adapting to a new market, and to new rules, in...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need to Navigate ACA Compliance Alone
The Affordable Care Act dust is settling, which means the new requirements are getting easier to understand and implement, right? Wrong. Most small and midsized businesses report spending more time on...
View ArticleNo Bank Account? No Problem - Premiums May Now Be Paid In Cash
In the past, the only way to pay for your health insurance premiums were through your employer, direct deposit, or sending a check to the insurance company. But now, the largest publicly run health...
View Article6 Ways to Reward Productive Employees - Number 2 is a Must
Zane Benefits salutes the backbone and job creators in our economy during National Small Business Week (May 4-8, 2015). In our continued mission to reinvent employee benefits for small businesses, we...
View ArticleEmployee Health Benefits: Wellness Programs Get a Federal Overhaul
Workplace wellness programs are popular tools among employers to create happier, healthier, and more productive employees. These programs are a form of employee health benefits that range from simply...
View ArticleA Simple Act to Successfully Onboard New Employees
The following is an excerpt from our free resource, The 20 Greatest Recruiting and Retention Tips. If you'd like to download the full resource, click here. In a small business, each employee counts....
View Article2015 Federal Poverty Line (FPL) Guidelines
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) households with income between 100% and 400% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) who purchase coverage through a state health insurance exchange will be eligible for a...
View ArticleA Savvy Way to Afford Employee Health Benefits
Affording employee health benefits is a common human resources challenge for small and growing businesses. On one hand, we value the role health benefits play in compensation, recruiting, and...
View ArticleLocation, Location, Location - Does it Really Matter? [Life Hack]
Here’s the deal -- you’ve been taught that your small business’s location is everything, haven’t you? Well, what if location isn’t everything? News like this would completely upset many small business...
View ArticleIndustry News - Assurant Health Leaving the Health Insurance Market
Large insurance company Assurant is calling it quits on the health insurance market due to declining revenues. The company’s health insurance division, Assurant Health, is up for sale. Regardless if a...
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